1
What tradition at Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455014603
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary
5090 East Church Ave., Fresno, CA 93725 · (559) 248-7130 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
19.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
528 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 56% larger than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2022
Math
29.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 24.8% | 26.4% | 37.0% |
| Math | 13.0% | 16.8% | 35.1% | 35.1% |
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 | 36.6% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 24.2% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 25.1% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary this school | 630 | 83.8% | 29.9% |
| Ethel I. Baker Elementary Sacramento | 608 | 82.6% | 11.9% |
| Franklin Elementary Merced | 602 | 81.6% | 34.4% |
| Joe Stefani Merced | 641 | 88.0% | 28.6% |
| Bryant Elementary Garden Grove | 571 | 88.3% | 34.5% |
| Harrison Elementary Stockton | 640 | 81.6% | 23.2% |
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 Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,522 of 5,151 | #122 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #3,242 of 5,172 ▲ 470 | #105 of 185 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,255 of 5,172 ▲ 638 | #109 of 185 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #1,152 of 5,915 | #59 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #674 of 5,352 | #54 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #2,691 of 5,354 | #82 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #1,795 of 5,625 | #109 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 630 | 32.5 | 19.4:1 | 84% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 29.5 | 20.7:1 | 87% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 25.5 | 21.9:1 | 89% (497) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary.
About Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary
Students in Fresno, California, attend Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 630 students. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Fresno Unified runs Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary along with 99 other schools, enrolling 67,873 students in total.
Hispanic students are 66% of those enrolled at Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary. Next come 23% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all Fresno County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 75% average among public schools in Fresno County.
Among California public elementary schools, Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.9%; the prediction is 30.4%.
In the wider Fresno County area, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary shares Fresno County with 367 other public schools.
Elizabeth Terronez Middle is about 0.3 miles from Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary's location as City: Large.
This page is set up for the Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Fresno Unified
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,175 students
- McLane HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Herbert Hoover HighHigh · 2,040 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
- Elizabeth Terronez Middle0.3 mi · 659
- Edith B. Storey Elementary0.4 mi · 554
- Phoenix Secondary0.6 mi · 53
- Aynesworth Elementary0.7 mi · 523
- Ezekiel Balderas Elementary1.0 mi · 615
- Ayer Elementary1.3 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Juan Felipe Herrera ElementaryHow many students attend Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary?
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary enrolls approximately 630 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary serve?
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary have?
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary?
Student demographics at Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary are roughly 3% White, 66% Hispanic, 4% Black, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary in?
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary is part of Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.