Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary

Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary is one of the compact K-5 schools in Fresno, California, overseen by Fresno Unified, with 312 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary is one of 100 schools operated by Fresno Unified, a district that serves 67,873 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 25% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Fresno County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.8%, the actual is 54.6%, a residual of +1.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fresno County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Nearest neighbor: Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 22.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 398 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 49% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 36.2:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.