Clovis West High

Clovis West High is one of the expansive senior highs in Fresno, California, run under Clovis Unified, with 2,184 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 161% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Clovis Unified runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 43,611 students. Clovis West High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Clovis West High shows that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% White, 9% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Fresno County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clovis West High sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.0%; actual is 69.7%, +18.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fresno County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Clovis West High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fort Washington Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clovis West High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clovis West High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 63.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clovis West High has expanded 9%, going from 2,006 students in 2018 to 2,184 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.

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