Fancher Creek Elementary

Fancher Creek Elementary, a moderately sized elementary school in Fresno, California, run under Clovis Unified, teaches 649 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Within Clovis Unified, which oversees 51 schools and 43,611 students, Fancher Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Fancher Creek Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Asian, 8% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Fancher Creek Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Fancher Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fancher Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 42.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Fresno County put the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Fancher Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John S. Wash Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fancher Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fancher Creek Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 837 students in 2018 compared to 649 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 31% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

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