Students
1,687
enrolled at the 3 public schools with a Caruthers address.
Caruthers · Fresno County
Schools in Caruthers
Caruthers’s 2 public elementary schools have Scope Scores from 75 to 76.
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state.
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These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 1 charter here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
2 of the 3 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
2 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
1 charter school. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
No magnet or school of choice in Caruthers is in these lists.
Elementary schools
Which elementary schools in Caruthers score highest?
Alvina Elementary Charter is highest, with a Scope Score of 76. That is higher than 52 in 100 California elementary schools we score.
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Rank 1
Alvina Elementary CharterCharter
Alvina Elementary · 93609 · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152758% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 52nd percentile
Rank 2
Caruthers Elementary
Caruthers Unified · 93609 · Grades K–8
202159% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Each score compares a school with the 5,726 California elementary schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Caruthers score highest?
Caruthers Elementary is highest, with a Scope Score of 81. That is higher than 77 in 100 California middle schools we score.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined
Rank 1
Caruthers Elementary
Caruthers Unified · 93609 · Grades K–8
242650% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 77th percentile
Rank 2
Alvina Elementary CharterCharter
Alvina Elementary · 93609 · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2963% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Each score compares a school with the 2,529 California middle schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026.
High schools
Where does the high school we score in Caruthers stand?
Caruthers High has a Scope Score of 74. That is higher than 46 in 100 California high schools we score. It is the only public high school we score in Caruthers.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined
Rank 1
Caruthers High
Caruthers Unified · 93609 · Grades 9–12
142264% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Each score compares a school with the 1,498 California high schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025. The state called the top two levels Exceeded and Met in spring 2025.
Districts
Which districts run the schools here?
One district runs the public schools with a Caruthers address. Charter schools are not counted here.
Does living in Caruthers decide which school my child attends?
No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
Charter and private
What other schools are here?
1 charter school has a Caruthers address.
1 charter school has a Caruthers address. It is in the lists above, marked Charter.
Students
Who goes to school here?
1,687 students go to the 3 public schools with a Caruthers address. 88 in 100 qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Low-income families
82–89%
of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, from the lowest elementary school to the highest. California: 63%.
Students and meal counts: California Department of Education, free or reduced-price meal file, 2024–25.
Common questions
What do parents ask about schools in Caruthers?
Are the public schools in Caruthers good?
Caruthers’s 2 public elementary schools have Scope Scores from 75 to 76. Of those, 1 is Solid and 1 is Developing. Caruthers’s 2 public middle schools have Scope Scores from 73 to 81. Of those, 1 is Strong and 1 is Developing. Caruthers has one public high school we score. Caruthers High has a Scope Score of 74. It is Developing, at the 46th percentile. 75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Caruthers rank highest?
Alvina Elementary Charter is the highest elementary school, with a Scope Score of 76. It is Solid, at the 52nd percentile. Caruthers Elementary is the highest middle school, with a Scope Score of 81. It is Strong, at the 77th percentile. Caruthers High is the only high school we score here. It has a Scope Score of 74. It is Developing, at the 46th percentile. Each score compares a school with the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Where do these results come from?
The test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP). They are from spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools. The results are from spring 2025 for high schools. The California Department of Education publishes the test results. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
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Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools with a Caruthers address. They can belong to more than one school district.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.
State tests are the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), springs 2025 and 2026.
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