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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903010772
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary
700 Teague Ave., Clovis, CA 93619 · (559) 327-8800 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
137 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
82.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
75.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.8% | 31.5% | 10.0% | 7.8% |
| Math | 52.8% | 23.0% | 13.8% | 10.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.3% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 70.7% |
| 2022-23 | 77.8% | 74.3% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 75.4% |
| 2018-19 | 81.5% | 78.0% |
| 2017-18 | 83.0% | 81.3% |
| 2016-17 | 81.9% | 72.6% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Woods (Harold L.) Elementary
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods (Harold L.) Elementary this school | 661 | 20.7% | 76.1% |
| Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts Camarillo | 614 | 18.2% | 59.6% |
| Arroyo Seco Elementary Livermore | 584 | 22.4% | 49.8% |
| Tony Tobin Elementary Temecula | 718 | 23.1% | 63.0% |
| J. H. McGaugh Elementary Seal Beach | 721 | 18.0% | 65.4% |
| Bernardo Elementary Escondido | 664 | 25.6% | 63.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woods (Harold L.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #385 of 5,151 | #6 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #393 of 5,172 ▲ 179 | #4 of 185 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #182 of 5,172 ▲ 294 | #3 of 185 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,708 of 5,116 | #135 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #951 of 5,915 | #49 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,604 of 5,352 | #124 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #920 of 5,354 | #20 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #5,119 of 5,625 | #197 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #2,601 of 3,837 | #89 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
661
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 661 | 29.4 | 22.5:1 | 21% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 27.9 | 24.4:1 | 20% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 27.7 | 24.8:1 | 20% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 29 | 24.2:1 | 29% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 26 | 28.5:1 | 15% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 27 | 27.6:1 | 17% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | N/A | N/A | 12% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woods (Harold L.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (740 to 661); teachers up 13% (26 to 29.4).
About Woods (Harold L.) Elementary
Among the schools in Clovis, California, is Woods (Harold L.) Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 661 students in kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
District-wide, Clovis Unified has 51 schools and 43,611 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Woods (Harold L.) Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 36% of Fresno County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
There are 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Woods (Harold L.) Elementary, giving a ratio of 22.5:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. A total of 137 students, or 21%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Fresno County averages 75%, higher than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Woods (Harold L.) Elementary is 67.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.1%.
Looking at the county, Fresno County, median household income comes to about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 368 public schools and about 206,072 students.
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Buchanan High, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Woods (Harold L.) Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 41 students, from 702 to 661. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.5:1.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clovis Unified
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
Other schools in Clovis
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
- Clark IntermediateMiddle · 1,437 students
- Alta Sierra IntermediateMiddle · 1,374 students
Nearby schools
- Buchanan High0.6 mi · 2,551
- Alta Sierra Intermediate0.9 mi · 1,374
- Garfield Center1.0 mi · 14
- Garfield Elementary1.0 mi · 610
- Century Elementary1.1 mi · 722
- Dry Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 939
Frequently asked questions
About Woods (Harold L.) ElementaryHow large is Woods (Harold L.) Elementary?
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary enrolls approximately 661 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Woods (Harold L.) Elementary serve?
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Woods (Harold L.) Elementary have?
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Woods (Harold L.) Elementary?
Student demographics at Woods (Harold L.) Elementary are roughly 46% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Woods (Harold L.) Elementary in?
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary is part of Clovis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.