Tarpey Elementary

Tarpey Elementary is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Clovis, California, part of Clovis Unified, works with 643 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Tarpey Elementary sits 38% bigger than that benchmark.

Clovis Unified runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 43,611 students. Tarpey Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Tarpey Elementary reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 17% Asian, 14% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Tarpey Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Tarpey Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 38.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household income runs about $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Tarpey Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Clovis Global Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tarpey Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tarpey Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Tarpey Elementary's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 643). The White share of enrollment shrank from 21% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 28.0:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.