Is Magnolia Elementary a good school?

Yes! Magnolia Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 146 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Magnolia Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 503 students attended Magnolia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Elementary?

Students at Magnolia Elementary are 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Magnolia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Valley Middle High : Carlsbad High

Magnolia Elementary

Summary:

Magnolia Elementary is a public elementary school in Carlsbad, California, serving 503 students in grades K-5. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in the state, with outstanding academic performance that far exceeds the district and state averages.

Magnolia Elementary's students excel on standardized tests, with 82.61% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 81.88% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 49th out of 5,102 schools) and students with special needs (ranked 28th out of 2,634 schools). Additionally, Magnolia Elementary has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high-quality educational environment.

Compared to nearby schools, Calavera Hills Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Buena Vista Elementary, Magnolia Elementary outperforms them in both academic performance and student demographics. Other high-performing schools in the area, such as Kelly Elementary and Hope Elementary, still lag behind Magnolia Elementary in several key metrics. The school's consistent 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger over the years further demonstrate its commitment to excellence and its ability to foster student success.

Detail:

Public K-5

1905 Magnolia Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92008-2632

(760) 331-5600

District: Carlsbad Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,106

Students who attend Magnolia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Middle
High:	Carlsbad High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 503

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 10.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Magnolia Elementary ranks better than 97.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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: White (71.4%), Hispanic (16.3%), two or more races (10.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 10.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Carlsbad Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Magnolia Elementary is 24.5. 7 elementary schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Magnolia Elementary is $7,106. 6 elementary schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Magnolia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Magnolia Elementary 146^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Magnolia Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Carlsbad Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Carlsbad Unified 160^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Magnolia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.45	489^th	4809	89.8%
2005	84.74	739^th	4822	84.7%
2006	87.59	611^th	4818	87.3%
2007	88.75	576^th	5113	88.7%
2008	83.65	810^th	5113	84.2%
2009	81.89	896^th	5193	82.7%
2010	80.26	1000^th	5314	81.2%
2011	84.53	753^rd	5377	86.0%
2012	80.53	1001^st	5390	81.4%
2013	88.86	539^th	5530	90.3%
2015	89.08	664^th	5611	88.2%
2016	96.00	233^rd	5614	95.8%
2017	93.06	446^th	5692	92.2%
2018	93.97	373^rd	5662	93.4%
2019	96.04	217^th	5789	96.3%
2022	97.31	173^rd	5883	97.1%
2023	97.10	179^th	5874	97.0%
2024	97.18	146^th	5862	97.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	89.66	20^th	669	97.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	98.98	34^th	2420	98.6%
2024	99.19	28^th	2634	98.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.69	420^th	5084	91.7%
2019	94.93	142^nd	5173	97.3%
2022	95.26	170^th	5264	96.8%
2023	98.27	70^th	5374	98.7%
2024	99.61	22^nd	5511	99.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.71	463^rd	5413	91.4%
2019	94.97	227^th	5492	95.9%
2022	95.31	279^th	5635	95.0%
2023	95.00	283^rd	5617	95.0%
2024	96.15	176^th	5605	96.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	97.75	56^th	2585	97.8%
2022	97.04	72^nd	2227	96.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.26	302^nd	5431	94.4%
2019	95.29	227^th	5510	95.9%
2022	97.69	99^th	5663	98.3%
2023	96.13	218^th	5650	96.1%
2024	96.51	159^th	5636	97.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.42	252^nd	4830	94.8%
2019	96.35	103^rd	4963	97.9%
2022	97.45	95^th	5084	98.1%
2023	97.85	74^th	5098	98.5%
2024	98.42	49^th	5102	99.0%

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Rank History for White students at Magnolia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.62	234^th	2737	91.5%
2019	89.08	125^th	2834	95.6%
2022	91.34	70^th	2726	97.4%
2023	89.26	126^th	2662	95.3%
2024	89.24	109^th	2647	95.9%

