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Elementary school · Central Unified School District

Central Elementary

Central Elementary serves grades K–6 for 740 students in Central Unified School District.

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It is the 2nd largest of the 10 Central Unified School District elementary schools in Fresno. Its 26.4 students per teacher matches the median for those schools. Enrollment fell from 796 in 2019–20 to 740 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 5, with 125 students. 79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (484 free, 97 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20.

At a glance

Central Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students740
Teachers28
Students per teacher26.4
Free or reduced-price lunch79%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCentral Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Central Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K118
  • 187
  • 2100
  • 3107
  • 4105
  • 5125
  • 698
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20796
  • 2020–21793
  • 2021–22775
  • 2022–23762
  • 2023–24740
Contact

Address, phone and official links

2195 North Polk Ave., Fresno 93722

(559) 274-9780

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

State school ID 0106476 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060797010786

Central Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–6McKinley Elementary704 studentsK–6John Steinbeck Elementary697 studentsK–6Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary632 studentsK–6Teague Elementary607 studentsK–6Harvest Elementary983 studentsK–6Madison Elementary462 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 1.0 miEl Capitan MiddleGrades 7–8High school · 1.4 miCentral East HighGrades 9–12School · 1.7 miCentral Unified Alternative/OpportunityGrades K–12Middle school · 2.0 miGlacier Point MiddleGrades 7–8High school · 2.2 miJustin Garza HighGrades 9–12School · 3.0 miCrescent View South IIGrades K–12

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

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