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John Steinbeck Elementary

John Steinbeck Elementary serves grades K–6 for 697 students in Central Unified School District.

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It is the 6th largest of the 10 Central Unified School District elementary schools in Fresno. Its 27.9 students per teacher compares with a median of 26.4 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 721 in 2019–20 to 697 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 3, with 116 students. 87% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (550 free, 54 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Furlong Field (1.1 mi).

At a glance

John Steinbeck Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students697
Teachers25
Students per teacher27.9
Free or reduced-price lunch87%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCentral Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at John Steinbeck Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K109
  • 183
  • 286
  • 3116
  • 4106
  • 5105
  • 692
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20721
  • 2020–21682
  • 2021–22661
  • 2022–23683
  • 2023–24697
Nearby

Parks near John Steinbeck Elementary

All parks
Park · 1.1 miFurlong FieldPark · 1.2 miDog Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

3550 North Milburn Ave., Fresno 93722

(559) 276-3141

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

State school ID 6112775 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060797004485

Central Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–6Teague Elementary607 studentsK–6McKinley Elementary704 studentsK–6Central Elementary740 studentsK–6Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary632 studentsK–6Harvest Elementary983 studentsK–6William Saroyan Elementary706 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.4 miCentral East HighGrades 9–12School · 1.1 miCentral Unified Alternative/OpportunityGrades K–12School · 1.4 miCrescent View South IIGrades K–12Middle school · 1.5 miEl Capitan MiddleGrades 7–8Middle school · 1.9 miGlacier Point MiddleGrades 7–8High school · 2.0 miDewolf Continuation HighGrades 7–12

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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