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What's one thing Thomas Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
859
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001772
Thomas Elementary
4444 North Millbrook Ave., Fresno, CA 93726 · (559) 248-7270 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
775 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 | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (126).
Student demographics
58%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
24.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.8pp since 2014
Math
18.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 15.7% | 23.0% | 52.2% |
| Math | 5.0% | 13.0% | 23.1% | 58.9% |
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 | 24.8% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 19.6% | 16.5% |
| 2021-22 | 22.4% | 14.6% |
| 2018-19 | 29.7% | 25.1% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 22.1% |
| 2016-17 | 30.9% | 21.6% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Thomas Elementary
Thomas Elementary's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Elementary this school | 859 | 90.2% | 21.9% |
| Berkshire Elementary Bakersfield | 932 | 85.1% | 26.4% |
| Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences Sacramento | 1,091 | 92.2% | 34.8% |
| John Steinbeck Elementary Fresno | 689 | 85.1% | 29.7% |
| Mollie S. Bakman Elementary Fresno | 722 | 93.6% | 22.3% |
| Madison Elementary North Highlands | 754 | 94.0% | 25.7% |
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 Thomas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,407 of 5,151 | #163 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #4,479 of 5,172 ▼ 105 | #166 of 185 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #4,500 of 5,172 ▼ 267 | #167 of 185 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #2,312 of 5,116 | #122 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #237 of 5,915 | #6 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,468 of 5,352 | #148 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #2,065 of 5,354 | #64 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1,077 of 5,625 | #75 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #706 of 1,139 | #32 of 49 |
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
859
+82 (+11%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 45.7:1
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 | 859 | 36.3 | 23.6:1 | 90% (775) |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 36.6 | 22.8:1 | 90% (755) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | 35.2 | 21.4:1 | 91% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 17 | 45.7:1 | 87% (678) |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 30 | 27.0:1 | 94% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 31 | 25.6:1 | 91% (719) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | N/A | N/A | 81% (554) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 75% (536) |
| 1990-91 | 843 | 32 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (810 to 859); teachers up 21% (30 to 36.3).
About Thomas Elementary
Thomas Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Fresno, California. The school serves 859 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Fresno Unified has 100 schools; together they serve 67,873 students.
Roughly 62% of students at Thomas Elementary are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% Asian, 9% Black, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Thomas Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.6:1, with 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 90% of enrollment. That rate is above the 75% average among public schools in Fresno County.
The allk12 Grade for Thomas Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Thomas Elementary is 26.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Fresno County show that the median household income is $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. There are 368 public schools in Fresno County, enrolling about 206,072 students in all.
The closest public school to Thomas Elementary is Monarch River Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 21.9% is below the 25.4% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Thomas Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment is up 11% from 2020-21, when Thomas Elementary had 777 students, to 2024-25, when it had 859. The ratio of students to teachers went from 45.7:1 to 23.6:1 over the same years.
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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 Thomas Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thomas Elementary. Thomas Elementary is the largest of the 7.
- Thomas Elementary SchoolFranklinton, LA · 721 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 687 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolCarbondale, IL · 400 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 378 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolThomas, OK · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Monarch River Academy0.4 mi · 1,338
- Yosemite Valley Charter0.4 mi · 3,065
- Tioga Middle0.5 mi · 692
- Centennial Elementary0.8 mi · 741
- Wolters Elementary0.9 mi · 411
- Vinland Elementary1.0 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas ElementaryHow large is Thomas Elementary?
Thomas Elementary enrolls approximately 859 students in grades KG-06.
Is Thomas Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomas Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Elementary?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Thomas Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Elementary?
At Thomas Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 62% Hispanic, 9% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Elementary in?
Thomas Elementary is part of Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.