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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Cole Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903000907
Cole Elementary
615 West Stuart Ave., Clovis, CA 93612 · (559) 327-6200 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
382 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 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
63%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
52.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.3pp since 2014
Math
48.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.7% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Math | 22.6% | 25.9% | 28.9% | 22.6% |
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 | 52.3% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 49.2% |
| 2021-22 | 57.8% | 49.5% |
| 2018-19 | 58.6% | 49.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.4% | 46.0% |
| 2016-17 | 51.5% | 46.5% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Cole Elementary
Cole Elementary's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Elementary this school | 667 | 57.3% | 50.8% |
| Crossroads Elementary Riverbank | 752 | 61.2% | 43.9% |
| Tomas Rivera Elementary Riverside | 699 | 54.6% | 52.6% |
| Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest | 640 | 55.3% | 48.0% |
| Sonoma Elementary Modesto | 536 | 57.8% | 51.8% |
| Crafton Elementary Redlands | 694 | 57.5% | 42.1% |
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 Cole Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,669 of 5,151 | #48 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,689 of 5,172 ▼ 105 | #46 of 185 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,867 of 5,172 ▼ 180 | #56 of 185 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #887 of 5,116 | #18 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #913 of 5,915 | #45 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,826 of 5,352 | #98 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #1,531 of 5,354 | #45 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #3,592 of 5,625 | #167 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #2,468 of 3,837 | #81 of 135 |
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
667
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 667 | 31 | 21.5:1 | 57% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 29.9 | 22.9:1 | 64% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 28.7 | 23.7:1 | 64% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 27 | 25.1:1 | 74% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 28 | 27.0:1 | 54% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 28 | 27.1:1 | 56% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | N/A | N/A | 42% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 760 | 35 | 21.7:1 | 35% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 28 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cole Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (755 to 667); teachers up 11% (28 to 31).
About Cole Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Cole Elementary serves students in Clovis, California. It has an enrollment of 667 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 43% bigger than average.
Cole Elementary is a school in Clovis Unified. The district has 51 schools and 43,611 students.
The largest group at Cole Elementary is Hispanic students, at 53%. The remaining students are 27% White, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Fresno County residents are about 55% Hispanic, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cole Elementary scores 63%.
The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Of all students at Cole Elementary, 57% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fresno County average 75%.
Cole Elementary is 4.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.8% versus 46.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
American Community Survey estimates for Fresno County show that median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fresno County counts 368 public schools with about 206,072 students.
The closest school to Cole Elementary is Weldon Elementary, located about 1.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cole Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cole Elementary is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cole Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 678 in 2020-21, 667 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 25.1:1 to 21.5:1.
This page is set up for the Cole Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 Cole Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cole Elementary. Cole Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Cole ElementaryHighland, CA · 380 students
- Cole ElementaryAntioch, TN · 780 students
- Cole Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 769 students
- COLE ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 283 students
- Cole ElementaryCheyenne, WY · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Weldon Elementary1.0 mi · 538
- Sierra Vista Elementary1.3 mi · 465
- Clark Intermediate1.4 mi · 1,437
- Clovis Global Academy1.5 mi · 317
- University High1.6 mi · 498
- Tarpey Elementary1.7 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Cole ElementaryHow large is Cole Elementary?
Cole Elementary enrolls approximately 667 students in grades KG-06.
Is Cole Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cole Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Cole Elementary have?
Cole Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cole Elementary?
At Cole Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 53% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cole Elementary?
Cole Elementary is overseen by Clovis Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.