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Does Vang Pao Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
802
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455012411
Vang Pao Elementary
4100 East Heaton Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 · (559) 457-3380 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL802 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
22.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
728 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 | 152 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (152) is 52% larger than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
51%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
43.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.0pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.2% | 26.8% | 23.6% | 33.4% |
| Math | 16.2% | 23.2% | 28.3% | 32.2% |
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 | 43.0% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 39.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 39.6% |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% | 32.8% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 42.7% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 33.2% |
| 2016-17 | 35.4% | 30.4% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in California's top 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 Vang Pao Elementary
Vang Pao Elementary's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vang Pao Elementary this school | 802 | 90.8% | 40.7% |
| Halkin Elementary San Leandro | 724 | 83.1% | 29.6% |
| Ericson Elementary Fresno | 722 | 95.4% | 33.7% |
| Ezekiel Balderas Elementary Fresno | 615 | 89.9% | 31.2% |
| Norseman Elementary Fresno | 554 | 93.5% | 25.3% |
| Easterby Elementary Fresno | 613 | 90.0% | 41.1% |
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 Vang Pao Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,422 of 5,151 | #75 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,326 of 5,172 ▼ 70 | #68 of 185 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,647 of 5,172 ▼ 44 | #82 of 185 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #1,178 of 5,116 | #64 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 802 | #383 of 5,915 | #14 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,277 of 5,352 | #114 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #2,653 of 5,354 | #81 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #1,009 of 5,625 | #70 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #3,602 of 3,837 | #123 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
802
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 44.8:1
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 | 802 | 36.3 | 22.1:1 | 91% (728) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 37.5 | 21.3:1 | 94% (754) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 36 | 22.2:1 | 95% (762) |
| 2020-21 | 852 | 19 | 44.8:1 | 96% (820) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 33 | 24.9:1 | 98% (806) |
| 2015-16 | 850 | 34 | 25.0:1 | 96% (814) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | N/A | N/A | 93% (655) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vang Pao Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (822 to 802); teachers up 10% (33 to 36.3).
About Vang Pao Elementary
A large elementary school in Fresno, California, Vang Pao Elementary is part of Fresno Unified. The latest federal count shows 802 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 72% higher.
Fresno Unified has 100 schools; together they serve 67,873 students.
At 63%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Vang Pao Elementary combined. It is also 30% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Fresno County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 8 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Vang Pao Elementary comes in at 51%.
The school has about 22.1 students per teacher and 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
Vang Pao Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Vang Pao Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California schools. It scores 40.7%; the prediction is 26.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Fresno County, median household income is about $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Vang Pao Elementary is among the 368 public schools in Fresno County.
The nearest other public school, Sequoia Middle, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.4%; Vang Pao Elementary's is 40.7%, ranking 1st of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 802, 6% below the 852 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 44.8 in 2020-21 to 22.1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Vang Pao Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Vang Pao ElementaryHow many students attend Vang Pao Elementary?
Vang Pao Elementary enrolls approximately 802 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Vang Pao Elementary serve?
Vang Pao Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vang Pao Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vang Pao Elementary is approximately 22.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vang Pao Elementary?
At Vang Pao Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 3% Black, 30% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Vang Pao Elementary?
Vang Pao Elementary is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.