Washington Elementary

Located at 1250 K St., in Reedley, California, Washington Elementary is a tight-knit elementary school that serves 288 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Kings Canyon Joint Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 38% leaner than typical.

Within Kings Canyon Joint Unified, which oversees 21 schools and 9,696 students, Washington Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Washington Elementary lists that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.7%; actual is 45.2%, +20.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Washington Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Reedley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Washington Elementary's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 288). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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