Carmichael Elementary School

Summary:

Carmichael Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sierra Vista, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 299. The school is part of the Sierra Vista Unified District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmichael Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44% for the district and 39% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students (74.58%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, Carmichael's spending per student has decreased significantly over the past few years, from $11,233 in 2018-2019 to $2,278 in 2020-2021, which is lower than the surrounding schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Huachuca Mountain Elementary and Pueblo Del Sol Elementary schools generally outperform Carmichael across academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies used at these higher-performing schools. Addressing the challenges faced by Carmichael Elementary will require a comprehensive approach, potentially drawing on the strengths of the surrounding schools and ensuring adequate and stable funding to support student learning and school improvement efforts.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 701 N Carmichael Ave
       Sierra Vista, AZ  85635-1160


(520) 515-2950

District: Sierra Vista Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
559th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools


Students who attend Carmichael Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Joyce Clark Middle School
High:    Buena High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.2%
White:
25.8%
Two or more races:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.6% Help


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Compare Details Carmichael Elementary School ranks worse than 61.8% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Sierra Vista Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.2%), White (25.8%), two or more races (9.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Sierra Vista Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carmichael Elementary School is 18.6, which is the 2nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Sierra Vista Unified District. (See more...)
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Schooldigger Rankings:

Carmichael Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Sierra Vista Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Vista Unified District 153rd of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carmichael Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 56.16 471st 1062 55.6%
2010 62.14 414th 1090 62.0%
2011 50.73 512th 1075 52.4%
2012 50.87 571st 1141 50.0%
2013 56.89 493rd 1158 57.4%
2014 58.07 461st 1079 57.3%
2015 53.09 390th 955 59.2%
2016 59.87 407th 1079 62.3%
2017 50.11 489th 1106 55.8%
2018 32.43 724th 1109 34.7%
2019 17.25 871st 1039 16.2%
2021 24.08 912th 1226 25.6%
2023 30.21 821st 1245 34.1%
2024 31.46 559th 904 38.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.95 441st 1027 57.1%
2023 27.37 523rd 617 15.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.39 956th 1201 20.4%
2023 63.03 196th 820 76.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.52 583rd 820 28.9%
2023 38.31 665th 1116 40.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.13 296th 423 30.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.54 673rd 1023 34.2%
2019 30.16 580th 862 32.7%
2021 21.06 993rd 1219 18.5%
2023 31.14 788th 1219 35.4%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.35 276th 306 9.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.82 808th 1032 21.7%
2021 28.48 817th 1220 33.0%
2023 29.72 811th 1216 33.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.76 415th 895 53.6%
2023 36.53 400th 607 34.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.36 688th 911 24.5%
2021 26.97 911th 1198 24.0%
2023 33.05 777th 1170 33.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.56 484th 654 26.0%
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Rank History for White students at Carmichael Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.47 567th 720 21.3%
2021 19.76 1032nd 1161 11.1%
2022 9.51 763rd 800 4.6%
2023 17.58 913th 1024 10.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Carmichael Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 421 80 31 167 9 n/a n/a -149 559
1989 383 72 31 144 7 n/a n/a -135 502
1990 326 59 22 154 4 n/a n/a -39 526
1991 325 58 19 176 3 n/a n/a -43 538
1992 294 66 15 149 5 n/a n/a 0 529
1993 298 71 27 183 5 n/a n/a 0 584
1994 280 78 19 175 6 n/a n/a 0 558
1995 247 71 15 173 6 n/a n/a 0 512
1996 247 71 15 173 6 n/a n/a 0 512
1997 246 78 19 180 4 n/a n/a 0 527
1998 285 70 13 163 11 n/a n/a 0 542
1999 242 63 11 157 3 n/a n/a 0 476
2000 178 51 8 154 6 n/a n/a 0 397
2001 202 51 10 180 12 n/a n/a 0 455
2002 210 58 9 200 8 n/a n/a 0 485
2003 210 58 9 200 8 n/a n/a 0 485
2004 148 52 9 190 7 n/a n/a 0 406
2005 135 56 6 176 8 n/a n/a 0 381
2006 156 43 10 177 3 n/a n/a 0 389
2007 161 44 10 189 6 n/a n/a 0 410
2008 132 59 18 177 4 n/a n/a 0 390
2009 135 48 12 175 7 n/a n/a 0 377
2010 148 48 14 162 6 n/a n/a 0 378
2011 138 32 10 194 5 7 24 0 410
2012 139 21 7 192 9 6 25 0 399
2013 132 19 4 174 10 5 18 0 362
2014 86 31 4 165 8 4 14 0 312
2015 100 21 6 183 5 4 24 0 343
2016 141 36 3 206 6 1 23 0 416
2017 116 32 1 196 6 1 32 0 384
2018 124 29 3 205 9 2 34 0 406
2019 155 36 4 210 6 0 39 0 450
2020 104 24 3 187 2 1 29 0 350
2021 100 24 4 177 3 2 17 0 327
2022 92 36 3 162 4 3 22 0 322
2023 77 27 5 156 2 3 29 0 299

