📍 4524 N. Thorne Ave., Fresno, Fresno County, 93704
Wawona K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fresno, Fresno County. The school has 679 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Delia Nuno. It is part of the Fresno Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
Wawona K-8 enrolls 679 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% White and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 540 | 80% |
| White | 62 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
523 of the school's 679 students (77%) 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.
Wawona K-8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Wawona K-8 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 679 students, Wawona K-8 is close to the district average of about 675 students per school.