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Mathew J Brletic Elementary

601 Third St., Parlier, CA 93648 · (559) 646-3551 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
388 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6817%
Grade 15012%
Grade 25714%
Grade 36115%
Grade 45914%
Grade 55213%
Grade 66015%
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
39898%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12% · US 6%
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
Male
21553%
Female
19247%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
27.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.9pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts6.6%21.2%31.4%40.7%
Math1.3%14.1%26.9%57.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2527.9%15.4%
2023-2426.7%19.4%
2022-2327.8%16.1%
2021-2226.6%15.3%
2020-2113.7%4.6%
2018-1923.7%20.7%
2017-1822.5%16.0%
2016-1727.5%20.3%
2015-1625.0%15.0%
2014-1512.0%9.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% 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 →

Where Mathew J Brletic Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Fresno County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.5%#4,334 of 5,151#159 of 185
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
15.4%#4,709 of 5,172#182 of 185
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.9%#4,186 of 5,172#152 of 185
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.7pp#3,138 of 5,116#145 of 182
Enrollment
ranked largest first
407#3,618 of 5,915#152 of 206
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
25.4:1#4,631 of 5,352#172 of 190
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.4%#5,230 of 5,354#186 of 190
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.9%#1,797 of 3,837#44 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
407
-83 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 27.2:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
98%
was 97%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-254071625.4:195% (388)
2023-2440817.123.9:194% (385)
2022-2340917.323.7:196% (391)
2017-184901827.2:199% (486)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mathew J Brletic Elementary.

About Mathew J Brletic Elementary

Mathew J Brletic Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Parlier, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 407 students.

District-wide, Parlier Unified has 7 schools and 3,206 students.

Mathew J Brletic Elementary's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 43 points above the 55% share among Fresno County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal data list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mathew J Brletic Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 25.4:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. Public schools in Fresno County average 75%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mathew J Brletic Elementary, the prediction is 23.7% and the result is 22.5%.

Fresno County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Fresno County has 368 public schools and roughly 206,072 students.

Parlier High is the public school closest to Mathew J Brletic Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Mathew J Brletic Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment has fallen by 83 students since 2017-18, to 407. Students per teacher fell from 27.2 in 2017-18 to 25.4 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Fresno County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mathew J Brletic Elementary
District
Parlier Unified
Address
601 Third St., Parlier, CA 93648
Phone
(559) 646-3551
County
Fresno County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
407
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
25.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
388 (95%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
062991004655
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Mathew J Brletic Elementary
How large is Mathew J Brletic Elementary?
Mathew J Brletic Elementary enrolls approximately 407 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Mathew J Brletic Elementary serve?
Mathew J Brletic Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Mathew J Brletic Elementary have?
Mathew J Brletic Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
How diverse is Mathew J Brletic Elementary?
Mathew J Brletic Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Mathew J Brletic Elementary in?
Mathew J Brletic Elementary is part of Parlier Unified.
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