Mayfair Elementary

Mayfair Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Fresno, California, operated by Fresno Unified, with 576 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 100 schools in Fresno Unified (67,873 students total), Mayfair Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mayfair Elementary reports that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% Asian, 3% Black, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Mayfair Elementary records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mayfair Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Fresno County) shows that median household earnings sit near $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Mayfair Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Career Technical Education Charter, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mayfair Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

Mayfair Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 692 students in 2018 compared to 576 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.