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What's the one class at Wawona K-8 every student should take?
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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455014077
Wawona K-8
4524 North Thorne Ave., Fresno, CA 93704 · (559) 248-7310 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
18.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
492 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 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 27% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 63% smaller than its 8th grade class (187).
Student demographics
42%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
28.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2017
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.1pp since 2017
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 6 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 18.9% | 23.1% | 48.8% |
| Math | 6.2% | 14.9% | 21.1% | 57.8% |
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 | 28.1% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 17.5% |
| 2022-23 | 24.2% | 12.6% |
| 2021-22 | 25.4% | 18.5% |
| 2018-19 | 26.2% | 15.2% |
| 2017-18 | 22.4% | 6.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Wawona K-8
Wawona K-8's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawona K-8 this school | 688 | 71.5% | 30.2% |
| Rocketship Futuro Academy Concord | 669 | 70.7% | N/A |
| Galileo Academy 101 Victorville | 693 | 74.6% | 48.5% |
| Apricot Valley Elementary Patterson | 788 | 73.9% | 28.9% |
| Los Medanos Elementary Pittsburg | 665 | 74.7% | 32.1% |
| Topaz Preparatory Academy Hesperia | 722 | 77.7% | 29.4% |
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 Wawona K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,484 of 5,151 | #120 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,191 of 5,172 ▲ 246 | #154 of 185 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #4,169 of 5,172 ▼ 190 | #150 of 185 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #2,434 of 5,116 | #125 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #825 of 5,915 | #39 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #383 of 5,352 | #33 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #3,303 of 5,354 | #104 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #2,871 of 5,625 | #146 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.3% | #80 of 1,139 | #5 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
688
+108 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 688 | 37.2 | 18.5:1 | 72% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 36.7 | 18.4:1 | 77% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 34.8 | 19.5:1 | 77% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 81% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 89% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wawona K-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (494 to 688); teachers up 49% (25 to 37.2).
About Wawona K-8
Wawona K-8 operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Fresno, California. Enrollment is 688 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 48% higher.
Fresno Unified has 100 schools and 67,873 students, and Wawona K-8 is one of those schools.
Wawona K-8 is 75% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 9% White, 8% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Fresno County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Wawona K-8 is 37.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.5:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 492 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 72%.
allk12 grades Wawona K-8 a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Wawona K-8's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (30.2%) and its predicted rate (37.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
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 other public school is Powers-Ginsburg Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Wawona K-8 has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 33.8% on proficiency, and Wawona K-8 is below that at 30.2%.
NCES describes the area around Wawona K-8 as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment rise, from 580 in 2020-21 to 688 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.2:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Wawona K-8 may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Wawona K-8What is the total enrollment at Wawona K-8?
Wawona K-8 enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Wawona K-8 serve?
Wawona K-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wawona K-8?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Wawona K-8.
How diverse is Wawona K-8?
Wawona K-8 reports a student body of 9% White, 75% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wawona K-8 in?
Wawona K-8 is part of Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.