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Dry Creek Elementary

Public Grades K-6

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dry Creek Elementary is a large, highly-regarded K-6 school serving 939 students in the high-performing Clovis Unified district, consistently ranking among the top 10% of all California elementary schools for the past decade.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science significantly outpacing both district and state averages by wide margins. It is particularly effective in supporting all students, achieving exceptional rankings for Hispanic and economically disadvantaged subgroups. A standout feature is the school's remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate—less than half the district average—which points to strong student engagement and a positive school climate. Furthermore, Dry Creek delivers these top-tier results efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools like Jefferson Elementary or Garfield Elementary while maintaining higher performance.

Compared to other schools in the area, such as Red Bank Elementary and Woods (Harold L.) Elementary, Dry Creek shows remarkable year-to-year consistency in its high rankings, suggesting deeply established effective practices. Its performance is strong across all grade levels, with a notable strength in early mathematics. While the school's overall achievement is excellent, it is an area of focus to ensure equally high outcomes for all student groups.

939

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,239

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1273 North Armstrong Ave.
Clovis, CA 93619-4203

(559) 327-6500

District: Clovis Unified

Students who attend Dry Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alta Sierra Intermediate
High:	Buchanan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

Hispanic:

28.3%

Asian:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clovis Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg59%

California avg41%

250^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	95.8	250 of 5857	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	360 of 5869	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	531 of 5859	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	510 of 5883	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	366 of 5789	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	238 of 5662	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	389 of 5692	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	670 of 5614	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	92.1	506 of 5611	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	221 of 5530	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	439 of 5390	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	497 of 5377	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	386 of 5314	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	89.0	532 of 5193	89.8%	★★★★☆
2008	91.6	390 of 5113	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	88.7	578 of 5113	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	87.9	596 of 4818	87.6%	★★★★☆
2005	85.8	694 of 4822	85.6%	★★★★☆
2004	87.0	634 of 4809	86.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	400 of 1203	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	593 of 1205	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	620 of 1190	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.5	445 of 1154	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	541 of 1149	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	627 of 1071	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	269 of 5597	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	437 of 5612	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	626 of 5609	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	550 of 5635	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	501 of 5492	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	309 of 5413	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	58 of 5107	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	41 of 5107	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	140 of 5087	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	179 of 5084	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	307 of 4963	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	219 of 4830	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	235 of 5460	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	237 of 5517	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	419 of 5363	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	327 of 5264	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	270 of 5173	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	97 of 5084	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	260 of 5628	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	297 of 5643	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	433 of 5638	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	466 of 5663	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	268 of 5510	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	195 of 5431	96.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	202 of 718	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.9	539 of 2635	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	134 of 2420	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	195 of 2598	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	270 of 2651	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	382 of 2661	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	501 of 2726	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	351 of 2834	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	108 of 2737	96.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)80th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

Science66%+33 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)					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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dry Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1273 North Armstrong Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6500	939	37	25.4	21.0%	435 (46.3%)	10 (1.1%)	266 (28.3%)	154 (16.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	65 (6.9%)	95.8	250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.8	360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	110	65.7	65.7	81.3	76.5	82.8	80.3	80.2	85.8	79.4	73.1	67.4	76.5	$11,239	$541	$10,698
Century Elementary	Public	K-6	965 North Sunnyside Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8400	722	30	24.3	40.7%	266 (36.8%)	18 (2.5%)	284 (39.3%)	81 (11.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (9.1%)	87	822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.1	1037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	215	49.6	49.6	72.7	74.7	65.8	68.9	70.3	73.7	71.6	48.7	64.8	64.2	$15,016	$775	$14,241
Cedarwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2851 Palo Alto Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6000	848	34	25.0	34.9%	309 (36.4%)	22 (2.6%)	337 (39.7%)	114 (13.4%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	82.8	1030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		77.5	1270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	240	50.4	50.4	66.7	60.7	66.4	69.4	66.0	67.6	51.8	53.3	61.2	58.4	$12,018	$666	$11,352
Mickey Cox Elementary	Public	K-6	2191 Sierra Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6400	639	29	22.1	51.8%	196 (30.7%)	26 (4.1%)	309 (48.4%)	67 (10.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.3%)	81.2	1106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		76.8	1297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	191	57.6	57.6	63.8	44.1	79.4	65.5	63.6	67.0	51.2	58.7	57.5	58.8	$13,147	$992	$12,155
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Teague Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8800	661	29	22.5	20.7%	304 (46.0%)	11 (1.7%)	192 (29.0%)	79 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.0%)	96.3	213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.1	501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	288	67.9	67.9	82.1	79.6	84.9	82.0	82.3	83.3	83.0	71.7	68.9	75.8	$13,196	$624	$12,572
Bud Rank Elementary	Public	K-6	3650 Powers Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-4900	656	28	23.2	24.8%	276 (42.1%)	30 (4.6%)	198 (30.2%)	94 (14.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.9%)	94.5	368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.4	479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	111	67.4	67.4	80.0	78.8	87.4	81.4	81.8	76.5	66.3	66.3	70.6	69.8	$13,629	$546	$13,083
Weldon Elementary	Public	K-6	150 DeWitt Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8300	538	26	21.0	73.6%	165 (30.7%)	19 (3.5%)	269 (50.0%)	35 (6.5%)	8 (1.5%)	13 (2.4%)	29 (5.4%)	53.8	2378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		38.1	3299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	921	16.7	16.7	56.1	56.5	38.8	68.0	55.3	47.0	58.1	15.2	32.1	37.5	$14,327	$1,616	$12,711
Clovis Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 Armstrong Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6100	709	33	21.4	56.0%	271 (38.2%)	12 (1.7%)	319 (45.0%)	58 (8.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	80.5	1141^st of 5857 public elementary schools	80.5%		67.5	1704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	563	50.5	50.5	72.3	64.1	61.4	62.6	65.1	74.3	56.2	46.5	47.5	56.2	$14,090	$1,299	$12,791
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-6	1315 North Peach Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6800	610	28	22.1	30.7%	255 (41.8%)	11 (1.8%)	228 (37.4%)	67 (11.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.9%)	93.7	421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		95.1	341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	80	59.3	59.3	85.0	82.7	72.8	73.0	78.1	78.8	75.0	63.0	74.8	72.9	$17,363	$1,349	$16,014
Red Bank Elementary	Public	K-6	1454 Locan Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7800	788	34	22.9	33.5%	268 (34.0%)	31 (3.9%)	281 (35.7%)	158 (20.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	92.7	495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.9	755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	260	61.1	61.1	68.2	81.0	77.0	77.8	75.5	78.5	74.0	62.0	64.1	69.9	$11,454	$628	$10,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Dry Creek Elementary

What district is Dry Creek Elementary in?

Clovis Unified

What is the racial makeup of Dry Creek Elementary?

Students at Dry Creek Elementary are 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Dry Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 939 students attended Dry Creek Elementary.

Is Dry Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes! Dry Creek Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 250^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dry Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Alta Sierra Intermediate
High : Buchanan High

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