Herndon-Barstow Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Fresno, California

Herndon-Barstow Elementary in Fresno, California enrolled 754 students in 2024-25 with 27.7 full-time teachers, 27.2 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 51-55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

696 students in 2022-23, 725 students in 2023-24, 754 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 27.7.

Students enrolled at Herndon-Barstow Elementary by school year2022-23: 696, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75402004006008002022-236962023-247252024-25754
Students enrolled at Herndon-Barstow Elementary by school year2022-23: 696, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75402004006008002022-236962023-247252024-25754
Students enrolled at Herndon-Barstow Elementary by school year2022-23: 696, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75402004006008002022-236962023-247252024-25754
Students enrolled at Herndon-Barstow Elementary by school year2022-23: 696, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75402004006008002022-236962023-247252024-25754
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369625.926.8
2023-2472527.726.2
2024-2575427.727.2

27.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.2; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.2state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 625 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Herndon-Barstow Elementary enrolled 625 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 625 of the 625 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent21.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.0% of students were Hispanic, 36.2% Asian, 11.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic45.0%
  2. Asian36.2%
  3. White11.3%
  4. Black4.8%
  5. Two or more races2.0%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Herndon-Barstow Elementary scored proficient or above: 51-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2251‑55%41%45%
Math, 2022-2340%27% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Fresno

114 public elementary schools in Fresno report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harvest Elementary1,01028.958.1%
James S. Fugman Elementary89325.416.3%
Roger S. Oraze Elementary86823.532.3%
Thomas Elementary85923.669.8%
Ewing Elementary84219.363.4%
John S. Wash Elementary83823.442.6%
Hamilton Elementary81118.267.1%
Vang Pao Elementary80222.173.6%

All public schools in Fresno →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Herndon-Barstow Elementary

  1. River Bluff ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 694 students, 26.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. William Saroyan ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 697 students, 24.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Herndon-Barstow Elementary with River Bluff ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Central Unified spends per student$16,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,198
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaHerndon-Barstow Elementary is the number 513 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#513 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher27.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.27.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Herndon-Barstow Elementary

  1. How many students attend Herndon-Barstow Elementary?
    754 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 696 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fresno, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Herndon-Barstow Elementary?
    27.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Herndon-Barstow Elementary a Title I school?
    Herndon-Barstow Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Herndon-Barstow Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Herndon-Barstow Elementary scored proficient or above: 51-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Herndon-Barstow Elementary in?
    Central Unified, NCES district ID 0607970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060797007668 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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