I am writing my review from the perspective of an adult volunteer from the community. The front door staff is helpful and efficient (even in the midst of a remodel). I was Helped quickly (getting the paperwork I needed to do campus visitation). The only thing that makes Clovis West tough for me is that there isn't really a centralized location for the kids during lunch time. As is, the students are spread out all across campus (with lots of secret nooks and crannies or young lovers to suck face). On a more serious note, though, I'd have to imagine it is a security issue. But hey, it's friendly and clean with a good sense of school spirit. Oh, also, it's hard to figure out where visitor parking in; so I park on the road (pretty far from the front office). read more

You will find a school where the teachers and staff really care about their students. We live in difficult times and from what I have seen the school overall tries to promotes a culture of unity, hard work, and respect. They bring students together and promote a positive learning environment. They have a great leadership program, great academic options, sports, band, clubs and many opportunities. Bottom line you have teachers and staff who actually care about the students. They do a fantastic job. It's not perfect as no school or person is but they are working towards the greater good and a great Highschool experience for all who attend Clovis West. read more

The food sucks and some of the teachers are rude. The school needs to work more on the gyms and wifi. read more

Clovis West High School - Middle Schools & High Schools Near Me - Fresno, California

2022 CIF swim meet. The pool is nice but seating is only concrete vs metal. I would recommend to bring a big umbrella and sit in the first row of the concrete seating or last row of the metal bleachers. You can put up your umbrella for shade. For this meet, no chairs are allowed. read more

Clovis West High School - Pool and signs for CIF - Middle Schools & High Schools Near Me - Fresno, California

Review is for the track which is open to the public outside of school hours-- after 6pm if there isn't an event. Great place for a track workout! read more

The Admin and teachers are very friendly and provide students with excellent education! They truly care about their students. They have a CTE program for banking and finance. Such a great program for students! read more

The internet connection sucks, even though I have 2 bars, it won't connect. The gym is hot, please do better.

I must say that I'm not the least bit surprised to learn that Clovis West was run by fascists even back in '87... They made high school much more difficult and much less fun than it should have been. Everything from: - Suspending my off-campus priveleges for half a year my senior year - Searching my backpack and calling me into the office for "questioning" that they refused to tell me the nature of on many occasions - Having to listen to some incredibly biased, ethnocentric, and downright racist teachers rant on about their opinions - Locker checks that were supposed to be "random" but mine was checked at least monthly - 50 push-ups for being "tardy" when I was within 3 steps of the locker room door when the bell rang - Having to purchase a razor from the office and SHAVE for graduation friggin' practice - Having a counselor who wanted to "keep an eye on me" by not allowing me to take ANY free periods my senior year, even though I had all units required to graduate and had maintained nearly a 4.0 GPA. Instead of the free periods, she assigned me to 3 P.E. classes which was ridiculous, especially considering I was in peak physical shape my senior year weighing in at 185 and benching 325... Thankfully, I was pretty popular and had friends or they likely would have driven me to a continuation or adult school. I was just reminded of my alma-meter when I called Clovis West about 20 minutes ago to get some transcripts, and the secretary told me that the woman in charge of releasing them had gone home before slamming the phone down on me. Yeah, that about sums up Clovis West. read more

It's true. (Read Cathy V.'s review.) Back in '87, on a 100+ degree day, I was pulled out of class for wearing shorts that were too short by 1/2 an inch. One of the administrative staff kneeled in front of me and measured the distance from my knee to the hem. Creepy. I was treated with disdain. I sat in an office for 2 hours, without my books, without class materials, without an escape vehicle, without a back-up summer pant suit or perhaps an even shorter cheerleader skirt which, of course, would have mandated that I have some association with the cheerleaders who (it's true) were busy thieving jewelry down at Disneyland. Cathy recalls they were suspended. I only recall that they were required to return the jewelry and, at that, would not be prosecuted by the Park. Either way, disciplinary action was metered out in a very odd fashion by this administration. Back to the problem of my shorts which were too short by 1/2 inch. The thing is, when a girl is 6 feet tall, she's got more leg, and more of it shows, no matter how precisely she follows the Clovis West Golden Eagle inseam rule. Distraction? Work it out behind your desk or beneath the bleachers. I'd like to get back to class now so I can prepare for, and pass, this AP test and get the hell out of this town. And the measurement from knee to hem is NOT an inseam anyway, wherever you are, you dimwit. The one star is for some top-rate teachers and classes, Mr. Baker's poetry club, Shirley -- who doled out a dime for each discarded pepsi cup and pizza pocket wrapper we collected for her, thus allowing us to buy a ticket to see some rock band or two -- and, most of all, the friends who were truly aware and all there. read more

Here for a cheer competition. The gym is very welcoming and they have a tremendous amount of parking available. Which is a BIG plus.

