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What do you wish you knew before starting at Rowell Elementary?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001763
Rowell Elementary
3460 East McKenzie St., Fresno, CA 93702 · (559) 457-3200 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
18.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
534 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 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
19%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
33.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.5pp since 2014
Math
27.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 20.3% | 19.6% | 46.8% |
| Math | 11.6% | 16.2% | 28.4% | 43.9% |
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 | 33.5% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 25.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 22.5% |
| 2021-22 | 29.2% | 18.8% |
| 2018-19 | 31.9% | 32.5% |
| 2017-18 | 29.4% | 25.7% |
| 2016-17 | 24.3% | 13.2% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Rowell Elementary
Rowell Elementary's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowell Elementary this school | 555 | 96.2% | 28.7% |
| Alicia Reyes Elementary Merced | 540 | 96.3% | 16.8% |
| Fair Avenue Elementary North Hollywood | 516 | 96.1% | 32.7% |
| Michelle Obama Elementary Panorama City | 570 | 98.1% | 28.0% |
| Bassett Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 609 | 96.4% | 26.7% |
| Rosa Parks Learning Center North Hills | 500 | 96.4% | 25.1% |
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 Rowell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #3,673 of 5,151 | #132 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #3,451 of 5,172 ▲ 160 | #115 of 185 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,605 of 5,172 ▲ 449 | #126 of 185 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #1,214 of 5,116 | #67 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,804 of 5,915 | #94 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #505 of 5,352 | #42 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #4,494 of 5,354 | #154 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #295 of 5,625 | #19 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #1,777 of 3,837 | #42 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
555
-91 (-14%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 1,328
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 43.1:1
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 | 555 | 29.3 | 18.9:1 | 96% (534) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 30.5 | 19.4:1 | 97% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 29.5 | 20.1:1 | 98% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 15 | 43.1:1 | 98% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 26 | 25.7:1 | 98% (658) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 29 | 23.9:1 | 97% (674) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | N/A | N/A | 99% (772) |
| 2000-01 | 1,017 | 51 | 19.9:1 | 100% (1,014) |
| 1990-91 | 1,328 | 51 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (669 to 555); teachers up 13% (26 to 29.3).
About Rowell Elementary
Rowell Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Fresno, California, administered by Fresno Unified. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 555 students.
A total of 100 schools make up Fresno Unified, with 67,873 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at Rowell Elementary is 90%. The remaining shares are 3% Asian, 2% White, and 2% Black. Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rowell Elementary scores 19%.
The school lists 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 96% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Rowell Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rowell Elementary, the prediction is 23.2% and the result is 28.7%.
Looking at the county, Fresno County, median household income comes to about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 368 public schools and about 206,072 students.
Rowell Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Jackson Elementary, its nearest public school. Rowell Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rowell Elementary at 3rd of 7.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 646 students in 2020-21 to 555 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 43.1:1 to 18.9:1.
The discussion board for Rowell Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- Farber School of Independent Studies and Online0.9 mi · 976
Frequently asked questions
About Rowell ElementaryHow many students attend Rowell Elementary?
Rowell Elementary enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-06.
Is Rowell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rowell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Rowell Elementary have?
Rowell Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rowell Elementary?
At Rowell Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rowell Elementary public or private?
Rowell 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.