Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship

As a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Fresno, California, Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship works with 282 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Fresno Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Fresno Unified, which oversees 100 schools and 67,873 students, Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 8% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 29.4%; this one delivers 47.0%, a residual of +17.5 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Fresno County put median household income runs about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fulton, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship. On composite proficiency, Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 25.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship has grew 9%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 63% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

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