📍 1336 W. Spruce Ave., Pinedale, Fresno County, 93650
Nelson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pinedale, Fresno County. The school has 483 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tom Brocklebank. It is part of the Clovis Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Nelson Elementary enrolls 483 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 6.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 279 | 58% |
| White | 122 | 25% |
| Asian | 33 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
355 of the school's 483 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nelson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Nelson Elementary is one of 49 schools in Clovis Unified, based in Clovis, California. The district serves 43,669 students district-wide and employs 1,855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 483 students, Nelson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 891 students per school.