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carmichael Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 559 31.5 17.7 n/a
1989 502 30.0 16.7 n/a
1990 526 28.5 18.4 n/a
1991 538 29.0 18.5 n/a
1992 529 28.5 18.5 n/a
1993 584 29.5 19.8 n/a
1994 558 32.2 17.3 n/a
1995 512 31.8 16.1 n/a
1996 512 31.8 16.1 n/a
1997 527 32.4 16.3 n/a
1998 542 31.7 17.1 n/a
1999 476 29.5 16.1 n/a
2000 397 24.5 16.2 n/a
2001 455 30.1 15.1 n/a
2002 485 28.1 17.3 72.8
2003 485 28.1 17.3 72.8
2004 406 25.5 15.9 94.1
2005 381 28.5 13.4 99.2
2006 389 28.0 13.9 88.4
2007 410 30.0 13.7 75.9
2008 390 29.3 13.3 72.3
2009 377 27.5 13.7 70.8
2010 378 25.0 15.1 67.7
2011 410 24.0 17.0 72.4
2012 399 25.0 15.9 75.4
2013 362 23.0 15.7 75.7
2014 312 20.0 15.6 78.8
2015 343 24.0 14.2 0
2016 416 26.0 16.0 100
2017 384 26.0 14.7 71.9
2018 406 24.0 16.9 79.8
2019 450 28.6 15.7 80
2020 350 18.0 19.4 74.9
2021 327 19.0 17.2 n/a
2022 322 19.5 16.5 74.8
2023 299 16.0 18.6 74.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carmichael Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 559 31.5 17.7 n/a
1989 502 30.0 16.7 n/a
1990 526 28.5 18.4 n/a
1991 538 29.0 18.5 n/a
1992 529 28.5 18.5 n/a
1993 584 29.5 19.8 n/a
1994 558 32.2 17.3 n/a
1995 512 31.8 16.1 n/a
1996 512 31.8 16.1 n/a
1997 527 32.4 16.3 n/a
1998 542 31.7 17.1 n/a
1999 476 29.5 16.1 n/a
2000 397 24.5 16.2 n/a
2001 455 30.1 15.1 n/a
2002 485 28.1 17.3 72.8
2003 485 28.1 17.3 72.8
2004 406 25.5 15.9 94.1
2005 381 28.5 13.4 99.2
2006 389 28.0 13.9 88.4
2007 410 30.0 13.7 75.9
2008 390 29.3 13.3 72.3
2009 377 27.5 13.7 70.8
2010 378 25.0 15.1 67.7
2011 410 24.0 17.0 72.4
2012 399 25.0 15.9 75.4
2013 362 23.0 15.7 75.7
2014 312 20.0 15.6 78.8
2015 343 24.0 14.2 0
2016 416 26.0 16.0 100
2017 384 26.0 14.7 71.9
2018 406 24.0 16.9 79.8
2019 450 28.6 15.7 80
2020 350 18.0 19.4 74.9
2021 327 19.0 17.2 n/a
2022 322 19.5 16.5 74.8
2023 299 16.0 18.6 74.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carmichael Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,233
2020 $7,318
2021 $2,278

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carmichael Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 871st of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 821st of 1245 Elementary schools
 17.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students450299
 33.6%
African American3627
 25%
American Indian62
 66.7%
Asian45
 25%
Hispanic210156
 25.7%
Pacific Islander03
White15577
 50.3%
Two or More Races3929
 25.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80%74.6%
 5.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Carmichael Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 299 students attended Carmichael Elementary School.

Students at Carmichael Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 26% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Carmichael Elementary School ranks 559th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Carmichael Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joyce Clark Middle School
High : Buena High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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