Is Tularcitos Elementary a good school?

Yes. Tularcitos Elementary ranks in the top 7.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tularcitos Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 436 students attended Tularcitos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tularcitos Elementary?

Students at Tularcitos Elementary are 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tularcitos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tularcitos Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carmel Middle High : Carmel High

Tularcitos Elementary

Summary:

Tularcitos Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Carmel Valley, California, serving 442 students in grades K-5. As part of the top-performing Carmel Unified School District, Tularcitos has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong academic performance.

Tularcitos Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic achievement, consistently outperforming the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 71.63% of Tularcitos students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In Mathematics, 79.71% of Tularcitos students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Ord Terrace Elementary, Del Rey Woods Elementary, and Martin Luther King Elementary, which are part of the lower-ranked Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, Tularcitos Elementary stands out as a top-performing school. Additionally, Tularcitos maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 18.4 to 20 students per teacher, suggesting the school's ability to provide more individualized attention and support for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

35 Ford Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA 93924-9649

(831) 659-2276

District: Carmel Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
452^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,466

Students who attend Tularcitos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmel Middle
High:	Carmel High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 436

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tularcitos Elementary ranks better than 92.3% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.7. (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 Tularcitos Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Carmel Unified School District. Student population at Tularcitos Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (62.8%), Hispanic (22.2%), two or more races (14.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tularcitos Elementary is 19.8, which is the 2^nd best among 2 elementary schools in the Carmel Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tularcitos Elementary is $17,466, which is the 2^nd highest among 2 elementary schools in the Carmel Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tularcitos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tularcitos Elementary 452^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tularcitos Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Carmel Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmel Unified 85^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tularcitos Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	94.74	246^th	4809	94.9%
2005	92.30	365^th	4822	92.4%
2006	93.70	288^th	4818	94.0%
2007	92.60	374^th	5113	92.7%
2008	93.48	283^rd	5113	94.5%
2009	89.95	481^st	5193	90.7%
2010	89.77	454^th	5314	91.5%
2011	88.53	526^th	5377	90.2%
2012	90.29	407^th	5390	92.4%
2013	92.25	307^th	5530	94.4%
2015	95.19	316^th	5611	94.4%
2016	93.30	426^th	5614	92.4%
2017	91.82	530^th	5692	90.7%
2018	86.20	839^th	5662	85.2%
2019	90.41	618^th	5789	89.3%
2021	89.54	160^th	1417	88.7%
2022	93.71	466^th	5883	92.1%
2023	93.72	457^th	5874	92.2%
2024	93.70	452^nd	5862	92.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.83	113^th	669	83.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	98.53	47^th	2420	98.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.24	1064^th	5084	79.1%
2019	64.66	1473^rd	5173	71.5%
2022	96.62	126^th	5264	97.6%
2023	83.35	647^th	5374	88.0%
2024	96.81	160^th	5511	97.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.24	814^th	5413	85.0%
2019	89.96	559^th	5492	89.8%
2021	86.21	173^rd	1267	86.3%
2022	89.37	669^th	5635	88.1%
2023	93.60	390^th	5617	93.1%
2024	92.02	496^th	5605	91.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	54.15	864^th	2585	66.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.08	832^nd	5431	84.7%
2019	88.46	665^th	5510	87.9%
2021	89.44	145^th	1272	88.6%
2022	94.60	330^th	5663	94.2%
2023	90.84	561^st	5650	90.1%
2024	92.95	424^th	5636	92.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.82	1333^rd	4830	72.4%
2019	65.22	1396^th	4963	71.9%
2022	91.95	288^th	5084	94.3%
2023	91.29	307^th	5098	94.0%
2024	91.86	290^th	5102	94.3%

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Rank History for White students at Tularcitos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.25	710^th	2737	74.1%
2019	82.31	380^th	2834	86.6%
2022	80.29	436^th	2726	84.0%
2023	78.99	477^th	2662	82.1%
2024	84.03	275^th	2647	89.6%

