Alvina Elementary Charter

Alvina Elementary Charter is one of the rural-scale elementary schools in Caruthers, California, overseen by Alvina Elementary, with 169 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 64% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Alvina Elementary Charter answers to Alvina Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alvina Elementary Charter reports that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Alvina Elementary Charter has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Alvina Elementary Charter tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fresno County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Alvina Elementary Charter is one.

Caruthers Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Alvina Elementary Charter. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alvina Elementary Charter at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

The school occupies a rural site. Alvina Elementary Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Alvina Elementary Charter's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 169). The White share of enrollment fell from 13% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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