King Elementary

King Elementary is an average-sized elementary school in Fresno, California, run under Fresno Unified. The school works with 566 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so King Elementary sits 22% above that benchmark.

Fresno Unified comprises 100 schools with combined enrollment of 67,873 students; King Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, King Elementary shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 10% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, King Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.2%; this one delivers 19.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. King Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

The closest other public school is Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around King Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts King Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at King Elementary has edged down 9%, going from 619 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.