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Wawona K-8 School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4524 North Thorne Ave.
Fresno, CA 93704
Phone
(559) 248-7310
District
Fresno Unified
County
FRESNO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
675
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.6% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Wawona K-8 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
46%
47%
46%
48%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
43%
39%
44%
35%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
40%
30%
47%
11%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
39%
47%
44%
29%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
40%
26%
47%
12%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
38%
19%
45%
10%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
20
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 71 10.5%
Grade 1 40 5.9%
Grade 2 48 7.1%
Grade 3 43 6.4%
Grade 4 41 6.1%
Grade 5 28 4.1%
Grade 6 37 5.5%
Grade 7 173 25.6%
Grade 8 194 28.7%
Total 675 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.2% 7.6% 23.2%
Black 6.5% 7.6% 5.1%
Hispanic 81.7% 72.2% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 11.4% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 1.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.2% 88.0% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 56.9% 68.2% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 20.3% 19.8% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 397,263 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,225.0 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.3% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.9% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.9% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.4% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 131,976 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 14.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.5% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.9% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.4% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.1% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 14.9% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,572 $793,483,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,522 $104,328,000 7.2%
Staff $1,215 $83,319,000 5.8%
General Administration $217 $14,910,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,001 $68,621,000 4.7%
Operation $1,854 $127,114,000 8.8%
Transportation $283 $19,400,000 1.3%
Other $626 $42,939,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,718 $460,631,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,842 $194,863,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $21,132 $1,448,977,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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