Fipps Primary

Fipps Primary, a cozy primary school in Riverdale, California, overseen by Riverdale Joint Unified, serves 394 students, covering grades K through 3.

Across the 5 schools in Riverdale Joint Unified (1,426 students total), Fipps Primary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Fipps Primary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%); the rest reads as 8% White. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Fipps Primary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.3%; this one delivers 33.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fresno County put median household income runs about $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Fipps Primary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Riverdale Virtual is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fipps Primary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.5%.

Fipps Primary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Fipps Primary's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 462 (now 394). Hispanic enrollment moved from 86% to 91% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Fipps Primary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.