Temperance-Kutner Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Fresno, California, Temperance-Kutner Elementary teaches 618 students from grades K through 6, part of Clovis Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Temperance-Kutner Elementary sits 33% bigger than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Temperance-Kutner Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Asian, 10% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Temperance-Kutner Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Temperance-Kutner Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hirayama Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Temperance-Kutner Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Temperance-Kutner Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 718 students in 2018 compared to 618 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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