Rowell Elementary

Rowell Elementary, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Fresno, California, part of Fresno Unified, educates 555 students, covering grades K through 6.

Rowell Elementary is one of 100 schools operated by Fresno Unified, a district that works with 67,873 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rowell Elementary reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% Asian, 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Rowell Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rowell Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.2%, the actual is 26.6%, a residual of +4.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fresno County put the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Rowell Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rowell Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.9%.

Rowell Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rowell Elementary has edged down 17%, going from 669 students in 2018 to 555 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.