West Fresno Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary school in Fresno, California, West Fresno Elementary educates 594 students from grades K through 5, part of Washington Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Washington Unified comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 9,787 students; West Fresno Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Fresno Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 11% Asian, 6% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Fresno Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.9%; this one delivers 22.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Fresno County shows median household income runs about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. West Fresno Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

West Fresno Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Fresno Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Fresno Elementary has contracted 18%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 594 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.