How does Caruthers Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Caruthers?

Caruthers Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 43.6/100, placing it at the 50th percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,248 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Caruthers Elementary?

16.2% of students at Caruthers Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Caruthers Elementary improving or declining?

Caruthers Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Caruthers Elementary?

7.6% of students at Caruthers Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Caruthers Elementary

Caruthers Unified Caruthers Fresno County 93609

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,248 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

838 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

45 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 86.3%

White 6.0%

Asian 3.0%

Black 0.5%

Other 4.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Caruthers Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.2%
Met Standard	26.1%
Below Standard	57.7%

Exceeded

16.2%

Met

26.1%

Below

57.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Caruthers Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.2% of students exceeded standard while 26.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points above the Caruthers Unified district average of 13.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

42.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-13.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,248

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	81	18.5%	28.4%	30.9%	22.2%	46.9%
4th	84	19.1%	15.5%	25.0%	40.5%	34.5%
5th	102	15.7%	27.4%	26.5%	30.4%	43.1%
6th	92	17.4%	32.6%	29.4%	20.6%	50.0%
7th	117	17.1%	36.8%	22.2%	23.9%	53.9%
8th	83	3.6%	34.9%	31.3%	30.1%	38.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	84	20.2%	35.7%	19.1%	25.0%	56.0%
4th	85	23.5%	21.2%	36.5%	18.8%	44.7%
5th	102	8.8%	23.5%	28.4%	39.2%	32.4%
6th	93	21.5%	21.5%	26.9%	30.1%	43.0%
7th	117	14.5%	18.8%	27.4%	39.3%	33.3%
8th	84	14.3%	16.7%	22.6%	46.4%	30.9%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.4

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Alvina Elementary · 2.3 mi

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