William Saroyan Elementary School

5650 West Escalon Ave, Fresno, CA 93722 | (559) 276-3131

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 706

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 706 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1784th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5650 West Escalon Ave., Fresno, CA 93722

School District Details

Central Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,776
Graduation Rate: 71.9%
Dropout Rate: 6.2%
Students Per Teacher: 23.1
Enrolled Students: 14,547

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 706
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 29.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 349 (49.4%)
Females: 357 (50.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 63 (8.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 291 (41.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 354 (50.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

William Saroyan Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.8%
Black	71	10.1%
Asian	57	8.1%
Hispanic	319	45.2%
White	237	33.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	96	13.6%
1st Grade	87	12.3%
2nd Grade	104	14.7%
3rd Grade	95	13.5%
4th Grade	105	14.9%
5th Grade	119	16.9%
6th Grade	99	14.0%
7th Grade	1	0.1%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.: 3.3%

Percent With Master's Degree: 13.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 30.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.8

Average Age: 43.2

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that William Saroyan Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	48.0%	51.0%	53.0%
2009	44.0%	47.0%	53.0%
2008	50.0%	43.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	73.0%	64.0%	62.0%
2009	70.0%	62.0%	63.0%
2008	71.0%	59.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	47.0%	35.0%	43.0%
2009	66.0%	40.0%	44.0%
2008	43.0%	31.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	73.0%	65.0%	65.0%
2009	84.0%	65.0%	64.0%
2008	77.0%	56.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	80.0%	61.0%	63.0%
2009	71.0%	52.0%	61.0%
2008	68.0%	46.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	88.0%	67.0%	68.0%
2009	87.0%	60.0%	66.0%
2008	83.0%	58.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	59.0%	47.0%	58.0%
2009	54.0%	46.0%	54.0%
2008	60.0%	41.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	64.0%	56.0%	61.0%
2009	70.0%	51.0%	57.0%
2008	70.0%	47.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	57.0%	42.0%	56.0%
2009	53.0%	42.0%	49.0%
2008	53.0%	39.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	59.0%	50.0%	55.0%
2009	59.0%	46.0%	52.0%
2008	46.0%	43.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	61.0%	51.0%	52.0%
2009	70.0%	48.0%	49.0%
2008	62.0%	43.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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