1
Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903008466
Century Elementary
965 North Sunnyside Ave., Clovis, CA 93611 · (559) 327-8400 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
294 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (119).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
64.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.3% | 30.0% | 15.9% | 13.8% |
| Math | 40.5% | 23.6% | 22.9% | 12.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 64.5% |
| 2022-23 | 65.5% | 63.8% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 65.2% |
| 2018-19 | 79.9% | 72.3% |
| 2017-18 | 72.3% | 68.9% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 62.4% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Century Elementary
Century Elementary's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Century Elementary this school | 722 | 40.7% | 66.7% |
| Ivey Ranch Elementary Oceanside | 698 | 42.6% | 58.4% |
| Ysabel Barnett Elementary Temecula | 753 | 36.1% | 59.5% |
| French Valley Elementary Winchester | 755 | 36.0% | 55.0% |
| American Elementary Bakersfield | 701 | 37.2% | 50.8% |
| Knob Hill Elementary San Marcos | 725 | 38.6% | 55.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Century Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #801 of 5,151 | #13 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #867 of 5,172 ▼ 36 | #13 of 185 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #740 of 5,172 ▲ 160 | #13 of 185 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #3,289 of 5,116 | #152 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #651 of 5,915 | #26 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,010 of 5,352 | #159 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #782 of 5,354 | #16 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #4,308 of 5,625 | #186 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #260 of 1,139 | #14 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
722
+125 (+21%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 26.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 722 | 29.6 | 24.4:1 | 41% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 27.9 | 24.6:1 | 37% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 26.1 | 25.3:1 | 35% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 23 | 26.0:1 | 49% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 22.5 | 26.8:1 | 33% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 25 | 26.8:1 | 33% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | N/A | N/A | 24% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 31 | 23.7:1 | 10% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Century Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (603 to 722); teachers up 32% (22.5 to 29.6).
About Century Elementary
Among the schools in Clovis, California, is Century Elementary, a large elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 722 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 55% higher.
The Clovis Unified system has 51 schools and 43,611 students.
No group is above 50% at Century Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 39%. It is also 37% White, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. Fresno County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 15 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Century Elementary scores 69%.
A staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 24.4:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Century Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.7% for Century Elementary. The school posts 66.7%, 11.1 points above the prediction.
In Fresno County, home to about 1,016,725 people, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fresno County number 368, with about 206,072 students.
Enterprise Alternative is about 0.8 miles from Century Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Century Elementary places 4th of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Century Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's student count increased 21% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 26.0:1 to 24.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Century Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clovis Unified
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
Other schools in Clovis
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
- Clark IntermediateMiddle · 1,437 students
- Alta Sierra IntermediateMiddle · 1,374 students
Other Century Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Century Elementary. Century Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- CENTURY ELEM.NIXA, MO · 592 students
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrafton, ND · 532 students
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrand Forks, ND · 493 students
- Century Elementary SchoolUllin, IL · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Enterprise Alternative0.8 mi · 50
- Gateway High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 215
- Clovis Online Charter1.0 mi · 797
- Clovis Community Day Elementary1.0 mi · 3
- Clovis Community Day Secondary1.0 mi · 56
- Dry Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 939
Frequently asked questions
About Century ElementaryHow large is Century Elementary?
Century Elementary enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Century Elementary serve?
Century Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Century Elementary?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Century Elementary.
How diverse is Century Elementary?
Century Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Century Elementary public or private?
Century Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clovis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.