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Alice M. Worsley

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Alice M. Worsley is a very small K-12 alternative school with only 79 students, operated by the Fresno County Office of Education, serving a student population where nearly every child qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school presents a concerning paradox: it has exceptional resources, including the lowest student-teacher ratio (5.5 to 1) and very high per-student spending (over $69,000), yet it has the worst academic outcomes among comparable schools, with 0% of students testing proficient in core subjects and a graduation rate of only 17% contrasted with a 57% dropout rate. Interestingly, student chronic absenteeism at the school is relatively low, especially when compared to other local alternative schools like Farber School or Fresno County Special Education, which suggests the challenges are not primarily about daily attendance.

This performance stands in stark contrast to other area alternative schools, such as Hallmark Academy (96% graduation) and Yosemite Valley Charter (85% graduation), which serve similarly high-need populations but achieve dramatically different results. The data indicates a need for urgent review of the educational model at Alice M. Worsley, as the current approach is not translating its significant resources into student success.

Students ?

5.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$69,169

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 American Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725

(559) 600-4990

District: Fresno County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.2%

African American:

35.4%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (17% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,148^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative Schools in the Fresno County Office of Education

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.8	2690 of 2715	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	2494 of 2497	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	2451 of 2477	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	2286 of 2379	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	2234 of 2259	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.3	2207 of 2236	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	2043 of 2179	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	2006 of 2063	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	1948 of 2005	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.6	1983 of 1999	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1707 of 1804	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.2	1757 of 1777	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.4	1741 of 1769	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	2148 of 2162	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2124 of 2159	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2137 of 2170	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1732 of 2123	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1130 of 1290	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	2041 of 2133	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1876 of 2017	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1890 of 2021	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	1920 of 2039	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	1859 of 1994	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	1936 of 2426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1869 of 2354	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1912 of 2367	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	1782 of 2281	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	1787 of 2238	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	1705 of 2117	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.2	1665 of 2063	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.4	1640 of 1968	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	1507 of 1901	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	1409 of 1653	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	486 of 521	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	592 of 592	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	502 of 582	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	466 of 1161	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	900 of 1117	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	807 of 1052	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	1829 of 1902	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1914 of 1917	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1667 of 1861	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1799 of 1814	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1680 of 1742	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2002 of 2013	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1991 of 2026	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1989 of 2030	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1476 of 1943	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	959 of 1126	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1832 of 1937	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1715 of 1862	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1920 of 1942	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1896 of 1948	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1915 of 1963	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1505 of 1916	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	993 of 1122	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1789 of 1880	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1690 of 1834	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	9.4	1090 of 1222	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+41 vs school

White (2019)11th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)7th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alice M. Worsley	Public, Alternative	K-12	3333 American Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 600-4990	79	14	5.5	96.2%	3 (3.8%)	28 (35.4%)	42 (53.2%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)						0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$69,169	$13,073	$56,096
Fowler Academy Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	975 East Adams Ave.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 834-6098	4	1	4.0		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$50,205	$12,210	$37,995
W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	286	19	15.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	57 (19.9%)	223 (78.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	18.8	11.1			13.8	13.9	9.5	19.1	56.3	4.8	14.3	22.2	25.6	21.1	19.1	18.2	56.3	18.2	18.2	18.5	12.8	20.7							$21,306	$541	$20,765
Farber School of Independent Studies and Online	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	976	47	20.6	92.2%	89 (9.1%)	64 (6.6%)	686 (70.3%)	86 (8.8%)	12 (1.2%)	9 (0.9%)	29 (3.0%)								(n/a)	35.6	18.1		13.9	16.1	17.9	34.4	38.2	42.2	35.7	36.1	26.9	28.5	32.5	37.5	44.1	36.4	41.1	39.5	31.0	8.9	29.3	79.9	85.7	90.3	84.2	86.0	86.4	$23,748	$1,782	$21,966
Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	597	73	8.2	82.7%	55 (9.2%)	17 (2.8%)	464 (77.7%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)		7.7		0.0		2.4	0.0	8.3		18.2		23.1	33.3	15.0	0.0	0.0		9.1		0.0	0.0	1.3							$74,519	$7,896	$66,623
Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	830 Fresno St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 497-9331	261	14	18.6	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													22.9	22.9							2.9	2.9							$122,581	$640	$121,941
Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	520	23	22.6	80.2%	36 (6.9%)	73 (14.0%)	384 (73.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.4		20.0	0.0	6.5	10.0	6.3	4.6	20.8	4.8	16.7	15.9	12.9	15.0	6.3	0.0	12.5	4.8	20.8	2.4	7.2							$17,578	$1,317	$16,261
Sierra Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1931 North Fine Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sierra Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 490-4290	354	25	14.1	73.2%	64 (18.1%)	9 (2.5%)	258 (72.9%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)		20.0	25.0			23.4				7.7	40.0	41.7	57.1	41.6				0.0	8.9	8.3	12.2	9.2							$17,629	$1,984	$15,645
West Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	165	9	17.9	84.2%	48 (29.1%)	6 (3.6%)	103 (62.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)								(n/a)		13.5				9.8					38.5	26.3	40.0	26.7					15.4	2.6	4.0	4.0							$41,351	$4,226	$37,125
Hallmark Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2445 9th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 524-7190	287	12	23.3	70.4%	47 (16.4%)	6 (2.1%)	201 (70.0%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)								(n/a)	25.0	29.0		6.5		19.8		25.0	37.5	50.0	45.2	54.1	54.8	47.4		25.0	6.3	20.0	12.9	29.0	0.0	16.6	90.0				93.3		$19,227	$1,332	$17,895

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice M. Worsley

What district is Alice M. Worsley in?

Fresno County Office of Education

Is Alice M. Worsley a good school?

Alice M. Worsley ranks in the bottom 0.6% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alice M. Worsley?

Students at Alice M. Worsley are 53% Hispanic, 35% African American, 4% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Alice M. Worsley?

In the 2024-25 school year, 79 students attended Alice M. Worsley.

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