📍 2700 Minnewawa Ave., Clovis, Fresno County, 93612
Tarpey Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clovis, Fresno County. The school has 653 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tachua Vue. It is part of the Clovis Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Tarpey Elementary enrolls 653 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Asian and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 344 | 53% |
| Asian | 132 | 20% |
| White | 117 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
568 of the school's 653 students (87%) 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.
Tarpey Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Tarpey 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 653 students, Tarpey Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 891 students per school.