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Alvina Elementary Charter

Q: Is Alvina Elementary Charter a good school?

Alvina Elementary Charter ranks 2343 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alvina Elementary Charter is a K-8 charter school in Caruthers, CA, serving 169 students in a predominantly agricultural region, and it has shown impressive recent improvement in its statewide ranking.

The school performs well academically given that over 80% of its students are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with proficiency rates in English and Math that are close to the state average. A standout strength is its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism, at 8.7%, which is less than half the state average and lower than most nearby schools like Orange Center Elementary (22.9%) and Washington Colony Elementary (19.0%). The school also invests more per student than several neighbors, which may support its lower student-teacher ratio and outcomes.

While the school has made significant gains, particularly for its Hispanic and low-income student subgroups, performance varies by grade, with 7th-grade scores being a notable area for growth. Compared to its closest neighbor, Caruthers Elementary, Alvina has a slight academic edge, especially in science. The school's trajectory is positive, demonstrating that with strong attendance and resources, it can deliver solid results for its community.

169

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,041

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

295 West Saginaw Ave.
Caruthers, CA 93609-9710

(559) 864-9411

District: Alvina Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

8.9%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,343^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,110^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 1,543Alvina Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2343 of 5857	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	3332 of 5869	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3335 of 5859	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2779 of 5883	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	667 of 1417	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	3089 of 5789	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	2589 of 5662	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	2399 of 5692	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.3	3190 of 5614	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.2	3687 of 5611	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	12.0	5207 of 5530	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	4701 of 5390	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	5094 of 5377	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	33.3	3596 of 5314	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.0	3173 of 5193	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.4	4019 of 5113	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	4513 of 5113	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	3434 of 4818	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.7	2353 of 4822	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.7	1645 of 4809	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	3861 of 5635	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4179 of 5492	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	2136 of 5413	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	1207 of 5107	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	2620 of 5107	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2657 of 5087	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	1883 of 5084	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	2256 of 4963	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	1731 of 4830	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	1519 of 5460	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	2704 of 5517	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	3353 of 5363	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	2268 of 5264	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	431 of 1110	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	3086 of 5173	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2807 of 5084	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2573 of 5628	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.5	4324 of 5643	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5321 of 5638	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	1785 of 5510	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	2072 of 5431	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	1110 of 2761	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	909 of 2783	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	801 of 2781	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	1128 of 2740	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	291 of 894	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	1074 of 2715	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	1393 of 2480	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.2	1125 of 2508	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	21.6	1959 of 2497	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	1654 of 2477	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1797 of 2379	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.4	1211 of 2259	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	1383 of 2236	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	1375 of 2179	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.6	1725 of 2063	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	1520 of 2005	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.4	1307 of 1999	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.4	640 of 1804	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.2	975 of 1777	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.8	1136 of 1769	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	986 of 2533	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	999 of 2509	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1295 of 2380	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	1068 of 2262	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	705 of 2395	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	540 of 2388	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	463 of 2374	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	688 of 2359	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	782 of 2213	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	1131 of 2072	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	951 of 2542	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	793 of 2579	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	601 of 2531	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	852 of 2458	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	162 of 721	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1258 of 2369	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1383 of 2230	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	1280 of 2552	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	1032 of 2527	59.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2022)31st percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2024)50th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science28%-5 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, April 9, 2012

My husband and I have 6 children, who have attended 8 different schools in our area from preschool to high school, and we believe Alvina to be, by far the best in the area. Their teachers, staff and even volunteers are so friendly, understanding, well educated, and undoubtedly, go above and beyond for their students and parents. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alvina Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Saginaw Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Alvina Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-9411	169	9	18.7	82.2%	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	150 (88.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	54.5	2343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		37.5	3332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	989	35.0	20.0	27.5	47.4	35.0	50.0	62.5	22.2	70.0	47.8	31.6	55.0	30.0	50.0	16.7	40.0	37.2				$20,041	$1,534	$18,507
Caruthers Elementary	Public	K-8	13699 South Quince	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Caruthers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-6500	836	46	18.2	88.5%	72 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	727 (87.0%)	26 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	49.4	2630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		43.5	2959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.6%	329	18.6	6.0	12.9	46.9	34.5	43.1	50.0	53.9	38.6	45.1	56.0	44.7	32.4	43.0	33.3	31.0	39.5	97.4	97.4	97.4	$20,620	$3,015	$17,605
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-8	11842 South Chestnut Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Caruthers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2895	150	10	15.0	91.3%	12 (8.0%)	1 (0.7%)	135 (90.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pacific Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2065 East Bowles Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Pacific Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2533	328	19	17.2	89.9%	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	286 (87.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	3511^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.4	3214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	297	28.1	34.2	31.4	32.4	14.3	34.4	38.1	42.9	56.8	37.4	56.4	22.6	21.9	34.9	40.0	52.6	39.0				$15,345	$783	$14,562
American Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2801 West Adams Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5650	265	19	14.3	73.2%	42 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (77.0%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	46.1	2825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		48.7	2634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	191	55.6	7.9	27.7	25.9	22.9	59.3	40.0	20.8	16.2	29.4	48.2	25.7	44.4	35.0	8.3	8.1	27.1				$25,042	$6,967	$18,075
Terry Elementary	Public	K-6	12906 South Fowler Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6710	224	9	24.5	97.3%	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	205 (91.5%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.1	5631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		10.5	5661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	30	7.0		7.0	17.2	9.7	23.3	32.3			20.9	10.3	6.3	4.7	9.4			7.4
Washington Colony Elementary	Public	K-8	130 East Lincoln Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Colony Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-0706	414	23	17.8	88.4%	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	377 (91.1%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	42.7	3025^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		50.4	2535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	490	30.0	19.6	23.5	39.2	45.8	50.0	40.8	43.6	35.3	41.9	41.2	41.7	24.1	20.8	20.0	13.7	27.0	96.6		96.6
Raisin City Elementary	Public	K-8	6425 West Bowles Ave.	Raisin City	93652	Fresno County	Raisin City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-0128	255	14	18.3	98.0%	22 (8.6%)	2 (0.8%)	219 (85.9%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	5479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		13.6	5430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	49	3.7	21.9	13.6	38.1	11.5	25.9	17.7	33.3	32.3	26.2	23.8	0.0	14.8	5.7	26.5	21.9	15.4				$23,128	$5,695	$17,433
Fremont Elementary	Public	3-5	306 East Tuolumne St.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6130	473	19	24.8	77.8%	25 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	408 (86.3%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	40.3	3198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		51	2507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.3%	691	20.3		20.3	40.3	46.4	41.2				42.6	35.7	43.1	27.1				34.9				$11,378	$1,287	$10,091
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-2	142 North Armstrong Ave.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6120	486	22	22.0	73.3%	37 (7.6%)	5 (1.0%)	397 (81.7%)	34 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)								(n/a)																					$13,863	$1,853	$12,010

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Is Alvina Elementary Charter a good school?

Alvina Elementary Charter ranks 2343^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alvina Elementary Charter?

Students at Alvina Elementary Charter are 89% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Alvina Elementary Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Alvina Elementary Charter.

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