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Birney Elementary

Birney Elementary serves grades K–6 for 717 students in Fresno Unified School District.

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It is the 10th largest of the 68 Fresno Unified School District elementary schools in Fresno. Its 21.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 20.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 800 in 2019–20 to 717 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 123 students. 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (560 free, 132 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Radio Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Birney Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students717
Teachers33
Students per teacher21.7
Free or reduced-price lunch97%
School typeRegular School
DistrictFresno Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Birney Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K123
  • 1108
  • 292
  • 398
  • 489
  • 5109
  • 698
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20800
  • 2020–21765
  • 2021–22710
  • 2022–23708
  • 2023–24717
Nearby

Parks near Birney Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.4 miRadio ParkPark · 0.5 miManchester ParkPark · 0.8 miEinstein Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

3034 East Cornell Ave., Fresno 93703

(559) 248-7000

School website ↗Fresno Unified School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6006092 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061455001708

Fresno Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–6Wishon Elementary509 students2–6Manchester Gate670 studentsK–6Mayfair Elementary553 studentsK–6Centennial Elementary708 studentsK–6Pyle Elementary675 studentsK–6Heaton Elementary513 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.4 miCarter G. Woodson Public CharterGrades 7–12High school · 0.8 miCrescent View West Public CharterGrades 9–12High school · 0.9 miFultonGrades 7–12High school · 0.9 miPhillip J Patino School of EntrepreneurshipGrades 9–12High school · 1.0 miAspen Ridge PublicGrades 7–12High school · 1.1 miSan Joaquin Memorial High SchoolGrades 9–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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