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What's the most underrated thing about Pyle Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001759
Pyle Elementary
4140 North Augusta Ave., Fresno, CA 93726 · (559) 248-7240 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
611 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 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 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.1% | 21.0% | 17.3% | 54.6% |
| Math | 7.6% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 52.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 19.8% | 18.7% |
| 2022-23 | 16.5% | 15.4% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 14.3% |
| 2018-19 | 23.7% | 16.5% |
| 2017-18 | 25.3% | 18.7% |
| 2016-17 | 18.3% | 16.5% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Schools most like Pyle Elementary
Pyle Elementary's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyle Elementary this school | 647 | 94.4% | 23.4% |
| Wilson Elementary Fresno | 669 | 95.5% | 17.2% |
| Vinland Elementary Fresno | 595 | 90.9% | 19.6% |
| Harada Elementary Riverside | 603 | 89.9% | 19.2% |
| Slater Elementary Fresno | 752 | 93.2% | 27.7% |
| Robinson Elementary Fresno | 525 | 90.7% | 30.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pyle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #4,257 of 5,151 | #155 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,634 of 5,172 ▲ 677 | #127 of 185 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #4,168 of 5,172 ▲ 575 | #149 of 185 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.9pp | #626 of 5,116 | #35 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #1,040 of 5,915 | #53 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #437 of 5,352 | #35 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #2,358 of 5,354 | #75 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #513 of 5,625 | #43 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #1,840 of 3,837 | #48 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
647
-101 (-14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 41.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 647 | 34.6 | 18.7:1 | 94% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 33.3 | 20.3:1 | 95% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 33.3 | 21.6:1 | 94% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 18 | 41.6:1 | 95% (709) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 28.5 | 27.2:1 | 96% (743) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 30 | 25.5:1 | 95% (728) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | N/A | N/A | 91% (634) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 37 | 20.9:1 | 83% (640) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 34 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pyle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (775 to 647); teachers up 21% (28.5 to 34.6).
About Pyle Elementary
Pyle Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fresno, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 647 students. That puts enrollment 39% above the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Pyle Elementary sits within Fresno Unified, which has 100 schools and 67,873 students.
Of every 100 students at Pyle Elementary, about 65 are Hispanic. It is also 10% Asian, 10% Black, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. Fresno County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 10 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Classroom staffing at Pyle Elementary totals 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal data show 94% of students (611) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
Pyle Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pyle Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 23.4% actual against 24.2% predicted.
The county, Fresno County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 368 public schools and about 206,072 students.
Pyle Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Manchester Gate, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Pyle Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Pyle Elementary is behind the 42.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.
Under the NCES locale system, Pyle Elementary is City: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 41.6 in 2020-21 to 18.7 in 2024-25.
Pyle Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Pyle ElementaryHow large is Pyle Elementary?
Pyle Elementary enrolls approximately 647 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Pyle Elementary serve?
Pyle Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Pyle Elementary?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Pyle Elementary.
How diverse is Pyle Elementary?
Pyle Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 65% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pyle Elementary?
Pyle 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.