McCardle Elementary

Located at 577 East Sierra Ave., in Fresno, California, McCardle Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school that educates 463 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Fresno Unified.

McCardle Elementary is one of 100 schools operated by Fresno Unified, a district that teaches 67,873 students overall.

On demographics, McCardle Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 15% White, 10% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, McCardle Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 32.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Fresno County shows median household income runs about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which McCardle Elementary is one.

Ahwahnee Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, McCardle Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McCardle Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 463 students in 2018 to 463 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for McCardle Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.