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Alumni: what's one memory from Dry Creek Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
939
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903000908
Dry Creek Elementary
1273 North Armstrong Ave., Clovis, CA 93619 · (559) 327-6500 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL939 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
197 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 | 149 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 136 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (136).
Student demographics
67%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
80.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
76.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.0% | 30.2% | 14.0% | 5.8% |
| Math | 47.2% | 29.3% | 16.2% | 7.3% |
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 | 80.2% | 76.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 73.1% |
| 2022-23 | 74.4% | 71.8% |
| 2021-22 | 74.7% | 71.4% |
| 2018-19 | 80.1% | 77.5% |
| 2017-18 | 82.0% | 78.7% |
| 2016-17 | 78.7% | 70.6% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Dry Creek Elementary
Dry Creek Elementary's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Creek Elementary this school | 939 | 21.0% | 76.8% |
| Joe Michell Livermore | 786 | 17.7% | 50.7% |
| Double Peak San Marcos | 1,171 | 21.0% | 70.3% |
| Travis Ranch Yorba Linda | 1,197 | 23.0% | 67.3% |
| Community Montessori Escondido | 795 | 17.6% | N/A |
| Melinda Heights Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 950 | 27.8% | 59.8% |
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 Dry Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #361 of 5,151 | #4 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #360 of 5,172 ▲ 114 | #2 of 185 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #260 of 5,172 ▲ 93 | #5 of 185 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,544 of 5,116 | #79 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 939 | #130 of 5,915 | #3 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,643 of 5,352 | #174 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #966 of 5,354 | #23 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #5,114 of 5,625 | #196 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #620 of 1,139 | #29 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
939
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 939 | 36.9 | 25.5:1 | 21% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 37.9 | 24.9:1 | 19% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 950 | 37.9 | 25.1:1 | 20% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 916 | 37 | 24.8:1 | 28% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 30 | 29.1:1 | 19% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 30 | 27.3:1 | 19% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | N/A | N/A | 14% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 17% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 668 | 29 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dry Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (873 to 939); teachers up 23% (30 to 36.9).
About Dry Creek Elementary
Clovis, California, is home to Dry Creek Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 939 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 102% bigger than that.
Dry Creek Elementary is a school in Clovis Unified. The district has 51 schools and 43,611 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Dry Creek Elementary is White (46%). Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 16% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Fresno County as a whole is about 36% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Dry Creek Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
A ratio of 25.5:1 comes from the school's 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 21% of students at Dry Creek Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Dry Creek Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (76.8%) and its predicted rate (67.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In the county around the school, Fresno County, median household income is about $74,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. A total of 368 public schools operate in Fresno County, serving about 206,072 students.
The closest other public school is Century Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Dry Creek Elementary is ahead of the 62.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 4.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 939 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 916.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Dry Creek Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Dry Creek Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dry Creek Elementary. Dry Creek Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Dry Creek ElementaryRio Linda, CA · 645 students
- Dry Creek ElementaryPORT ANGELES, WA · 393 students
- Dry Creek Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, CO · 269 students
- Dry Creek ElementaryDouglas, WY · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Century Elementary1.1 mi · 722
- Enterprise Alternative1.3 mi · 50
- Gateway High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 215
- Clovis Community Day Elementary1.3 mi · 3
- Clovis Community Day Secondary1.3 mi · 56
- Clovis Online Charter1.4 mi · 797
Frequently asked questions
About Dry Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dry Creek Elementary?
Dry Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 939 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dry Creek Elementary serve?
Dry Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dry Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dry Creek Elementary is approximately 25.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dry Creek Elementary?
Dry Creek Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Dry Creek Elementary?
Dry Creek 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.