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Fancher Creek Elementary

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Fancher Creek Elementary ranks 2770 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fancher Creek Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 649 students in Fresno, California, and is part of the highly-regarded Clovis Unified School District, though its academic performance has declined from a 4-star to a 3-star rating in recent years.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are consistently below the Clovis Unified district average. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Temperance-Kutner Elementary and Hirayama Elementary, Fancher Creek generally shows lower proficiency. However, it's important to note that Fancher Creek still outperforms most schools in the neighboring Fresno Unified district. The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which at 20.7% is higher than other local Clovis schools, and serves a student population with a high level of economic need.

Despite overall challenges, the school has shown historical strengths in supporting English Language Learners. Its per-student spending is higher than some Clovis peers, like Virginia R. Boris Elementary. In summary, while Fancher Creek benefits from being in a top-performing district, it is currently a lower-performing school within that system, performing better than most Fresno Unified schools but trailing behind its direct Clovis Unified counterparts.

649

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,204

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5948 East Tulare Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727-3575

(559) 327-6700

District: Clovis Unified

Students who attend Fancher Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Reyburn Intermediate
High:	Clovis East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

Asian:

36.2%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2013 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Clovis Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg59%

California avg41%

2,770^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 34Elementary Schools in the Clovis Unified

285^th of 1,543Clovis Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2770 of 5857	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	2376 of 5869	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	2659 of 5859	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2538 of 5883	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	1704 of 5789	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	1279 of 5662	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	1420 of 5692	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	59.1	2038 of 5614	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	1937 of 5611	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.2	1762 of 5530	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	1765 of 5390	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	1701 of 5377	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	1710 of 5314	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	1639 of 5193	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	1930 of 5113	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.1	2015 of 5113	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.1	1869 of 4818	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	1948 of 4822	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.9	2503 of 4809	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	490 of 663	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1092 of 1203	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1047 of 1205	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1049 of 1190	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	996 of 1154	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	866 of 1149	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	841 of 1071	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	63.2	521 of 2128	75.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	1202 of 3162	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	807 of 3245	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	1582 of 3311	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.4	267 of 3275	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	74 of 3246	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2840 of 5597	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	2074 of 5612	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2265 of 5609	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2326 of 5635	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	1460 of 5492	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	1252 of 5413	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	1273 of 5107	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	1460 of 5107	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	1707 of 5087	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	1779 of 5084	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	942 of 4963	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	491 of 4830	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2539 of 5460	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	1423 of 5517	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	1752 of 5363	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	1675 of 5264	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	757 of 5173	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	327 of 5084	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2560 of 5628	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2536 of 5643	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	2920 of 5638	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	2607 of 5663	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	1807 of 5510	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	1307 of 5431	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1829 of 2847	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	66.1	964 of 2737	64.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2018)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+22 vs school

White (2018)65th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2022)26th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-3 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science23%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fancher Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	5948 East Tulare Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6700	649	30	21.3	72.3%	50 (7.7%)	27 (4.2%)	308 (47.5%)	235 (36.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	46.9	2770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		53.4	2376^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	394	22.9	22.9	44.8	40.0	40.5	55.3	45.4	38.5	38.1	26.2	45.2	37.3							$14,204	$1,541	$12,663
John S. Wash Elementary	Public	K-6	6350 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6320	838	36	23.3	60.3%	85 (10.1%)	22 (2.6%)	402 (48.0%)	270 (32.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	64.8	1850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		66.5	1756^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	94	27.3	27.3	67.4	53.5	48.4	63.8	57.6	64.3	41.0	38.3	51.4	48.0							$16,155	$1,185	$14,970
Temperance-Kutner Elementary	Public	K-6	1448 North Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8100	618	27	22.7	68.3%	61 (9.9%)	30 (4.9%)	286 (46.3%)	214 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.4%)	67.8	1701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		55.3	2274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	573	48.1	48.1	47.3	53.0	55.7	65.2	55.6	52.6	50.5	43.0	40.5	46.7	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2		$13,283	$1,584	$11,699
Hirayama Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 North Fowler Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-9000	442	19	23.2	59.3%	53 (12.0%)	18 (4.1%)	163 (36.9%)	187 (42.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)								(n/a)	30.1	30.1	56.5	69.0	53.4	73.1	60.7	61.3	62.1	34.3	50.0	51.1
Easterby Elementary	Public	K-6	5211 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6440	613	29	21.2	90.0%	29 (4.7%)	45 (7.3%)	368 (60.0%)	150 (24.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	43	3004^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.9	2563^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	441	19.1	19.1	36.0	43.7	34.1	33.0	36.5	53.4	56.3	32.2	32.0	42.6	94.3						$19,392	$2,127	$17,265
Ayer Elementary	Public	K-6	5272 East Lowe Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6400	590	31	19.1	90.3%	29 (4.9%)	90 (15.3%)	350 (59.3%)	93 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.7%)	23	4596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		29.7	3950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	646	24.4	24.4	20.8	31.9	42.4	16.9	28.3	24.3	27.8	20.9	10.4	20.7							$19,914	$3,117	$16,797
Turner Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 East Clay Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6540	585	28	21.1	93.7%	20 (3.4%)	68 (11.6%)	296 (50.6%)	170 (29.1%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.2%)	16.6	5141^st of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		16.7	5150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	9	10.8	10.8	21.9	27.6	26.5	29.8	26.6	21.1	15.7	13.3	19.1	17.2	96.6						$18,047	$2,291	$15,756
Mollie S. Bakman Elementary	Public	K-6	580 North Helm	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6610	722	34	21.4	93.6%	19 (2.6%)	45 (6.2%)	513 (71.1%)	127 (17.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.7%)	17.8	5026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.2%		20.3	4833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	193	12.9	12.9	18.5	12.9	33.3	29.0	24.2	22.3	17.0	21.4	19.6	20.2	79.6	82.8	87.1	81.7	81.7	81.7	$16,355	$2,041	$14,314
David L. Greenberg Elementary	Public	K-6	5081 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6550	490	29	16.9	95.3%	9 (1.8%)	53 (10.8%)	314 (64.1%)	95 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	37.6	3372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		42.8	3011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	361	26.1	26.1	32.7	25.9	45.5	35.8	35.4	35.7	35.0	34.8	33.8	34.8	94.6			97.3	97.3		$26,328	$4,210	$22,118
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	1820 South Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7500	696	29	24.3	63.5%	45 (6.5%)	14 (2.0%)	294 (42.2%)	315 (45.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	76.7	1299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		69.8	1604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.7%	305	49.5	49.5	59.8	53.0	74.8	54.0	60.5	70.7	55.0	58.3	39.0	55.4							$16,051	$1,227	$14,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Fancher Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fancher Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fancher Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reyburn Intermediate
High : Clovis East High

What district is Fancher Creek Elementary in?

Clovis Unified

What is the racial makeup of Fancher Creek Elementary?

Students at Fancher Creek Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 36% Asian, 8% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fancher Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Fancher Creek Elementary.

Is Fancher Creek Elementary a good school?

Fancher Creek Elementary ranks 2770^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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