Caruthers Elementary

Caruthers Elementary operates as a roomy elementary campus in Caruthers, California, one of the schools within Caruthers Unified. Current enrollment sits at 836 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 80% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 4 schools in Caruthers Unified (1,686 students total), Caruthers Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Caruthers Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Beyond that, the school shows 9% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Caruthers Elementary has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Caruthers Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.8%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of +10.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fresno County put median household earnings sit near $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Caruthers Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Caruthers High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Caruthers Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caruthers Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Caruthers Elementary's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 861 (now 836). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 82% to 87%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Caruthers Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.