📍 3034 E. Cornell Ave., Fresno, Fresno County, 93703
Birney Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fresno, Fresno County. The school has 708 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristina Montez. It is part of the Fresno Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Birney Elementary enrolls 708 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Asian and 4.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 535 | 76% |
| Asian | 87 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 4.4% |
| White | 26 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
681 of the school's 708 students (96%) 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.
Birney 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.
Birney Elementary is one of 101 schools in Fresno Unified, based in Fresno, California. The district serves 68,131 students district-wide and employs 3,496 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 708 students, Birney Elementary is close to the district average of about 675 students per school.