Wolters Elementary

As a moderately sized primary school in Fresno, California, Wolters Elementary works with 411 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Fresno Unified.

Fresno Unified comprises 100 schools with combined enrollment of 67,873 students; Wolters Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wolters Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 13% Black, 10% White, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial. Compared to Fresno County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wolters Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.6%; this one delivers 25.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Fresno County shows median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Wolters Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

The closest other public school is Tioga Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wolters Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wolters Elementary's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 411). The White share of enrollment edged down from 17% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Wolters Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.