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What's the one class at Lane Elementary every student should take?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001747
Lane Elementary
4730 East Lowe Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 · (559) 253-6480 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
16.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
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 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
25%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
24.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
26.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 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 | 9.3% | 15.6% | 24.9% | 50.2% |
| Math | 11.4% | 14.9% | 27.3% | 46.4% |
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 | 24.9% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.7% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 29.6% | 30.8% |
| 2017-18 | 25.7% | 29.8% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 24.4% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Lane Elementary
Lane Elementary's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Elementary this school | 555 | 95.1% | 28.1% |
| Calwa Elementary Fresno | 568 | 95.8% | 24.3% |
| Plummer Elementary North Hills | 600 | 95.5% | 28.8% |
| Don Stowell Elementary Merced | 501 | 96.0% | 17.7% |
| Carl E. Gilbert Elementary Buena Park | 490 | 93.9% | 21.9% |
| Elderberry Elementary Ontario | 544 | 92.5% | 42.1% |
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 Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,742 of 5,151 | #135 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #3,622 of 5,172 ▼ 756 | #125 of 185 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #4,487 of 5,172 ▼ 621 | #165 of 185 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #1,786 of 5,116 | #92 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,803 of 5,915 | #93 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #60 of 5,352 | #6 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #4,194 of 5,354 | #140 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #433 of 5,625 | #34 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #1,343 of 3,837 | #28 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
555
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,396
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 38.3:1
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 | 555 | 34.7 | 16.0:1 | 95% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 31.5 | 17.9:1 | 97% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 30.5 | 18.8:1 | 97% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 15 | 38.3:1 | 97% (559) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 31 | 22.6:1 | 97% (682) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 31 | 22.9:1 | 97% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | N/A | N/A | 97% (643) |
| 2000-01 | 949 | 49 | 19.4:1 | 100% (946) |
| 1990-91 | 1,396 | 57 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (700 to 555); teachers up 12% (31 to 34.7).
About Lane Elementary
Lane Elementary sits in Fresno, California, and is classified as an elementary school. A total of 555 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
Lane Elementary is one of 100 schools in Fresno Unified, which enrolls 67,873 students in total.
Lane Elementary's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% Asian and 4% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 55% share among Fresno County residents. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 16.0 students per teacher and 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.3 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 95%. That is 20 points above the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.
allk12 grades Lane Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lane Elementary, the prediction is 23.8% and the result is 28.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fresno County show that the median household income is $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lane Elementary is one of 368 public schools in the county.
Mario G. Olmos Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Lane Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Lane Elementary's enrollment declined 3%, to 555. By 2024-25, the school had 16.0 students per teacher, compared with 38.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lane Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- 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
Other Lane Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lane Elementary. Lane Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Lane ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 716 students
- Lane Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 484 students
- Lane Elementary SchoolAlsip, IL · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Mario G. Olmos Elementary0.6 mi · 536
- Ezekiel Balderas Elementary0.9 mi · 615
- Vang Pao Elementary0.9 mi · 802
- David L. Greenberg Elementary0.9 mi · 490
- Burroughs Elementary0.9 mi · 674
- Roosevelt High1.0 mi · 2,175
Frequently asked questions
About Lane ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lane Elementary?
Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lane Elementary serve?
Lane Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Lane Elementary have?
Lane Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lane Elementary?
Student demographics at Lane Elementary are roughly 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lane Elementary public or private?
Lane Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.