Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day

As a very small K-5 school in Fresno, California, Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day instructs 28 students from grades 1 through 6, overseen by Fresno Unified. That puts it 94% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Fresno Unified runs 100 schools in total, collectively educating 67,873 students. Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 18% Black, 14% White, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day has contracted 57%, going from 65 students in 2018 to 28 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 28% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 3.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Phoenix Elementary Academy Community Day community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.