Gettysburg Elementary, Clovis CA

Original Research by School Decision on Gettysburg Elementary

Gettysburg Elementary is a mid-sized school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Clovis, a suburban Fresno County city with strong neighborhood identity and significant residential growth underway. The school serves roughly equal numbers of students across all grades, with slightly larger classes in fourth and sixth grades. About half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is diverse: roughly half Hispanic, roughly one-third white, and smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, and other backgrounds.

On state assessments administered in 2024-25, Gettysburg shows mixed performance across subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency rates are consistent across grades three through six, clustering around the low-to-mid range. In mathematics, results are more uneven. Grades three and four perform in the upper range, grade six performs at the midpoint, but grade five shows notably lower proficiency. In science, where only grade five is tested, proficiency is below the school's ELA and upper-grade math results. Across all tested subjects and grades, Gettysburg's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among schools in Fresno County, a meaningful strength. However, a parent may want to look into further what drives the grade-five dip in math and what support the school offers students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, particularly as they move into middle school.

The school sits in a zip code where housing costs are moderate relative to the state. Median home prices are well below California's state average, and monthly rents run roughly a third of household income, making the area relatively affordable for the region. The local economy is anchored by education, healthcare, retail, and professional services. Clovis Unified, the parent district, is one of Fresno County's largest employers and is itself managing rapid growth. The district recently opened the Terry P. Bradley Educational Center in August 2025, adding significant new school capacity in the southeast, and has redrawn all attendance boundaries to rebalance enrollment as some schools become crowded while others have room. These changes took effect in the 2025-26 school year, so families considering the area should confirm which schools their address now feeds into.

The broader Clovis landscape reflects suburban family life centered on schools, shopping, trails, and planned communities. The historic Old Town Clovis offers a walkable downtown with restaurants and shops; newer residential growth is mostly in master-planned neighborhoods like Loma Vista, an urban village project on the city's southeast edge. A paved trail network spanning roughly six miles supports walking and biking. The city itself is car-oriented and growing faster than many California communities, with infrastructure and amenities expanding alongside housing.

Gettysburg does not serve high school grades, so no graduation data applies. State testing data for specific student subgroups, such as English learners or students with IEPs, was not available. What is clear from the data is that the school sits in a solidly performing district undergoing major growth and change, in a community where housing is accessible and family-centered activity is strong.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 64% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 58% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 50% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 54% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 63% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 63% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 65% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 65% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 48% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

This schoolClovis Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income83%40 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income77%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income49%Higher-income77%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income84%53 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income83%40 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income77%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income61%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income26%Higher-income69%44 pp gap