Is Carl E. Gilbert Elementary a good school?

Carl E. Gilbert Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Carl E. Gilbert Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 526 students attended Carl E. Gilbert Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carl E. Gilbert Elementary?

Students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Carl E. Gilbert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carl E. Gilbert Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Buena Park Middle High : Buena Park High

Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Summary:

Carl E. Gilbert Elementary is a public elementary school located in Buena Park, California, serving 508 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Buena Park Elementary District, which is ranked 814 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Buena Park Elementary District, Carl E. Gilbert Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are well below their counterparts. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, the school had a 19.75% proficiency rate, compared to 42.82% for the district and 42.8% for the state. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.2% in 2018-2019 to 33.3% in 2021-2022.

Interestingly, other schools within the Buena Park Elementary District, such as Charles G. Emery Elementary and Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary, significantly outperform Carl E. Gilbert Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, schools in neighboring districts, like Escalona Elementary and Buena Terra Elementary, also outperform Carl E. Gilbert Elementary in academic achievement and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

7255 Eighth St.
Buena Park, CA 90621-2203

(714) 522-7281

District: Buena Park Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4955^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,193

Students who attend Carl E. Gilbert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buena Park Middle
High:	Buena Park High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.3

Number of students: 526

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

African American:

5.3%

Asian:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carl E. Gilbert Elementary ranks worse than 84.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Buena Park Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.7. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.3%), African American (5.3%), Asian (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Buena Park Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary is 26.3. 3 elementary schools in the Buena Park Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary is $7,193, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Buena Park Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carl E. Gilbert Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Carl E. Gilbert Elementary 4955^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Carl E. Gilbert Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Buena Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Buena Park Elementary 814^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.70	2829^th	4809	41.2%
2005	30.03	3273^rd	4822	32.1%
2006	37.54	2856^th	4818	40.7%
2007	36.11	3163^rd	5113	38.1%
2008	33.66	3352^nd	5113	34.4%
2009	46.34	2691^st	5193	48.2%
2010	42.66	3007^th	5314	43.4%
2011	29.36	4037^th	5377	24.9%
2012	30.13	3944^th	5390	26.8%
2013	30.33	4018^th	5530	27.3%
2015	21.43	4479^th	5611	20.2%
2016	30.87	3704^th	5614	34.0%
2017	28.63	3942^nd	5692	30.7%
2018	30.92	3760^th	5662	33.6%
2019	31.35	3828^th	5789	33.9%
2022	25.64	4284^th	5883	27.2%
2023	23.63	4498^th	5874	23.4%
2024	18.70	4955^th	5862	15.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.56	737^th	3246	77.3%
2019	61.66	768^th	3275	76.5%
2022	46.94	1369^th	3311	58.7%
2023	62.48	691^st	3250	78.7%
2024	37.10	2029^th	3160	35.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	37.98	1424^th	2634	45.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.03	2752^nd	5084	45.9%
2019	44.63	2771^st	5173	46.4%
2022	34.26	3497^th	5264	33.6%
2023	35.53	3422^nd	5374	36.3%
2024	25.09	4369^th	5511	20.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	21.11	330^th	364	9.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.62	4043^rd	5413	25.3%
2019	29.71	3848^th	5492	29.9%
2022	29.04	3825^th	5635	32.1%
2023	22.15	4516^th	5617	19.6%
2024	19.74	4728^th	5605	15.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	20.76	1976^th	2227	11.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.33	3322^nd	5431	38.8%
2019	33.52	3503^rd	5510	36.4%
2022	23.53	4367^th	5663	22.9%
2023	25.84	4164^th	5650	26.3%
2024	19.04	4808^th	5636	14.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.08	2859^th	4830	40.8%
2019	40.14	2954^th	4963	40.5%
2022	32.54	3482^nd	5084	31.5%
2023	32.83	3483^rd	5098	31.7%
2024	24.60	4134^th	5102	19.0%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	460	14	46	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
1989	290	22	57	274	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
1990	273	23	61	352	0	n/a	n/a	0	709
1991	282	29	62	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1992	218	54	87	417	13	n/a	n/a	0	789
1993	224	55	74	415	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
1994	204	39	55	453	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1995	146	66	56	533	0	n/a	n/a	0	801
1996	146	66	56	533	0	n/a	n/a	0	801
1997	150	70	56	572	0	n/a	n/a	0	848
1998	118	83	56	665	0	n/a	n/a	0	922
1999	100	60	72	611	2	n/a	n/a	0	845
2000	93	59	66	615	2	n/a	n/a	0	835
2001	82	43	80	612	2	n/a	n/a	0	819
2002	82	55	91	672	3	n/a	n/a	0	903
2003	82	55	91	672	3	n/a	n/a	0	903
2004	66	41	95	635	2	n/a	n/a	23	862
2005	49	48	71	639	5	n/a	n/a	25	837
2006	53	47	50	630	4	n/a	n/a	20	804
2007	58	31	53	642	4	n/a	n/a	14	802
2008	51	34	49	590	5	n/a	n/a	0	729
2009	41	32	44	555	3	4	22	0	701
2010	34	22	42	557	2	8	3	0	668
2011	29	27	40	597	1	8	7	0	709
2012	31	36	44	633	1	9	12	0	766
2013	28	30	42	618	1	7	13	0	739
2014	22	29	41	648	1	5	9	0	755
2015	22	25	46	613	0	2	15	0	723
2016	27	27	50	598	0	5	16	0	723
2017	24	32	55	570	0	2	23	0	706
2018	20	26	50	519	0	0	20	0	635
2019	10	27	40	501	0	6	17	0	601
2020	12	24	39	495	0	2	14	0	586
2021	10	21	43	505	0	0	13	0	592
2022	16	25	36	483	0	0	15	0	575
2023	10	21	30	437	0	1	9	0	508
2024	4	28	24	459	0	1	10	0	526

