Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Kingsburg, California, run under Kingsburg Elementary Charter, instructing 285 students in grade K. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Washington Elementary sits 39% below that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Kingsburg Elementary Charter (2,100 students total), Washington Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Washington Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 24% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Washington Elementary lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 69% of students at Washington Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for Fresno County shows median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Washington Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kingsburg High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary.

Washington Elementary operates from a small-town location. Washington Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Washington Elementary's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 285). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 29% to 24%. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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