📍 3857 E. Harvard Ave., Fresno, Fresno County, 93703
Wishon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fresno, Fresno County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Noemi Parayno. It is part of the Fresno Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
Wishon Elementary enrolls 513 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Asian and 5.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 379 | 74% |
| Asian | 63 | 12% |
| White | 26 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
479 of the school's 513 students (93%) 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.
Wishon 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.
Wishon 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 513 students, Wishon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 675 students per school.