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From curriculum to teachers, a lot of factors go into picking the best school for your child to attend.

Niche, a ratings and review website, recently released its rankings of the best elementary, middle and high schools in Fresno County for 2025.

Niche focused on factors such as academics, diversity, teachers and college preparation, grading schools on a scale of A+ through D-..

Enterprise Alternative School was the best public elementary school in Fresno County, according to Niche.

The campus, which serves students in kindergarten through 12th grade, also landed at No. 1 on Niche’s list of the top 10 middle schools in the area.

Niche named Design Science Middle College High School in Fresno as the best pubic high school in Fresno County.

According to Niche, the No. 1 private school serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade was Fresno Adventist Academy. It also topped the list of the best local private high schools.

Enterprise Alternative School, part of the Clovis Unified School District, received an overall grade of A+ from Niche.

The school has a total of 45 students in grades K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 8 to 1.

The alternative school “uses an independent study learning strategy,” it said on its website.

The school scored A grades for academics and diversity, and an A+ for teachers.

“ I love Enterprise because I am very independent,” one student wrote in a review on Niche adding that teachers at the school make special efforts to keep student “on track.”

Enterprise Alternative School was one of the top 20 public middle schools in California, Niche said, and ranked among the top 40 public elementary schools in the Golden State.

Part of the Fresno Unified School District, Design Science Middle College High School earned an overall Niche grade of A+.

The school has 245 students ninth through 12th grades with a student-teacher ratio of 25 to 1, Niche said.

The school scored A grades in academics, teachers, diversity and college prep.

In a Niche review, one student wrote that Design Science boasts “some of the best staff and teachers I’ve had.”

“They want every one of their students to pass and do well,” the student said. “Academics are highly valued here.”

Design Science was one of 30 California schools recently named as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education, The Fresno Bee previously reported.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools award program honors “high-performing schools and schools that are making great strides in closing achievement gaps,” the agency said on its website.

These were the top 10 elementary schools in the Fresno area, according to Niche:

These were the best middle schools in Fresno County, according to Niche:

Niche named these 10 high schools the best in Fresno County:

Niche said it based its rankings on “rigorous analysis of academic and student life data” from the U.S. Department of Education.

The review site also looked at millions of reviews from students and parents.

Niche gave grades to local schools based on state test scores, student-teacher ratios, diversity, teacher quality, the overall quality of the school district and other factors

Coverage for In vitro fertilization, or IVF, will soon be expanded here in California.

FRESNO, Calif. -- Becoming parents is a dream, Dr. Carolina Sueldo often hears in her office as a fertility specialist.

She says every couple will face different obstacles when embarking on In vitro fertilization, or IVF.

One of the major challenges is often affordability.

"Doing something like IVF really is a significant expense for most families and really requires planning and a lot of decision-making on their part," Dr. Sueldo said.

Dr. Sueldo says it could cost a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the couple's situation.

On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB729.

The bill will require large group health plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. It includes three egg retrievals and unlimited embryo transfers.

The bill also expands benefits to LGBTQ+ families.

"There is such a stigma to talk about it, and we haven't talked about it as we should, and there is an opportunity to advocate for them and really share awareness," Jennifer Richmann said.

Jennifer Richmann is behind the Central California Walk of Hope - where hundreds of families unite, bringing awareness to the struggles of infertility faced by many, including herself.

"Emotional burden, physical burden, it's very trying to get to that point," Richmann said.

Jackie Fernando, founder of Resolve, an organization that provides access to resources, therapy, and support groups for people facing infertility, says the bill is monumental.

"I think it's wonderful and a step in the right direction and will give a lot of people at least a start to even try," Fernando said.

Sueldo says while this bill is a step in the right direction, questions remain.

"They do say that small health plans are required to offer but not necessarily required to cover and that individual health plans may not have the same requirements," Dr. Sueldo said.

For now, she says it's a new law worth celebrating.

"We are happy, and we are excited, and it's a right move and step in the right direction, but it would be naïve to think it's a simple, clean, across-the-board answer," Dr. Sueldo said.

The bill is expected to go into effect starting July 2025.

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Triple-digit temperatures are returning to the Fresno area, and the heat could break records, according to the National Weather Service.

“There remains a high probability (70% to 90%) of 100-degree heat to return to the San Joaquin Valley this week.” the National Weather Service wrote in an X post.

On Monday, Sept. 30, the weather service issued a heat advisory for the San Joaquin Valley the Sierra Nevada foothills and other areas.

“Afternoon temperatures Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday have the opportunity to set new monthly record highs,” the agency said in the X post

“We’re actually going to be very close to having record highs right now for Fresno,” said Carlos Molina, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford.

Temperatures will start to cool down by Saturday, the weather service said.

Here is what you need to know:

According to the National Weather Service, the heat advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, to 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3.

“Hot conditions (are) expected with temperatures reaching up to 106 degrees during the period,” the weather service said, adding that “moderate heat risks” are expected.

Cities affected by the heat advisory include Coalinga, Porterville, Taft, Lemoore, Fresno, Los Banos, Tulare, San Luis Reservoir, Hanford, Visalia, Madera and Bakersfield.

“Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during high heat events, the weather service said.

Fresno was expected to see sunny weather and calm winds on Monday with a high temperature near 95 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s latest seven day forecast.

The overnight low temperature will be around 66 degrees.

According to the weather service, Tuesday is expected to be sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and a low around 68.

On Wednesday, the high will be near 102 while the low will drop down to around 69.

Thursday will have a high near 101 and an overnight low around 69.

Friday’s high will near 100, while the low will dip to about 70.

Slightly cooler temperatures are expected over the weekend, with highs near 99 on Saturday and Sunday.

Lows will be around 69, the weather service said.

According to the weather service, temperatures will start dropping by early next week.

“By next Monday, the temperature will drop down to 95 degrees,” Molina said. “It may stay in the 90s, at least through the first half of October.”

The National Weather Service offered these tips for how to stay safe during hot weather:

This story was originally published September 30, 2024, 1:25 PM.