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Caruthers Elementary

Q: Is Caruthers Elementary a good school?

Caruthers Elementary ranks 2630 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Caruthers Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 836 students in the rural Caruthers Unified district, and it stands out as a school on a steady upward path, improving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and moving well above the state average in mathematics while effectively managing student attendance.

The school's math performance, where 39.5% of students are proficient, is notably stronger than many nearby schools with similar challenges, such as Orange Center Elementary (24.4%) and Terry Elementary (7.4%). Perhaps its most impressive achievement is reducing chronic absenteeism to just 7.6%, which is less than half the state average and a key factor in its academic gains. This consistent improvement contrasts with some area schools, like Washington Colony Elementary, which has seen its ranking decline.

While the school excels in math and attendance, science scores are a significant area for growth, lagging behind state averages—a challenge shared by most schools in the region. Compared to the nearby Alvina Elementary Charter, which has similar demographics, Caruthers Elementary performs very similarly, demonstrating that a traditional public school in a supportive district can achieve comparable results. Overall, Caruthers Elementary represents a compelling story of focused improvement and effective resource use within its community.

836

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,256

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13699 South Quince
Caruthers, CA 93609

(559) 864-6500

District: Caruthers Unified

Students who attend Caruthers Elementary usually attend:

High:

Caruthers High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

White:

8.6%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,630^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,217^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

664^th of 1,543Caruthers Unified 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	49.4	2630 of 5857	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	2959 of 5869	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	3068 of 5859	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3590 of 5883	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1081 of 1417	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	3341 of 5789	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	3020 of 5662	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	2903 of 5692	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	2849 of 5614	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	3309 of 5611	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	3381 of 5530	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.8	4105 of 5390	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	4361 of 5377	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	3416 of 5314	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	3167 of 5193	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.2	4032 of 5113	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	3939 of 5113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	3841 of 4818	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	4190 of 4822	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.1	3864 of 4809	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	1791 of 3162	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1358 of 3245	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1232 of 3311	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	500 of 602	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	997 of 3275	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	1035 of 3246	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2664 of 5597	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2766 of 5612	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	3011 of 5609	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3566 of 5635	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	960 of 1267	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3500 of 5492	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2986 of 5413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	1709 of 5107	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	1999 of 5107	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	2246 of 5087	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	2744 of 5084	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2496 of 4963	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	2050 of 4830	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	1917 of 5460	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	2447 of 5517	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	2399 of 5363	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	2941 of 5264	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	817 of 1110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2632 of 5173	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	2112 of 5084	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	2444 of 5628	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2931 of 5643	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2961 of 5638	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3350 of 5663	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	948 of 1272	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	2947 of 5510	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2886 of 5431	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	73.8	10 of 68	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	2202 of 2651	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	1394 of 2661	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	2094 of 2726	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2542 of 2834	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1217 of 2761	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1403 of 2783	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	1386 of 2781	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1381 of 2740	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	560 of 894	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1632 of 2715	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	1140 of 2480	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.4	1467 of 2508	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	1615 of 2497	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	1510 of 2477	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.5	1601 of 2379	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	1370 of 2259	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	931 of 2236	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.6	996 of 2179	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.9	1156 of 2063	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.1	1153 of 2005	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.8	1174 of 1999	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.2	1205 of 1804	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.3	1303 of 1777	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.3	1356 of 1769	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.4	436 of 1478	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	40.1	767 of 1521	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	514 of 1540	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	248 of 363	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	633 of 1442	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	480 of 1364	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1254 of 2533	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	1215 of 2551	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	1347 of 2531	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1418 of 2509	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	469 of 738	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1479 of 2380	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	996 of 2262	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	848 of 2395	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	919 of 2388	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	850 of 2374	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	893 of 2359	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	1181 of 2213	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.7	670 of 2072	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	871 of 2542	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	1141 of 2579	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	1185 of 2531	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	1053 of 2458	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	380 of 721	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1223 of 2369	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	686 of 2230	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1072 of 2534	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	1437 of 2552	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1217 of 2538	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	1134 of 2527	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	461 of 763	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1493 of 2407	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1228 of 2273	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	39 of 94	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	760 of 1520	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.0	1375 of 1555	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Migrant (2023)85th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Migrant (2024)59th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science13%-20 vs state

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$27,256	$24,470	$2,786
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					$39,443	$38,580	$863
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)																						$45,828	$40,442	$5,386
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					$45,658	$41,774	$3,884
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					$44,640	$42,852	$1,788
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					$39,081	$35,946	$3,135
Fipps Primary	Public	K-3	21320 South Feland	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3353	394	21	18.7	92.6%	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)				29.3						29.3	20.7						20.7	91.9	96.0	92.9	93.9	$28,837	$26,584	$2,253
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	$36,046	$34,466	$1,580
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					$17,387	$16,278	$1,109
Burrel Elementary	Public	K-8	16704 South Jameson Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Burrel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 866-5634	94	8	11.7	85.1%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	5035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.8	5229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	194			5.6	18.2	13.3	18.2		45.5		21.9	54.6	6.7			45.5		23.8					$27,074	$24,958	$2,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Caruthers Elementary

What district is Caruthers Elementary in?

Caruthers Unified

What schools do graduates of Caruthers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caruthers Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Caruthers High

What is the racial makeup of Caruthers Elementary?

Students at Caruthers Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Asian.

Is Caruthers Elementary a good school?

Caruthers Elementary ranks 2630^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Caruthers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Caruthers Elementary.

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