Best Public Schools in Carson, CA

Summary:

The city of Carson, California is home to 24 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 14 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 6 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals stark disparities in performance and outcomes between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools in the area.

The California Academy of Mathematics and Science stands out as an exceptional high school, ranking 5th out of 2,323 California high schools and earning 5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Eagle Tree Continuation High School ranks 2,256th out of 2,348 California high schools and earns 0 out of 5 stars. The data suggests that factors beyond just school resources, such as student demographics and community support, play a significant role in shaping educational outcomes.

Across the schools, there is a wide range in performance on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in 11th grade English Language Arts ranging from 97.65% at the California Academy of Mathematics and Science to just 3.7% at Eagle Tree Continuation. Chronic absenteeism rates also vary significantly, from a low of 7.6% at the California Academy of Mathematics and Science to a high of 72.2% at Eagle Tree Continuation. Addressing these disparities will be crucial for ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Los Angeles Unified and other districts serving the Carson area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)							CAST Science (2024)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	389	19	20.0	70.2%	2 (0.5%)	148 (38.0%)	226 (58.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	31.8	1372^nd of 2323 public high schools	40.9%		23.4	1610^th of 2348 public high schools	31.4%	238									10.7	24.0			16.0				31.4	29.0	29.5	56.6	36.4				15.7	21.1	24.4	5.6	17.2
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	K-8	16223 South Haskins Ln.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6120	235	10	23.3	90.6%	1 (0.4%)	78 (33.2%)	152 (64.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.6	3551^st of 5862 public elementary schools	39.4%		42.6	2972^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	49.4%	579								6.5	15.0				9.8	36.4	48.3	29.0	31.8	35.0	65.0		40.3	59.1	24.1	16.1	31.8	35.0	20.0		29.9
California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	667	25	26.2	35.5%	27 (4.0%)	37 (5.5%)	252 (37.8%)	321 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.2%)	99.6	5^th of 2323 public high schools	99.8%		99.6	5^th of 2348 public high schools	99.8%													84.0	84.0							97.7	97.7							93.5	93.5							$9,174
Ambler Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	319 East Sherman Dr.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-4090	477	24	19.8	78.0%	5 (1.0%)	342 (71.7%)	114 (23.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	36.7	3382^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	42.3%		42.9	2952^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	49.7%	430		0.0	0.0				0.0	15.9					15.9	32.4	33.7	52.2					38.7	36.5	29.7	30.4					32.1							$11,895
Annalee Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	19410 South Annalee Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 537-4740	199	11	18.0	68.3%	1 (0.5%)	151 (75.9%)	26 (13.1%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	13 (6.5%)	56.5	2203^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	62.4%		42.1	3005^th of 5874 public elementary schools	48.8%	802								18.2					18.2	53.6	59.3	45.5					51.5	64.3	51.9	32.6					46.9							$14,811
Bonita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	21929 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-8588	386	19	20.3	75.6%	7 (1.8%)	44 (11.4%)	225 (58.3%)	76 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23 (6.0%)	43.5	2955^th of 5862 public elementary schools	49.6%		29.6	3931^st of 5874 public elementary schools	33.1%	976								25.8					25.8	38.2	40.7	41.3					40.1	40.0	37.3	33.3					36.7	97.5				97.5		$10,887
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	19424 South Broadacres Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 537-1980	277	15	18.4	86.6%	2 (0.7%)	199 (71.8%)	44 (15.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.7%)	28.7	4047^th of 5862 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.8	4198^th of 5874 public elementary schools	28.5%	151								4.4					4.4	29.2	34.0	13.3					26.0	37.5	43.4	20.0					34.3	96.3				96.3		$15,064
Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	21820 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 952-5700	838	49	17.1	82.7%	21 (2.5%)	168 (20.0%)	491 (58.6%)	112 (13.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)	28 (3.3%)	39.4	1482^nd of 2777 public middle schools	46.6%		41.8	1404^th of 2802 public middle schools	49.9%	78									13.4				13.4				37.4	40.2	44.8		40.5				23.6	28.9	26.8		26.3							$11,155
Caroldale Learning Community	Public	K-8	22424 Caroldale Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8570	646	32	20.0	76.3%	15 (2.3%)	51 (7.9%)	320 (49.5%)	173 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	70 (10.8%)	59.6	2078^th of 5862 public elementary schools	64.6%		52	2437^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.5%	359								21.7	11.7				16.9	64.3	43.8	45.8	54.1	50.7	49.4		50.5	71.9	40.7	33.7	52.5	48.1	22.4		43.2	96.0				97.3		$9,380
Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,378	73	18.9	78.5%	41 (3.0%)	228 (16.5%)	787 (57.1%)	218 (15.8%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.8%)	64 (4.6%)	46	967^th of 2323 public high schools	58.4%		46.6	952^nd of 2348 public high schools	59.5%	15											22.8		22.8							51.8	51.8							19.1	19.1							$10,206
