Alvina Elementary Charter School is a small single-school district, serving a farming community, and located approximately 10 miles south of Fresno. Our name is reportedly derived from the two major crops grown near the original school site, alfalfa and vineyards. The Alvina District was established in 1912. We became a feeder school to Caruthers High School in 1914. Our present school site was erected in 1955. We converted to charter school district status in August 2000. We believe that our isolation from neighboring residential and commercial activities promotes our sense of school community, provides an atmosphere where teachers and students feel safe and comfortable, and fosters pride in our school. We provide educational services to students enrolled in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. We have ten certificated teachers as well as twelve instructional assistants, and ten support staff members. We pride ourselves on our student to staff member ratio along with our small classroom averages.

      Our goal at Alvina Elementary Charter School, in partnership with our community, is to deepen student knowledge, develop a strong sense of core ethical values, and to provide students with the skills needed to become lifelong learners. We maintain our focus on our students’ academic development, and we strive to help each student grow emotionally, physically, and socially.