📍 5650 W. Escalon Ave., Fresno, Fresno County, 93722
William Saroyan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fresno, Fresno County. The school has 699 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joelle Mills. It is part of the Central Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
William Saroyan Elementary enrolls 699 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 453 | 65% |
| White | 119 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 8% |
| Asian | 45 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
545 of the school's 699 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William Saroyan Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
William Saroyan Elementary is one of 25 schools in Central Unified, based in Fresno, California. The district serves 15,962 students district-wide and employs 676 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 699 students, William Saroyan Elementary is close to the district average of about 638 students per school.
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