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How has Robinson Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001760
Robinson Elementary
555 East Browning Ave., Fresno, CA 93710 · (559) 451-4550 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
17.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
476 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 | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 86% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
60%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
37.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.5pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.7% | 23.8% | 24.6% | 37.9% |
| Math | 6.0% | 20.1% | 30.9% | 43.0% |
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 | 37.5% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 26.1% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 25.3% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.7% | 26.5% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 25.4% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Robinson Elementary
Robinson Elementary's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Elementary this school | 525 | 90.7% | 30.5% |
| Vinland Elementary Fresno | 595 | 90.9% | 19.6% |
| Michael J. Castori Elementary Sacramento | 545 | 92.3% | 19.8% |
| Ayer Elementary Fresno | 590 | 90.3% | 26.9% |
| Colonial Heights Stockton | 547 | 84.6% | 26.9% |
| Wolters Elementary Fresno | 411 | 92.2% | 31.6% |
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 Robinson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,433 of 5,151 | #118 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,650 of 5,172 ▼ 151 | #130 of 185 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #3,173 of 5,172 ▲ 383 | #104 of 185 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,973 of 5,116 | #140 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #2,141 of 5,915 | #104 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #230 of 5,352 | #21 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #1,778 of 5,354 | #53 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #1,024 of 5,625 | #71 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #991 of 1,139 | #45 of 49 |
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
525
+35 (+7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 40.8:1
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 | 525 | 29.5 | 17.8:1 | 91% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 26.3 | 20.0:1 | 93% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 26.5 | 18.8:1 | 92% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 12 | 40.8:1 | 91% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 21 | 24.6:1 | 90% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 89% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 86% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 61% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 25 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robinson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (516 to 525); teachers up 40% (21 to 29.5).
About Robinson Elementary
Robinson Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Fresno, California. The school had 525 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Robinson Elementary reports to Fresno Unified, which has 100 schools and 67,873 students.
By race and ethnicity, Robinson Elementary is 60% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% Black, 11% Asian, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. Robinson Elementary has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Robinson Elementary counts 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Robinson Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 26.4% at Robinson Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.5%.
In the county around the school, Fresno County, median household income is about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 368 public schools operate in Fresno County, serving about 206,072 students.
Nearest public school: Herbert Hoover High, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Robinson Elementary ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Robinson Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 490 to 525. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 40.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Fresno Unified
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,175 students
- McLane HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Herbert Hoover HighHigh · 2,040 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Other Robinson Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 14 states are named Robinson Elementary. Robinson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 18.
- Robinson ElementaryTrabuco Canyon, CA · 486 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 908 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolDawsonville, GA · 648 students
- ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPLANT CITY, FL · 522 students
- Robinson ElementaryBeloit, WI · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Herbert Hoover High0.4 mi · 2,040
- Wolters Elementary0.6 mi · 411
- Ahwahnee Middle0.7 mi · 738
- McCardle Elementary0.8 mi · 463
- Tioga Middle1.0 mi · 692
- Holland Elementary1.1 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Robinson ElementaryHow many students attend Robinson Elementary?
Robinson Elementary enrolls approximately 525 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Robinson Elementary serve?
Robinson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Robinson Elementary?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Robinson Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robinson Elementary?
At Robinson Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 60% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Robinson Elementary public or private?
Robinson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.