Summary:
ZIP code 93611 has 20 schools serving elementary, middle, high school and alternative programs: 11 elementary, two middle, five high and two alternative schools. All are in Clovis Unified except K–8 Quail Lake Environmental Charter, which is in Sanger Unified. Across the 20 schools, average proficiency is above the state rate in all three subjects: 65% in English language arts (ELA), 51% in math and 47% in science, versus state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding for families is that results vary widely from school to school, with an 82-point spread in ELA.
Buchanan High leads in ELA at 90%, while Quail Lake leads in math at 73% and science at 69%; it is also second in ELA at 81%. Among comprehensive high schools, Buchanan is ahead of the lowest-scoring school in that group by 13 points in ELA, 10 in math and 11 in science. For middle schools, Alta Sierra Intermediate leads Reyburn Intermediate by 8 points in ELA, 13 in math and 10 in science. At the lower end, Clovis Community Day Secondary has 8% ELA, 0% math and 8% science; Gateway High (Continuation) has 32%, 4% and 11%, respectively. These alternative programs serve different contexts from comprehensive schools.
Average school results rose by about 3 points in each subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though individual results differed: Jefferson Elementary gained 15 points in math, while Miramonte Elementary fell 13 points in science. SchoolDigger places Quail Lake in the 96th statewide percentile and Buchanan in the 95th, both with five stars; Alta Sierra is in the 93rd percentile, Reyburn in the 84th and Gateway in the 21st. Income figures offer context, not an explanation: free/reduced lunch eligible rates for 2024–2025 were 35% at Buchanan and 76% at Miramonte. These school-level changes do not track the same students over time.
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