Sunset Elementary

Set in Fresno, California, Sunset Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, part of Fresno Unified. It serves 413 students across grades K through 6.

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

In terms of who attends, Sunset Elementary logs that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest comes out to 6% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sunset Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunset Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.1%; Sunset Elementary posts 52.9%, +17.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Fresno County shows median household income runs about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Sunset Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Nearest neighbor: Edison-Bethune Charter Academy, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunset Elementary comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 29%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.