Alice M. Worsley is an alternative public school in Fresno, California that serves grades K-12, with only 122 students enrolled. The school is part of the Fresno County Office of Education district, which is ranked 1548 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Alice M. Worsley stands out as an outlier with some of the worst academic outcomes in the Fresno area. The school has consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 10.7% to 19.4% over the past 5 years, which is significantly lower than the state average of around 55-60%. Correspondingly, Alice M. Worsley has had extremely high dropout rates, ranging from 52.0% to 73.6% over the past 5 years, much higher than the state average. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates and very low proficiency rates on standardized tests, often less than 10% proficient compared to state averages around 30-55%. Over 97% of Alice M. Worsley's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of poverty among the student population.
In comparison, the nearby Fresno County Special Education school, while also an alternative school, has significantly better graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and higher test scores than Alice M. Worsley. The Sanger Unified, Yosemite Valley Charter, and Sierra Charter schools in the area also generally have much stronger academic performance, with higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better test scores than Alice M. Worsley, while serving a more economically diverse student population.
In the 2023-24 school year, 79 students attended Alice M. Worsley.
Students at Alice M. Worsley are 62% Hispanic, 24% African American, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.
Fresno County Office of Education
Alice M. Worsley ranks in the bottom 3.4% of California alternative schools.