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Enrollment
836
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARUTHERS UNIFIED·NCES 060006700730
Caruthers Elementary
13699 South Quince, Caruthers, CA 93609 · (559) 864-6500 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
740 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 43% larger than its 8th grade class (88).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.1pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 29.7% | 27.2% | 27.7% |
| Math | 16.8% | 22.6% | 26.9% | 33.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 34.5% |
| 2022-23 | 39.2% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 31.5% |
| 2020-21 | 24.6% | 19.3% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 39.1% | 38.2% |
| 2016-17 | 34.8% | 34.4% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Caruthers Elementary
Caruthers Elementary's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caruthers Elementary this school | 836 | 88.5% | 39.5% |
| Bill Libbon Elementary Santa Maria | 834 | 87.9% | 25.4% |
| Venetia Valley K-8 San Rafael | 748 | 87.7% | 22.7% |
| Grasslands Elementary Los Banos | 884 | 85.1% | 40.0% |
| John C. Fremont Elementary Stockton | 813 | 87.0% | 11.2% |
| El Camino Real Elementary Arvin | 771 | 88.5% | 27.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Caruthers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,532 of 5,151 | #78 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,325 of 5,172 ▲ 317 | #67 of 185 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #2,443 of 5,172 ▲ 373 | #74 of 185 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #986 of 5,116 | #56 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #290 of 5,915 | #11 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #318 of 5,352 | #28 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #4,246 of 5,354 | #142 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #1,273 of 5,625 | #86 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #3,539 of 3,837 | #120 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
836
-69 (-8%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 799
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 22.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 836 | 45.8 | 18.3:1 | 89% (740) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 45.1 | 18.6:1 | 88% (736) |
| 2022-23 | 859 | 45.8 | 18.8:1 | 87% (750) |
| 2020-21 | 905 | 41 | 22.1:1 | 90% (818) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 45.3 | 19.0:1 | 91% (783) |
| 2015-16 | 828 | 44 | 18.8:1 | 91% (757) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | N/A | N/A | 83% (652) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 39 | 20.5:1 | 83% (663) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caruthers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (861 to 836); teachers up 1% (45.3 to 45.8).
About Caruthers Elementary
Caruthers Elementary is an elementary school in Caruthers, California, according to federal school records. In all, 836 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 80% larger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Federal data list 4 schools in Caruthers Unified, with 1,686 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Caruthers Elementary, about 87 are Hispanic. The school is also 9% White and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Fresno County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
For every teacher at Caruthers Elementary, there are about 18.3 students; the school has 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. There are 740 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 89% of enrollment. Across public schools in Fresno County, the average is 75%.
Caruthers Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.5% is 11.8 points above the 27.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Fresno County show that the median household earns about $74,201 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Fresno County, 368 public schools serve about 206,072 students.
Caruthers Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Caruthers High, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Caruthers Elementary holds 3 other public schools. Caruthers Elementary's average proficiency of 39.5% compares with 33.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 69 students, from 905 to 836. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.3:1.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caruthers Unified
- Caruthers HighHigh · 682 students
- Monroe ElementaryElementary · 150 students
- MARC HighHigh · 18 students
Other schools in Caruthers
- Caruthers HighHigh · 682 students
- Alvina Elementary CharterElementary · 169 students
- MARC HighHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Caruthers High0.4 mi · 682
- MARC High0.4 mi · 18
- Alvina Elementary Charter2.3 mi · 169
- Monroe Elementary5.6 mi · 150
- Monroe Elementary5.6 mi · 152
- Raisin City Elementary6.0 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Caruthers ElementaryHow many students attend Caruthers Elementary?
Caruthers Elementary enrolls approximately 836 students in grades KG-08.
Is Caruthers Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caruthers Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Caruthers Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Caruthers Elementary.
How diverse is Caruthers Elementary?
Caruthers Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Caruthers Elementary?
Caruthers Elementary is overseen by Caruthers Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.