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Caruthers High

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Caruthers High ranks 1048 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1048^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 52% of California high schools

Summary

Caruthers High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 674 students, located in Caruthers, California. The school is part of the Caruthers Unified School District, which is ranked 664 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caruthers High has consistently ranked in the middle range of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 937 and 1,335 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with 11th-grade students scoring above the Caruthers Unified and California averages in English Language Arts/Literacy, but below in Mathematics and Science. Caruthers High's graduation rate has ranged from 86.2% to 96.7% over the past few years, which is generally in line with or slightly above the district and state averages. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% to 24.9%, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Laton High performs similarly to or slightly better than Caruthers High, while Fowler High outperforms Caruthers High in several academic metrics. The smaller, alternative schools in the area, such as MARC High and Horizon High, generally have lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism compared to Caruthers High.

682

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,240

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2580 West Tahoe Ave.
Caruthers, CA 93609-0545

(559) 864-6500

District: Caruthers Unified

Feeder schools for Caruthers High:

Elementary:

Caruthers Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

White:

7.6%

Asian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,048^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 48% (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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1048 of 2162	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	997 of 2159	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	937 of 2170	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	1335 of 2123	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	802 of 1290	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	929 of 2133	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	482 of 2017	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	54.7	915 of 2021	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.4	1153 of 2039	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.7	1115 of 1994	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.2	1232 of 2426	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	1018 of 2354	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	681 of 2367	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	48.4	809 of 2281	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.1	819 of 2238	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.6	724 of 2117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.7	831 of 2063	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.8	866 of 1968	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	24.6	1215 of 1901	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.1	1223 of 1653	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1096 of 1161	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1073 of 1117	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.6	920 of 1085	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	389 of 1064	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	972 of 1044	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1054 of 1906	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	781 of 1915	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	814 of 1915	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	1022 of 1858	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	763 of 1054	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	817 of 1833	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	460 of 1760	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	789 of 1900	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	779 of 1902	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	738 of 1917	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1104 of 1861	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	649 of 1814	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.8	230 of 1742	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	902 of 2013	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	906 of 2026	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	871 of 2030	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	1164 of 1943	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	659 of 1126	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	683 of 1937	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.6	279 of 1862	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	857 of 1942	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1034 of 1948	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	913 of 1963	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.6	1446 of 1916	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	668 of 1122	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	912 of 1880	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	488 of 1834	73.4%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	51 of 85	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	96.9	1 of 85	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	40.3	47 of 74	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	710 of 1252	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	891 of 1216	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1012 of 1197	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.6	845 of 1222	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Migrant (2025)40th percentile-12 vs school

White (2019)31st percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-39 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Caruthers High

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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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Caruthers High	Public	9-12	2580 West Tahoe Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Caruthers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-6500	682	33	20.7	89.1%	52 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	603 (88.4%)	18 (2.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49.7	1048^th of 2162 public high schools	51.5%		50.1	997^th of 2159 public high schools	53.8%	51	28.7		28.6	59.1	59.1	13.5	13.5	$20,240	$2,818	$17,422
MARC High	Public	9-12	2580 West Tahoe Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Caruthers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-6443	18	1	20.0	83.3%	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$24,947	$921	$24,026
Horizon High	Public	9-12	3086 West Mt. Whitney Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3562	7	2	3.5		1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$20,412	$387	$20,025
Riverdale High	Public	9-12	3086 West Mt. Whitney Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3562	496	33	15.1	90.7%	50 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	445 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42.2	1210^th of 2162 public high schools	44.0%		51.5	969^th of 2159 public high schools	55.1%	241	20.6		20.5	46.5	46.5	20.5	20.5	$20,212	$1,523	$18,689
Washington High	Public	9-12	6041 South Elm Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 485-8805	1,096	55	20.1	87.1%	55 (5.0%)	53 (4.8%)	905 (82.6%)	71 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	49	1061^st of 2162 public high schools	50.9%		60.6	754^th of 2159 public high schools	65.1%	307	23.2		23.3	55.0	55.0	21.2	21.2	$19,773	$2,962	$16,811
Easton Continuation High	Public	9-12	5865 South Clara Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5690	23	2	11.2	82.6%	2 (8.7%)	3 (13.0%)	16 (69.6%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$31,239	$15,567	$15,672
Elm High	Public	9-12	5865 South Clara Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5690	65	2	32.5	95.4%	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	59 (90.8%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	15	1807^th of 2162 public high schools	16.4%		9.7	2089^th of 2159 public high schools	3.2%	282	0.0		0.0	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	$15,961	$4,286	$11,675
Easton Community Day	Public	9-12	5865 South Clara Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5690	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Laton High	Public	9-12	6449 DeWoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4080	163	13	12.4	87.7%	20 (12.3%)	1 (0.6%)	140 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	27.2	1550^th of 2162 public high schools	28.3%		29.9	1493^rd of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	57	17.1	8.3	14.9	26.3	26.3	15.8	15.8
Fowler High	Public	9-12	701 East Main St.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6160	807	40	20.1	79.8%	61 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	650 (80.5%)	89 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61.4	783^rd of 2162 public high schools	63.8%		63.5	686^th of 2159 public high schools	68.2%	97	26.9		26.6	70.2	70.2	25.7	25.7	$12,493	$829	$11,664

Frequently Asked Questions about Caruthers High

How many students attend Caruthers High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Caruthers High.

What schools feed into Caruthers High?

Caruthers High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caruthers Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Caruthers High?

Students at Caruthers High are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian.

Is Caruthers High a good school?

Caruthers High ranks 1048^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Caruthers High in?

Caruthers Unified

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