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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 Magnolia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	583	3	14	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
1989	625	9	12	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	729
1990	629	11	17	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
1991	584	15	13	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
1992	583	14	17	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	715
1993	568	18	15	103	1	n/a	n/a	0	705
1994	571	16	15	96	1	n/a	n/a	0	699
1995	532	12	30	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
1996	532	12	30	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
1997	521	19	26	146	3	n/a	n/a	0	715
1998	515	13	34	147	3	n/a	n/a	0	712
1999	504	12	30	151	3	n/a	n/a	0	700
2000	471	9	26	153	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2001	453	10	25	153	4	n/a	n/a	1	646
2002	444	2	32	158	5	n/a	n/a	3	644
2003	444	2	32	158	5	n/a	n/a	3	644
2004	421	0	30	156	10	n/a	n/a	18	635
2005	365	2	24	149	8	n/a	n/a	23	571
2006	268	1	20	116	8	n/a	n/a	29	442
2007	261	1	20	104	6	n/a	n/a	40	432
2008	273	4	21	101	6	n/a	n/a	0	405
2009	260	3	13	90	7	0	50	0	423
2010	262	5	8	122	2	3	17	0	419
2011	297	3	7	103	2	2	21	0	435
2012	310	4	7	90	2	1	18	0	432
2013	301	5	5	96	0	1	17	0	425
2014	306	4	11	109	1	0	27	0	458
2015	308	4	11	120	3	0	30	0	476
2016	332	4	6	112	4	0	35	0	493
2017	345	3	7	121	7	0	34	0	517
2018	325	1	6	104	4	1	36	0	477
2019	367	2	3	101	3	0	41	0	517
2020	361	2	1	103	2	0	46	0	515
2021	295	2	3	82	1	0	33	0	416
2022	365	1	4	79	0	0	47	0	496
2023	359	1	8	82	0	0	53	0	503

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 Magnolia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	28.5	23.4	n/a
1989	729	32.6	22.3	n/a
1990	739	31.5	23.4	n/a
1991	710	33.5	21.1	n/a
1992	715	34.0	21.0	14.8
1993	705	32.0	22.0	15.2
1994	699	31.0	22.5	17.9
1995	717	33.0	21.7	20.1
1996	717	33.0	21.7	20.1
1997	715	32.0	22.3	23.1
1998	712	39.0	18.3	24.4
1999	700	40.7	17.2	24
2000	663	36.5	18.2	23.5
2001	646	38.5	16.8	25.1
2002	644	39.6	16.3	21.1
2003	644	39.6	16.3	21.1
2004	635	37.6	16.9	17
2005	571	35.0	16.3	22.6
2006	442	27.6	16.0	17.4
2007	432	30.0	14.4	19.6
2008	405	34.0	11.9	18.3
2009	423	22.6	13.5	23.9
2010	419	29.2	14.3	22
2011	435	n/a	n/a	19.3
2012	432	15.0	28.8	n/a
2013	425	14.5	29.3	18.4
2014	458	14.0	32.7	15.9
2015	476	17.0	28.0	16.6
2016	493	18.0	27.3	15.6
2017	517	19.0	27.2	12.4
2018	477	19.0	25.1	15.9
2019	517	18.0	28.7	15.5
2020	515	n/a	n/a	14.4
2021	416	16.5	25.2	14.7
2022	496	19.5	25.4	11.1
2023	503	20.5	24.5	10.1

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 Magnolia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	28.5	23.4	n/a
1989	729	32.6	22.3	n/a
1990	739	31.5	23.4	n/a
1991	710	33.5	21.1	n/a
1992	715	34.0	21.0	14.8
1993	705	32.0	22.0	15.2
1994	699	31.0	22.5	17.9
1995	717	33.0	21.7	20.1
1996	717	33.0	21.7	20.1
1997	715	32.0	22.3	23.1
1998	712	39.0	18.3	24.4
1999	700	40.7	17.2	24
2000	663	36.5	18.2	23.5
2001	646	38.5	16.8	25.1
2002	644	39.6	16.3	21.1
2003	644	39.6	16.3	21.1
2004	635	37.6	16.9	17
2005	571	35.0	16.3	22.6
2006	442	27.6	16.0	17.4
2007	432	30.0	14.4	19.6
2008	405	34.0	11.9	18.3
2009	423	22.6	13.5	23.9
2010	419	29.2	14.3	22
2011	435	n/a	n/a	19.3
2012	432	15.0	28.8	n/a
2013	425	14.5	29.3	18.4
2014	458	14.0	32.7	15.9
2015	476	17.0	28.0	16.6
2016	493	18.0	27.3	15.6
2017	517	19.0	27.2	12.4
2018	477	19.0	25.1	15.9
2019	517	18.0	28.7	15.5
2020	515	n/a	n/a	14.4
2021	416	16.5	25.2	14.7
2022	496	19.5	25.4	11.1
2023	503	20.5	24.5	10.1

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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