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 Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	677	27.0	25.0	n/a
1989	643	26.9	23.9	n/a
1990	709	29.0	24.4	n/a
1991	747	32.0	23.3	n/a
1992	789	32.5	24.2	57.3
1993	768	30.0	25.6	51
1994	751	28.0	26.8	63.5
1995	801	29.0	27.6	70.3
1996	801	29.0	27.6	70.3
1997	848	34.0	24.9	84.6
1998	922	40.0	23.1	78.3
1999	845	40.0	21.1	67.6
2000	835	39.0	21.4	81.6
2001	819	40.0	20.5	87.3
2002	903	43.0	21.0	92
2003	903	43.0	21.0	92
2004	862	36.0	23.9	87.8
2005	837	35.6	23.5	93.5
2006	804	36.0	22.3	99.1
2007	802	35.0	22.9	90.2
2008	729	36.9	19.8	89.7
2009	701	31.0	21.3	89.3
2010	668	25.4	26.3	94.3
2011	709	n/a	n/a	93.9
2012	766	28.0	27.3	n/a
2013	739	26.1	28.2	93.5
2014	755	26.0	29.0	94.4
2015	723	27.0	26.7	94.1
2016	723	29.0	24.9	91
2017	706	27.0	26.1	93.2
2018	635	25.0	25.4	95.7
2019	601	24.0	25.0	83.9
2020	586	n/a	n/a	91.8
2021	592	25.0	23.6	88
2022	575	22.4	25.6	86.1
2023	508	21.0	24.1	91.1
2024	526	20.0	26.3	90.5

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 Carl E. Gilbert Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	677	27.0	25.0	n/a
1989	643	26.9	23.9	n/a
1990	709	29.0	24.4	n/a
1991	747	32.0	23.3	n/a
1992	789	32.5	24.2	57.3
1993	768	30.0	25.6	51
1994	751	28.0	26.8	63.5
1995	801	29.0	27.6	70.3
1996	801	29.0	27.6	70.3
1997	848	34.0	24.9	84.6
1998	922	40.0	23.1	78.3
1999	845	40.0	21.1	67.6
2000	835	39.0	21.4	81.6
2001	819	40.0	20.5	87.3
2002	903	43.0	21.0	92
2003	903	43.0	21.0	92
2004	862	36.0	23.9	87.8
2005	837	35.6	23.5	93.5
2006	804	36.0	22.3	99.1
2007	802	35.0	22.9	90.2
2008	729	36.9	19.8	89.7
2009	701	31.0	21.3	89.3
2010	668	25.4	26.3	94.3
2011	709	n/a	n/a	93.9
2012	766	28.0	27.3	n/a
2013	739	26.1	28.2	93.5
2014	755	26.0	29.0	94.4
2015	723	27.0	26.7	94.1
2016	723	29.0	24.9	91
2017	706	27.0	26.1	93.2
2018	635	25.0	25.4	95.7
2019	601	24.0	25.0	83.9
2020	586	n/a	n/a	91.8
2021	592	25.0	23.6	88
2022	575	22.4	25.6	86.1
2023	508	21.0	24.1	91.1
2024	526	20.0	26.3	90.5

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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