About Akira Yokomi Elementary School
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Akira Yokomi Elementary School is located in Fresno, CA and is one of 75 elementary schools in Fresno Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 744 students in grades K-6.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Akira Yokomi Elementary School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Akira Yokomi Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Akira Yokomi Elementary School had an API growth score of 775 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Akira Yokomi Elementary School's 2009 base score was 740 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Akira Yokomi Elementary School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Akira Yokomi Elementary School's students and teachers.
Akira Yokomi Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
72 %
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Black
13 %
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Asian
8 %
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White
6 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 53%
- Female 47%
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