Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001768
Starr Elementary
1780 West Sierra Ave., Fresno, CA 93711 · (559) 451-4560 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
182 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 110% larger than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
63%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
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
57.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.2% | 27.8% | 24.7% | 25.3% |
| Math | 25.3% | 32.1% | 21.6% | 21.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 54.8% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 46.5% |
| 2021-22 | 50.6% | 41.4% |
| 2018-19 | 55.7% | 56.7% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 47.3% | 44.4% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Starr Elementary
Starr Elementary's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Elementary this school | 336 | 54.2% | 53.6% |
| McKinley Elementary Petaluma | 368 | 50.8% | 41.6% |
| Loma Verde Elementary Novato | 426 | 53.1% | 48.1% |
| Whited Elementary Charter Santa Rosa | 327 | 56.3% | 38.0% |
| Katherine Elementary Simi Valley | 300 | 52.7% | 44.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary San Diego | 400 | 51.5% | 61.3% |
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 Starr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #1,478 of 5,151 | #36 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #1,175 of 5,172 ▲ 63 | #23 of 185 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,030 of 5,172 ▼ 182 | #63 of 185 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #972 of 5,116 | #55 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #4,413 of 5,915 | #165 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #59 of 5,352 | #5 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #1,503 of 5,354 | #44 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #3,740 of 5,625 | #170 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #1,591 of 3,837 | #35 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
336
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 38.1:1
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 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 54% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 20.3 | 17.5:1 | 48% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 20.5 | 16.4:1 | 43% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 9 | 38.1:1 | 52% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 17.5 | 23.5:1 | 56% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 45% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | N/A | N/A | 32% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 17% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starr Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (412 to 336); teachers up 20% (17.5 to 21).
About Starr Elementary
In Fresno, California, part of Fresno County, Starr Elementary is an elementary school. It teaches 336 students in kindergarten through 6. That is 28% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Fresno Unified includes 100 schools. Together they enroll 67,873 students.
Federal enrollment data show Starr Elementary is 52% Hispanic. Other groups make up 29% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. In Fresno County overall, the Hispanic share is about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Starr Elementary reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.0:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 54% of students at Starr Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fresno County average 75%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Starr Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 53.6% actual against 47.8% predicted.
The county, Fresno County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $74,201 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Fresno County has 368 public schools with about 206,072 students, including Starr Elementary.
Florence E. Rata is about 0.7 miles from Starr Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Starr Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Starr Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 343 in 2020-21, 336 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 38.1:1 to 16.0:1.
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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
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Other Starr Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Starr Elementary. Starr Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Starr ElementaryStarr, SC · 525 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolOregon, OH · 472 students
- STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 453 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolPLAINWELL, MI · 410 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolRichmond, IN · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Florence E. Rata0.7 mi · 35
- Tenaya Middle0.8 mi · 876
- Malloch Elementary0.8 mi · 495
- Nelson Elementary0.9 mi · 466
- Kratt Elementary1.1 mi · 620
- Gibson Elementary1.2 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Starr ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Starr Elementary?
Starr Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-06.
Is Starr Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Starr Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Starr Elementary?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Starr Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Starr Elementary?
At Starr Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 52% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Starr Elementary in?
Starr Elementary is part of Fresno Unified.
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