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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON UNIFIED·NCES 060141501785
West Fresno Elementary
2910 South Ivy St., Fresno, CA 93706 · (559) 495-5615 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
19.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
564 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 131 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
West Fresno Elementary→West Fresno Middle
Based on grade levels within Washington Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
22.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
22.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 15.5% | 23.4% | 54.1% |
| Math | 7.4% | 14.9% | 24.3% | 53.4% |
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 | 22.4% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 20.3% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 19.8% | 13.6% |
| 2020-21 | 15.9% | 9.9% |
| 2018-19 | 21.4% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 29.5% | 24.3% |
| 2016-17 | 30.5% | 30.4% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 West Fresno Elementary
West Fresno Elementary's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Fresno Elementary this school | 594 | 94.9% | 22.3% |
| Miguel Hidalgo Elementary Fresno | 572 | 98.3% | 16.0% |
| Teague Elementary Fresno | 551 | 91.5% | 28.2% |
| Hazelton Elementary Stockton | 586 | 90.6% | 14.8% |
| Mario G. Olmos Elementary Fresno | 536 | 96.5% | 24.7% |
| William Anderson Elementary Lawndale | 572 | 89.7% | 46.4% |
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 West Fresno Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,360 of 5,151 | #161 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,070 of 5,172 ▲ 66 | #148 of 185 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #4,696 of 5,172 ▼ 207 | #172 of 185 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,472 of 5,116 | #74 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #1,452 of 5,915 | #79 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #843 of 5,352 | #59 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #3,611 of 5,354 | #115 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #455 of 5,625 | #36 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #1,690 of 3,837 | #37 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
594
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 594 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 95% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 92% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 96% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 97% (619) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 32 | 22.5:1 | 97% (698) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 30 | 25.9:1 | 98% (761) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Fresno Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (721 to 594); teachers down 6% (32 to 30).
About West Fresno Elementary
West Fresno Elementary sits in Fresno, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Federal data show 594 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 28% bigger than that mark.
West Fresno Elementary is one of 6 schools in Washington Unified, which enrolls 2,339 students in total.
The student body at West Fresno Elementary is 78% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 11% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% White. Among all residents of Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at West Fresno Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 30 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.8:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 95%. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, West Fresno Elementary lands at C, ahead of 26% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.9%.
The school is in Fresno County, where median household income comes to about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Fresno County's 368 public schools enroll about 206,072 students and include West Fresno Elementary.
West Fresno Middle is the nearest public school to West Fresno Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of West Fresno Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Fresno Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 44 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
West Fresno Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Unified
- Washington HighHigh · 1,096 students
- West Fresno MiddleMiddle · 296 students
- American Union ElementaryElementary · 265 students
- Elm HighHigh · 65 students
- Easton Continuation HighHigh · 23 students
- Easton Community DayHigh
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- West Fresno Middle0.1 mi · 296
- W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter0.8 mi · 286
- Orange Center Elementary1.1 mi · 261
- Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle1.3 mi · 814
- Kirk Elementary1.4 mi · 395
- Edison Computech1.6 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About West Fresno ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Fresno Elementary?
West Fresno Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Fresno Elementary serve?
West Fresno Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Fresno Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Fresno Elementary is approximately 19.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Fresno Elementary?
At West Fresno Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 78% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is West Fresno Elementary public or private?
West Fresno Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.