📍 13883 S. Lassen Ave., Helm, Fresno County, 93627
Helm Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Helm, Fresno County. The school has 66 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gurpriet Sran. It is part of the Golden Plains Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
Helm Elementary enrolls 66 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 5.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 98% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 66 students (89%) 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.
Helm Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Helm Elementary is one of 6 schools in Golden Plains Unified, based in San Joaquin, California. The district serves 1,352 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 66 students, Helm Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 225 students per school.