Carson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	161 East Carson St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-4508	622	29	21.4	65.6%	11 (1.8%)	50 (8.0%)	365 (58.7%)	131 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	50 (8.0%)	67.4	1706^th of 5862 public elementary schools	70.9%		65.6	1780^th of 5874 public elementary schools	69.7%	74								37.9					37.9	49.1	63.2	53.7					55.1	50.5	51.1	44.2					48.6							$9,758
Catskill Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	23536 Catskill Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-7241	448	23	19.4	88.6%	7 (1.6%)	30 (6.7%)	357 (79.7%)	37 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	10 (2.2%)	47.5	2698^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.0%		44.6	2850^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.5%	152	16.7		0.0				7.5	32.4					32.4	42.2	33.9	50.0					42.2	46.9	33.9	30.9					37.1	93.2	98.3	97.4	94.9	96.6	97.4	$10,952
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle	Public	6-8	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 661-4500	355	23	15.7	84.8%	8 (2.3%)	208 (58.6%)	117 (33.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.1%)	30.5	1787^th of 2777 public middle schools	35.6%		27.2	1945^th of 2802 public middle schools	30.6%	158									14.1				14.1				24.4	33.9	38.0		33.0				17.4	26.5	21.7		22.3							$14,036
Del Amo Elementary	Public	K-5	21228 Water St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-5351	307	15	20.4	75.6%	6 (2.0%)	38 (12.4%)	182 (59.3%)	60 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	53.8	2349^th of 5862 public elementary schools	59.9%		34.9	3509^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.3%	1160								32.6					32.6	31.3	21.1	58.1					37.2	66.7	32.4	51.2					51.6	93.4	95.1	96.7	96.7	93.4	96.7	$12,906
Dolores Street Elementary	Public	K-5	22526 Dolores St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-2565	436	21	20.7	82.6%	6 (1.4%)	47 (10.8%)	278 (63.8%)	69 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	29 (6.7%)	40.6	3143^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	46.4%		49.9	2536^th of 5874 public elementary schools	56.8%	607								21.4					21.4	35.3	35.9	46.4					39.8	46.4	38.5	22.6					34.9							$11,137
Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-5	21250 Santa Fe Ave.	Carson	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-7137	435	21	20.7	82.1%	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.7%)	352 (80.9%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	17 (3.9%)	60.6	2037^th of 5862 public elementary schools	65.3%		54.2	2322^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	60.5%	285	9.5	0.0	4.8				5.2	31.9					31.9	66.1	46.9	56.3					56.4	57.1	32.8	34.7					41.2	95.8	97.5		95.8	95.8	95.8	$9,821
Eagle Tree Continuation	Public	9-12	22628 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-0970	31	4	7.7	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	6 (19.4%)	22 (71.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													0.0																							$13,785
Leapwood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19302 Leapwood Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-8245	215	12	17.9	69.3%	3 (1.4%)	161 (74.9%)	20 (9.3%)	13 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.4%)	27.8	4124^th of 5862 public elementary schools	29.6%		39	3208^th of 5874 public elementary schools	45.4%	916								2.9					2.9	36.7	18.5	32.4					29.7	41.9	37.0	17.7					31.5							$15,215
Towne Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	18924 Towne Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 329-3505	309	14	22.0	83.2%	5 (1.6%)	57 (18.4%)	225 (72.8%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	51.1	2499^th of 5862 public elementary schools	57.4%		41.3	3050^th of 5874 public elementary schools	48.1%	551								28.9					28.9	62.2	39.0	35.6					45.8	57.8	31.7	31.1					40.5	96.8				96.8		$13,466
Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary	Public	K-5	23240 Archibald Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-8710	414	19	21.7	63.5%	8 (1.9%)	20 (4.8%)	248 (59.9%)	98 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	35 (8.5%)	71.6	1519^th of 5862 public elementary schools	74.1%		68.6	1643^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	72.0%	124								36.8					36.8	66.7	54.2	59.7					59.7	66.7	49.3	39.7					51.0	96.0						$11,352
Stephen M. White Middle	Public	6-8	22102 South Figueroa St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 783-4900	1,386	73	19.0	79.4%	62 (4.5%)	216 (15.6%)	843 (60.8%)	175 (12.6%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.3%)	42 (3.0%)	56.2	984^th of 2777 public middle schools	64.6%		50.2	1162^nd of 2802 public middle schools	58.5%	178				8.8	0.0	0.0	4.6		19.6				19.6				48.5	58.6	40.7		49.4				38.1	41.0	28.3		36.0							$8,838
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1455	493	25	19.5	75.9%	17 (3.4%)	61 (12.4%)	287 (58.2%)	80 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	17 (3.4%)	46.8	948^th of 2323 public high schools	59.2%		36.9	1228^th of 2348 public high schools	47.7%	280											21.6	6.3	19.7							68.1	68.1							10.3	10.3							$9,185
Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1465	457	26	17.6	81.8%	7 (1.5%)	32 (7.0%)	190 (41.6%)	214 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.2%)	60.8	614^th of 2323 public high schools	73.6%		43.4	1028^th of 2348 public high schools	56.2%	414											28.0		27.8							66.7	66.7							25.8	25.8							$9,493
Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 444-0488	894	51	17.6	81.2%	56 (6.3%)	122 (13.6%)	658 (73.6%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)								(n/a)					0.0		0.0	26.9	8.2		22.0		17.3	48.7	25.0	38.5	23.1	32.2	24.1	41.5	32.5	29.0	7.5	19.2	25.8	27.1	4.8	20.2	18.9

Cities Near Carson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wilmington	1.36 mi	12	599^th
Torrance	1.73 mi	36	134^th
Harbor City	2.34 mi	6	568^th
Long Beach	2.85 mi	82	393^rd
Lomita	3.29 mi	3	300^th

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

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