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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Winchell Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001780
Winchell Elementary
3722 East Lowe St., Fresno, CA 93702 · (559) 457-3440 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
635 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 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
13%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
29.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.9pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2014, 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 | 13.1% | 16.8% | 21.6% | 48.4% |
| Math | 11.1% | 15.0% | 24.2% | 49.6% |
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 | 29.9% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 29.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 28.3% |
| 2021-22 | 26.9% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.4% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.7% | 42.7% |
| 2016-17 | 28.5% | 28.5% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Winchell Elementary
Winchell Elementary's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchell Elementary this school | 663 | 95.8% | 29.1% |
| Vermont Elementary San Bernardino | 659 | 96.4% | 33.0% |
| Washington Elementary Pomona | 645 | 95.0% | 18.1% |
| Avenal Elementary Avenal | 654 | 94.6% | 14.9% |
| Hoover Elementary Redwood City | 675 | 96.7% | 16.8% |
| Roosevelt Walker Academy Santa Ana | 675 | 94.1% | 21.3% |
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 Winchell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #3,628 of 5,151 | #128 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,638 of 5,172 ▼ 483 | #129 of 185 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,992 of 5,172 ▼ 302 | #139 of 185 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #1,939 of 5,116 | #104 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #933 of 5,915 | #47 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #733 of 5,352 | #56 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #4,803 of 5,354 | #171 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #343 of 5,625 | #23 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #2,343 of 3,837 | #75 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
663
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,263
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 45.6:1
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 | 663 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 96% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 33.7 | 19.6:1 | 96% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 33.5 | 20.3:1 | 95% (649) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 15 | 45.6:1 | 97% (661) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 25 | 30.4:1 | 98% (745) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 28 | 26.2:1 | 98% (715) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | N/A | N/A | 93% (707) |
| 2000-01 | 915 | 44 | 20.8:1 | 100% (912) |
| 1990-91 | 1,263 | 49 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winchell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (759 to 663); teachers up 36% (25 to 34).
About Winchell Elementary
Winchell Elementary serves students in Fresno, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. Its 663 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Fresno Unified is the local district for Winchell Elementary. It runs 100 schools with 67,873 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Winchell Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups include 2% Asian. By comparison, Fresno County residents are about 55% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Winchell Elementary comes in at 13%.
Its teaching staff equals 34 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.5:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 96% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Winchell Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Winchell Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.1%; the prediction is 23.4%.
In the county around the school, Fresno County, median household income is about $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winchell Elementary is among the 368 public schools in Fresno County.
Of nearby public schools, Farber School of Credit Attainment is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 29.1% is above the 28.9% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Winchell Elementary as City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 684 to 663. The ratio of students to teachers went from 45.6:1 to 19.5:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Winchell Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Other Winchell Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Winchell Elementary. Winchell Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Winchell Elementary SchoolKALAMAZOO, MI · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Farber School of Credit Attainment0.4 mi · 439
- Farber School of Independent Studies and Online0.4 mi · 976
- Vang Pao Elementary0.5 mi · 802
- Sequoia Middle0.5 mi · 829
- Jackson Elementary0.7 mi · 319
- Roosevelt High0.9 mi · 2,175
Frequently asked questions
About Winchell ElementaryHow many students attend Winchell Elementary?
Winchell Elementary enrolls approximately 663 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Winchell Elementary serve?
Winchell Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Winchell Elementary?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Winchell Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winchell Elementary?
At Winchell Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Winchell Elementary public or private?
Winchell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.