PROS: -great teachers who genuinely care about students and their education -very diverse student body -bullying is not a big issue -outstanding athletics program -not a lot of behavior problems -not far from fast food restaurants like McDonald's and Taco Bell (not, however, within walking distance during a 40 minute lunch) -homes nearby -many clubs, teams, and activities Cons: -COMMON CORE -more emphasis on discipline than education -strict enforcement of an arbitrary dress code, which discriminates on the basis of gender and obstructs individual expression -standardized tests that hinder students' creative development and individual thought -prevalence of drug use among student body, including marijuana, "wax," Xanax, and acid -as with any public school, occasional fights -mainstream classes (non-AP or honors) are very dull and boring, and often discourage students from learning - depending on the teacher -there aren't any good water fountains from which to drink -not deemed a "ghetto" school (such as Hoover or Roosevelt), but not considered a "rich kid" school either (such as Clovis North or private schools like San Joaquin Memorial); essentially, Clovis West has its fair share of students from poorer neighborhoods, such as Pinedale, as well as students from wealthier neighborhoods, such as The Bluffs -only seniors are allowed to go off campus during lunch read more

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I completely agree with the stupid shorts rule. I was NOT a cheerleader nor associated with them in any degree, as well. I, too, found it quite suspicious that those little cheer/pep girls got to sport that tiny skirt that they hid all kinds of goodies in the pleats unbenounced to our great (HAHA!), outspoken leaders of CWHS. I got sent home one day for having a pair of shorts on that were one inch too high from the knee, also after having waiting in a counselors office for a good chunk of the day as my backpack, books, calculater, etc laid barren on my desk from class to class until the teacher had another random student pack up my stuff and transfer it to the back corner of the class. Nice! I guess it's like being arrested by the Gestapo having to turn yourself over and forget about your belongings until they decide you can go collect them with an officer. Another time I was called into my counselors office because a fellow student noticed a few scratches on my back as we were changing in the PE locker room to ready for our next class. I had just scratched my own back right in front of her (my fellow student). Apparently she and that counselor took it upon themselves to call me out of class later that day to grill me about my family life behind closed doors. Oh my heavens! It took me forever to convince the counselor that there was absolutely NO abuse going on at my house! What a waste of an entire afternoon of school. How absurd, as well. Where were these counselors when several of my classmates would hang out on several nights a week at a place called "the Dikes" or other places not to far from Fresno, to get wasted on whatever they could get their hands on and release their teenage hormones upon each other? One weekend a kid was killed playing chicken in cars on a dirt road somewhere. A rich girl, who will remain nameless, who's family owned a huge funeral home, who drove a new Mercedes or BMW every time she wrecked another one, ran over a little middle schooler girl on her bike one of the first days of school in I believe, my sophomore year. She was simply suspended for a few days as a result of the incident. As many other well-to-do families that had kids attending CWHS, that were most likely funding those little, tiny cheer/pep skirts minus the trinkets the cheerleaders/pep girls hid in them, or even funded the then new "Million Dollar Baseball Stadium" that supposedly came from selling a million candy bars by the baseball team.... this girl/student driver probably got out of a lot more trouble that didn't make it to the "Grapevine" of information that you didn't care to know that spanned around the school and even stretched acrossed Fresno at times. Awwwwwwww and Mr. Jolliff, does anyone remember Mr. Jolliff? I don't know what REALLY ever happened to that guy, but he was the anti-christ quite often, well, when he wasn't on the top of his game, whatever that neurotic, psychosematic little game was that is. At first, before spending much time in his tattered little class that wasn't funded by rich families at least, I was irked that kids would poke fun at the very LARGE diasthema in between his two upper central incisors. However, after experiencing Jolliff's regime, I two partook in the joke that you could drive a truck through that gap. Where were those pep rally's for this winning debators or forensic students? OH WAIT!!!! Not enough FUNDING, right? How about Spanish class with Mrs. O'Neil? Oh geez! That woman wouldn't know how to speak Spanish in Mexico if her little life depended on it! But, I must say her being blind as a bat let several class member get away with cheating openly on just about every test we had. Thank God I had neighbors that I spoke Spanish with quite often, and already managed to absorb some Spanish from earlier classes so I didn't feel the need or want to cheat. All in all, at least I did graduate and get the heck out of that fascist regime. I'm sure there are many, many more serandipidous tales that I can conjur up at some point about CWHS, but then, I did have some good times, occasionally. Like smoking off campus at a liquor store/deli on Cedar & Herndon with other seniors that were totally cool, as well. Or Grad Night at Disneyland getting all dressed up to arrive wrinkly and all staticky from the 4 or 5 hour bus ride just to get soaked on Splash Mountain and then freeze the rest of the night. Or winning rounds at Forensics and Debate tournaments when I finally struck an interest in winning something. However, I do have a diploma from a pretty well recognized school if that counts for anything anymore at age 37? And, maybe, just maybe it was Mr. Jolliff's giant gap that you could slip about a dollar in quarters through that drove me to become the Dental Hygienist that I am today? HAHA probably not! But hey, that's me and I probably owe something to that school that I did someday? Maybe? read more

Excellent school. My son currently attends CW. The teachers are excellent and considered one of the best high schools in the Fresno area. They offer tons of AP classes in many subject areas. The students get accepted to great colleges and universities. read more

I recently went to CW to work out as I was home for Christmas. I was very impressed with the quality of the track. For a high school, the track seemed to be well taken care of and made for a nice workout. Around the track, the school has also placed pull up bars which were nice to incorporate into my workout. I would recommend to all my friends who are runners to try out the CW track. read more

As a former student of Clovis West, this is probably one of the best schools in Clovis Unified. The quality of education is superb, and the teachers are truly inspirational. As one of the top students in my class, Clovis West made college an absolute breeze. I was able to easily adapt to any situation, and challenge myself to achieve better like I learned at Clovis West. I participated in some of the best athletic programs at Clovis West, and took some of the hardest AP classes taught by qualified teachers. Not only were these teachers, counsellors, and administrators there to help, but many of them became friends. I will definitely attribute a lot of my success to Clovis West and hope to return and support the community in the years to come. read more