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Elementary school · Central Unified School District

William Saroyan Elementary

William Saroyan Elementary serves grades K–6 for 706 students in Central Unified School District.

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It is the 3rd largest of the 10 Central Unified School District elementary schools in Fresno. Its 25.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 26.4 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 706 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 144 students. 80% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (460 free, 103 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Stallion Park (0.1 mi).

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William Saroyan Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students706
Teachers28
Students per teacher25.2
Free or reduced-price lunch80%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCentral Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at William Saroyan Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K144
  • 180
  • 282
  • 3102
  • 4104
  • 593
  • 6101
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20719
  • 2020–21714
  • 2021–22727
  • 2022–23699
  • 2023–24706
Nearby

Parks near William Saroyan Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.1 miStallion ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.3 miDante-Alluvial ParkPark · 1.4 miFigarden Loop Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

5650 West Escalon Ave., Fresno 93722

(559) 276-3131

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

State school ID 6112023 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060797003035

Central Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–6River Bluff Elementary705 studentsK–6Norman Liddell Elementary611 studentsK–6Teague Elementary607 studentsK–6Harvest Elementary983 studentsK–6John Steinbeck Elementary697 studentsK–6Central Elementary740 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.9 miRio Vista MiddleGrades 7–8School · 1.7 miCrescent View South IIGrades K–12Middle school · 2.3 miGlacier Point MiddleGrades 7–8High school · 2.4 miJustin Garza HighGrades 9–12High school · 2.6 miCentral East HighGrades 9–12School · 3.7 miCentral Unified Alternative/OpportunityGrades K–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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