Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797007669
Houghton-Kearney Elementary
8905 West Kearney Blvd., Fresno, CA 93706 · (559) 276-5285 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
164 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.0pp since 2014
Math
37.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.5% | 32.5% | 30.9% | 23.0% |
| Math | 18.9% | 18.9% | 30.7% | 31.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 33.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.6% | 35.1% |
| 2021-22 | 41.4% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 46.7% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.7% | 33.8% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 44.3% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Houghton-Kearney Elementary
Houghton-Kearney Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton-Kearney Elementary this school | 199 | 82.4% | 40.1% |
| San Joaquin Elementary Laguna Hills | 221 | 79.2% | 45.0% |
| Cambria Grammar Cambria | 202 | 85.1% | 31.1% |
| Stephens Elementary Chowchilla | 217 | 77.9% | N/A |
| Linda Vista Magnet Elementary Mission Viejo | 263 | 79.1% | 39.8% |
| Isleton Elementary Isleton | 188 | 79.3% | 54.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Houghton-Kearney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,478 of 5,151 | #77 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #2,457 of 5,172 ▲ 315 | #75 of 185 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,366 of 5,172 ▲ 264 | #70 of 185 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,797 of 5,116 | #93 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #5,355 of 5,915 | #191 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #1,921 of 5,625 | #114 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #2,079 of 3,837 | #60 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
199
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 22.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 199 | 9 | 22.1:1 | 82% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 9 | 23.6:1 | 71% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 9 | 21.1:1 | 73% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 9 | 22.6:1 | 61% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 9 | 25.9:1 | 69% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 9 | 24.4:1 | 65% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | N/A | N/A | 59% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 51% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 9 | 29.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houghton-Kearney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (233 to 199); teachers unchanged (9 to 9).
About Houghton-Kearney Elementary
Houghton-Kearney Elementary, located in Fresno, California, is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 199 students, in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 57% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
The district, Central Unified, operates 24 schools serving 15,956 students.
Roughly 69% of students at Houghton-Kearney Elementary are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 21% White and 8% Asian. By comparison, Fresno County residents are about 55% Hispanic. Houghton-Kearney Elementary's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Houghton-Kearney Elementary employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Houghton-Kearney Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Houghton-Kearney Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Houghton-Kearney Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 40.1% actual against 31.3% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fresno County show that the median household income is $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides Houghton-Kearney Elementary, Fresno County has 367 other public schools.
The closest public school, Central High, is about 2.8 miles from Houghton-Kearney Elementary. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Houghton-Kearney Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Houghton-Kearney Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 203 students in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25.
The Houghton-Kearney Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Houghton-Kearney ElementaryHow many students attend Houghton-Kearney Elementary?
Houghton-Kearney Elementary enrolls approximately 199 students in grades KG-08.
Is Houghton-Kearney Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Houghton-Kearney Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Houghton-Kearney Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Houghton-Kearney Elementary is approximately 22.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Houghton-Kearney Elementary?
At Houghton-Kearney Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 69% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Houghton-Kearney Elementary in?
Houghton-Kearney Elementary is part of Central Unified.
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