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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903014491
Janet L. Young Elementary
3140 North Locan Ave., Fresno, CA 93737 · (559) 327-0900 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
22.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
302 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
56.6%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
51.9%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.8% | 29.8% | 20.8% | 22.7% |
| Math | 25.1% | 26.8% | 24.3% | 23.8% |
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 | 56.6% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 50.3% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Janet L. Young Elementary
Janet L. Young Elementary's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet L. Young Elementary this school | 647 | 46.7% | 52.8% |
| Freedom Elementary Modesto | 713 | 50.2% | 44.5% |
| Tom Hawkins Elementary Tracy | 728 | 48.8% | 45.5% |
| Freedom Elementary Clovis | 691 | 44.9% | 55.5% |
| Highgate Elementary Bakersfield | 732 | 44.8% | 68.4% |
| Topeka Charter School for Advanced Studies Northridge | 610 | 44.1% | 68.9% |
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 Janet L. Young Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,539 of 5,151 | #40 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,467 of 5,172 ▼ 6 | #40 of 185 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,577 of 5,172 ▲ 153 | #44 of 185 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,824 of 5,116 | #136 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #1,039 of 5,915 | #52 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,565 of 5,352 | #123 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #557 of 5,354 | #8 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #4,057 of 5,625 | #181 of 199 |
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
647
+73 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 647 | 28.8 | 22.5:1 | 47% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 27.8 | 23.6:1 | 37% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 27.8 | 23.6:1 | 37% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 51% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Janet L. Young Elementary.
About Janet L. Young Elementary
Janet L. Young Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Fresno, California. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 647 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 39% above the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
A total of 51 schools make up Clovis Unified, with 43,611 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Janet L. Young Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 42%. The school is also 24% Asian, 22% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is higher, at 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Janet L. Young Elementary scores 71%.
The school lists 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A total of 302 students, or 47%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Among California public elementary schools, Janet L. Young Elementary outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 52.2% for a school in California with Janet L. Young Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Janet L. Young Elementary posts 52.8%.
The school's county is Fresno County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Fresno County number 368, with about 206,072 students.
About 0.9 miles separate Janet L. Young Elementary from the closest public school, Virginia R. Boris Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Janet L. Young Elementary is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Janet L. Young Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 574 to 647, a 13% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.5:1.
Janet L. Young Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Clovis Unified
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia R. Boris Elementary0.9 mi · 666
- Roger S. Oraze Elementary1.1 mi · 868
- Reagan Elementary1.2 mi · 818
- Reyburn Intermediate1.3 mi · 1,785
- Freedom Elementary1.4 mi · 691
- Clovis East High1.4 mi · 3,113
Frequently asked questions
About Janet L. Young ElementaryHow many students attend Janet L. Young Elementary?
Janet L. Young Elementary enrolls approximately 647 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Janet L. Young Elementary serve?
Janet L. Young Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Janet L. Young Elementary?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Janet L. Young Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Janet L. Young Elementary?
Student demographics at Janet L. Young Elementary are roughly 22% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 24% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Janet L. Young Elementary public or private?
Janet L. Young Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clovis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.