Pacific Union Elementary

Pacific Union Elementary is one of the small K-5 schools in Fresno, California, one of the schools within Pacific Union Elementary, with 328 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Pacific Union Elementary runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 896 students. Pacific Union Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Pacific Union Elementary reports that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pacific Union Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Pacific Union Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pacific Union Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Fresno County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Pacific Union Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monroe Elementary, roughly 2.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pacific Union Elementary comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pacific Union Elementary has ticked down 17%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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