Sheridan Elementary

Sheridan Elementary, an intimate K-5 school in Orange Cove, California, overseen by Kings Canyon Joint Unified, enrolls 393 students, covering grades K through 5.

Sheridan Elementary is one of 21 schools operated by Kings Canyon Joint Unified, a district that teaches 9,696 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sheridan Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%); the rest is composed of 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sheridan Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sheridan Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.8%; this one delivers 40.1%, a residual of +17.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Fresno County put median household income runs about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Sheridan Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Citrus Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sheridan Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sheridan Elementary has decreased 22%, going from 501 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 98% to 94% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

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