Copper Hills Elementary

Copper Hills Elementary is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in Fresno, California, run under Clovis Unified, hosting 601 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Copper Hills Elementary is one of 51 schools operated by Clovis Unified, a district that educates 43,611 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Copper Hills Elementary records that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 30% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, Copper Hills Elementary lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Copper Hills Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Fresno County shows median household earnings sit near $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Copper Hills Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Liberty Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Copper Hills Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Copper Hills Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 73.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 609 students in 2018 compared to 601 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 50% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 27.1:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.