Norseman Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Fresno, California, Norseman Elementary enrolls 554 students from grades K through 6, part of Fresno Unified.

Norseman Elementary is one of 100 schools operated by Fresno Unified, a district that caters to 67,873 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Norseman Elementary shows that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Asian, 4% Black, 4% White, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Norseman Elementary reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at Norseman Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Norseman Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.8%; this one delivers 24.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Fresno County shows median household income runs about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Norseman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ericson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Norseman Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.9%.

Norseman Elementary operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 740 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.