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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797003035
William Saroyan Elementary
5650 West Escalon Ave., Fresno, CA 93722 · (559) 276-3131 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
24.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
519 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 157 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 76% larger than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
46.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.1pp since 2014
Math
33.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 28.6% | 27.7% | 26.2% |
| Math | 13.7% | 20.1% | 32.4% | 33.8% |
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 | 46.1% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.7% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.4% | 34.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 52.7% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.9% | 54.5% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 William Saroyan Elementary
William Saroyan Elementary's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Saroyan Elementary this school | 697 | 74.5% | 39.0% |
| Apricot Valley Elementary Patterson | 788 | 73.9% | 28.9% |
| Manchester Gate Fresno | 684 | 73.4% | 76.7% |
| Anna Hause Elementary Beaumont | 656 | 78.2% | 40.5% |
| Sundance Elementary Beaumont | 735 | 74.3% | 48.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary Manteca | 736 | 77.4% | 13.5% |
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 William Saroyan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,583 of 5,151 | #81 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #2,845 of 5,172 ▼ 237 | #95 of 185 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #2,364 of 5,172 ▲ 357 | #69 of 185 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,067 of 5,116 | #143 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #775 of 5,915 | #34 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,776 of 5,352 | #156 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #2,356 of 5,354 | #74 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #2,655 of 5,625 | #134 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #3,143 of 3,837 | #109 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
697
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 697 | 29 | 24.0:1 | 74% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 28 | 25.2:1 | 80% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 28 | 25.0:1 | 78% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 30 | 23.8:1 | 72% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 29 | 25.7:1 | 69% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 25 | 28.4:1 | 60% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | N/A | N/A | 52% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 36 | 20.8:1 | 29% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Saroyan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (745 to 697); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About William Saroyan Elementary
William Saroyan Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fresno, California. It has an enrollment of 697 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 50% larger than that mark.
Central Unified has a total of 24 schools and 15,956 students, William Saroyan Elementary among them.
The largest group at William Saroyan Elementary is Hispanic students, at 65%. Smaller groups are 14% White, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Fresno County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for William Saroyan Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fresno County is similar, at 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, William Saroyan Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 50% of California public elementary schools.
William Saroyan Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.0%, compared with a predicted 35.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fresno County show that median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fresno County counts 368 public schools with about 206,072 students.
River Bluff Elementary, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of William Saroyan Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, William Saroyan Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around William Saroyan Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at William Saroyan Elementary was 714 in 2020-21 and 697 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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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- Rio Vista Middle0.9 mi · 851
- Norman Liddell Elementary1.3 mi · 628
- Herndon-Barstow Elementary1.4 mi · 754
- Teague Elementary1.6 mi · 551
- Figarden Elementary1.6 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About William Saroyan ElementaryHow many students attend William Saroyan Elementary?
William Saroyan Elementary enrolls approximately 697 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does William Saroyan Elementary serve?
William Saroyan Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Saroyan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Saroyan Elementary is approximately 24.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is William Saroyan Elementary?
William Saroyan Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 65% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees William Saroyan Elementary?
William Saroyan Elementary is overseen by Central Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.