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Powers-Ginsburg Elementary

110 East Swift Ave., Fresno, CA 93704 · (559) 248-7230 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
349 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
93
Grade 1
50
Grade 2
63
Grade 3
50
Grade 4
59
Grade 5
53
Grade 6
53
Student demographics
White
6916%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
29269%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56%
Black
154%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5%
Asian
215%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 12%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Native American
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21952%
Female
20148%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
28.8%
CA avg 47.1% . -0.2pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 35.6% . -2.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
421
-88 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 23.1:1
% White
16%
was 15%
% Hispanic
69%
was 71%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Powers-Ginsburg Elementary

Located at 110 East Swift Ave., in Fresno, California, Powers-Ginsburg Elementary is an average-sized primary school that teaches 421 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Fresno Unified.

Across the 100 schools in Fresno Unified (67,873 students total), Powers-Ginsburg Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Powers-Ginsburg Elementary logs that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 16% White, 5% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Powers-Ginsburg Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fresno County put the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Powers-Ginsburg Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wawona K-8, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Powers-Ginsburg Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Powers-Ginsburg Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

Powers-Ginsburg Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary has declined 17%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 421 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Powers-Ginsburg Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Fresno County at a glance

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Population
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students

Quick facts

School name
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary
District
Fresno Unified
Address
110 East Swift Ave., Fresno, CA 93704
Phone
(559) 248-7230
County
Fresno County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
421
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
19.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
349 (83%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
061455001758
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Powers-Ginsburg Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary?
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Powers-Ginsburg Elementary serve?
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary.
How diverse is Powers-Ginsburg Elementary?
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 69% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Powers-Ginsburg Elementary?
Powers-Ginsburg Elementary is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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