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Century Elementary

Q: Is Century Elementary a good school?

Century Elementary ranks 822 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Century Elementary is a large, highly-regarded K-6 school serving 722 students in the strong-performing Clovis Unified district, consistently earning top ratings and ranking well above state averages in core subjects.

The school stands out for its steady, high performance over time and its exceptional support for certain student groups, achieving results that often surpass schools with greater funding or more advantaged student populations. For instance, while nearby schools like Dry Creek Elementary and Woods (Harold L.) Elementary rank slightly higher, Century delivers strong academic outcomes with moderate per-student spending and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences post-pandemic, a key factor linked to student success.

Areas for attention include a noticeable dip in 5th-grade math scores compared to other grades and opportunities to strengthen science instruction. The school also shows a pattern where its overall strong performance isn't yet mirrored for all student subgroups, suggesting some children may need more targeted support. Compared to neighbors like Weldon Elementary or Sierra Vista Elementary, Century is a consistently solid choice that effectively leverages its resources to support a diverse student body.

722

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,906

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

965 North Sunnyside Ave.
Clovis, CA 93611-8171

(559) 327-8400

District: Clovis Unified

Students who attend Century Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alta Sierra Intermediate
High:	Buchanan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

36.8%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg59%

California avg41%

822^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	87.0	822 of 5857	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	1037 of 5869	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	945 of 5859	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	692 of 5883	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	522 of 5789	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	646 of 5662	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	851 of 5692	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	86.0	848 of 5614	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	761 of 5611	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	86.1	692 of 5530	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	89.6	440 of 5390	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.1	425 of 5377	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	533 of 5314	90.0%	★★★★☆
2009	84.6	767 of 5193	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	87.0	655 of 5113	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	89.1	561 of 5113	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	90.2	469 of 4818	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	89.6	500 of 4822	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	91.7	411 of 4809	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	696 of 1203	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	857 of 1205	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.2	636 of 1190	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	659 of 5597	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	732 of 5612	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	1003 of 5609	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	635 of 5635	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	467 of 5492	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	734 of 5413	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	454 of 5107	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	737 of 5107	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	624 of 5087	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	95.3	176 of 5084	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	115 of 4963	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	150 of 4830	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	796 of 5460	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	638 of 5517	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	741 of 5363	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	279 of 5264	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	206 of 5173	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	252 of 5084	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	933 of 5628	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	1208 of 5643	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	856 of 5638	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	813 of 5663	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	644 of 5510	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	593 of 5431	89.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	45.0	429 of 669	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1235 of 2847	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	1607 of 2635	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	735 of 2598	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	685 of 2651	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	765 of 2661	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	618 of 2726	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	433 of 2834	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	607 of 2737	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)36th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science50%+17 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$24,906	$24,662	$244
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						$18,161	$17,960	$201
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						$23,290	$23,090	$200
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						$22,643	$21,670	$973
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						$25,473	$24,084	$1,389
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-6	1315 North Peach Ave.	Clovis	93611	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						$28,087	$26,922	$1,165
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						$19,236	$18,992	$244
Cole Elementary	Public	K-6	615 West Stuart Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6200	667	31	21.4	57.3%	180 (27.0%)	6 (0.9%)	356 (53.4%)	61 (9.1%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (7.9%)	65.7	1808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%		65	1820^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	12	42.0	42.0	54.4	45.6	53.0	56.6	52.3	58.7	43.7	46.0	46.5	48.5	93.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	93.9	$23,463	$22,428	$1,035
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						$24,437	$23,234	$1,203
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	510 Barstow Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7900	465	22	21.3	84.9%	83 (17.8%)	20 (4.3%)	291 (62.6%)	50 (10.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	34.1	3640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		31.8	3796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.3%	156	19.0	19.0	35.7	45.6	44.8	41.3	41.7	27.5	32.4	20.7	22.2	26.0						$27,863	$26,264	$1,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Century Elementary

Is Century Elementary a good school?

Century Elementary ranks 822^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Century Elementary in?

Clovis Unified

How many students attend Century Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Century Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Century Elementary attend?

Students who attend Century Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alta Sierra Intermediate
High : Buchanan High

What is the racial makeup of Century Elementary?

Students at Century Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 37% White, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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