Mickey Cox Elementary

Mickey Cox Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school in Clovis, California, one of the schools within Clovis Unified. The school teaches 639 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

On demographics, Mickey Cox Elementary records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 31% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mickey Cox Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.2:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 52% of students at Mickey Cox Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mickey Cox Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 58.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Fresno County shows median household income runs about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Mickey Cox Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Clovis Community Day Secondary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Mickey Cox Elementary comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 631 students in 2018 compared to 639 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 44% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Mickey Cox Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.