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Burroughs Elementary

Burroughs Elementary serves grades K–6 for 688 students in Fresno Unified School District.

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It is the 14th largest of the 68 Fresno Unified School District elementary schools in Fresno. Its 20.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 20.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 775 in 2019–20 to 688 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 126 students. 96% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (520 free, 143 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Pilibos Park (1.0 mi).

At a glance

Burroughs Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students688
Teachers34
Students per teacher20.2
Free or reduced-price lunch96%
School typeRegular School
DistrictFresno Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Burroughs Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K126
  • 198
  • 2114
  • 381
  • 496
  • 597
  • 676
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20775
  • 2020–21752
  • 2021–22689
  • 2022–23713
  • 2023–24688
Nearby

Parks near Burroughs Elementary

All parks
Park · 1.0 miPilibos ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.1 miTrolley Creek ParkPark · 1.1 miCarozza ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

166 North Sierra Vista Ave., Fresno 93702

(559) 253-6430

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

State school ID 6006118 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061455001712

Fresno Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–6Mario G. Olmos Elementary554 studentsK–6Ann B. Leavenworth760 studentsK–6Lane Elementary563 studentsK–6Ewing Elementary844 studentsK–6Mollie S. Bakman Elementary719 studentsK–6David L. Greenberg Elementary526 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.7 miRoosevelt HighGrades 9–12High school · 0.8 miCambridge Continuation HighGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.0 miKings Canyon MiddleGrades 7–8Middle school · 1.4 miYosemite MiddleGrades 7–8High school · 1.5 miSunnyside HighGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.7 miSequoia MiddleGrades 7–8

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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