Roeding Elementary

Set in Fresno, California, Roeding Elementary is a sprawling K-5 school, part of Fresno Unified. It works with 704 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 51% bigger than typical.

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

Demographically, Roeding Elementary records that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 7% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

After controlling for student poverty, Roeding Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.7%.

Around the school, 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), Roeding Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Deborah A. Williams Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roeding Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 23.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roeding Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 697 students in 2018 to 704 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 76% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.