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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 Tularcitos Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	386	1	8	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
1989	382	0	2	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1990	424	2	11	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
1991	440	2	12	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
1992	475	4	11	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1993	486	2	8	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1994	495	0	10	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	536
1995	478	4	15	33	7	n/a	n/a	0	537
1996	478	4	15	33	7	n/a	n/a	0	537
1997	473	6	21	42	8	n/a	n/a	0	550
1998	457	6	28	51	11	n/a	n/a	0	553
1999	447	3	28	58	8	n/a	n/a	0	544
2000	340	1	21	46	7	n/a	n/a	96	511
2001	376	1	25	47	6	n/a	n/a	24	479
2002	305	1	15	42	2	n/a	n/a	30	395
2003	305	1	15	42	2	n/a	n/a	30	395
2004	305	1	14	46	4	n/a	n/a	14	384
2005	312	2	13	46	1	n/a	n/a	6	380
2006	284	3	10	46	1	n/a	n/a	14	358
2007	278	3	12	55	0	n/a	n/a	17	365
2008	267	3	8	48	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	326
2009	275	4	7	51	0	4	23	0	364
2010	255	1	3	57	1	4	22	0	343
2011	254	1	1	78	0	2	39	0	375
2012	283	0	6	76	0	1	40	0	406
2013	293	1	4	84	0	0	49	0	431
2014	316	1	5	85	0	1	62	0	470
2015	344	1	5	94	0	0	58	0	502
2016	369	2	8	94	0	1	61	0	535
2017	328	0	5	89	0	0	80	0	502
2018	323	0	6	83	0	0	70	0	482
2019	316	0	4	77	1	0	61	0	459
2020	292	0	4	83	2	0	64	0	445
2021	255	0	2	83	0	0	66	0	406
2022	269	0	5	82	0	0	63	0	419
2023	278	1	2	92	0	0	69	0	442
2024	274	2	1	97	0	0	62	0	436

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

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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 Tularcitos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	425	21.6	19.6	n/a
1989	403	21.4	18.8	n/a
1990	465	22.6	20.5	n/a
1991	476	23.6	20.1	n/a
1992	513	24.0	21.3	13.6
1993	515	22.5	22.9	15.3
1994	536	22.8	23.5	11.6
1995	537	23.8	22.6	9.7
1996	537	23.8	22.6	9.7
1997	550	27.4	20.1	6.7
1998	553	30.0	18.4	7.6
1999	544	30.0	18.1	15.4
2000	511	31.0	16.5	15.2
2001	479	30.0	16.0	15.6
2002	395	26.8	14.7	18.4
2003	395	26.8	14.7	18.4
2004	384	25.8	14.9	17.6
2005	380	24.1	15.8	14.7
2006	358	24.8	14.4	16
2007	365	24.0	15.2	18.7
2008	326	27.0	12.1	14.4
2009	364	24.8	13.7	14.6
2010	343	24.8	13.8	10.8
2011	375	n/a	n/a	18.4
2012	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
2013	431	20.0	21.5	21.3
2014	470	22.0	21.3	16.2
2015	502	23.0	21.8	18.3
2016	535	23.0	23.2	16.1
2017	502	24.0	20.9	18.9
2018	482	23.0	20.9	19.7
2019	459	23.0	19.9	19
2020	445	n/a	n/a	16.4
2021	406	22.0	18.4	13.8
2022	419	22.0	19.0	26.5
2023	442	22.0	20.0	20.8
2024	436	22.0	19.8	19.5

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 Tularcitos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	425	21.6	19.6	n/a
1989	403	21.4	18.8	n/a
1990	465	22.6	20.5	n/a
1991	476	23.6	20.1	n/a
1992	513	24.0	21.3	13.6
1993	515	22.5	22.9	15.3
1994	536	22.8	23.5	11.6
1995	537	23.8	22.6	9.7
1996	537	23.8	22.6	9.7
1997	550	27.4	20.1	6.7
1998	553	30.0	18.4	7.6
1999	544	30.0	18.1	15.4
2000	511	31.0	16.5	15.2
2001	479	30.0	16.0	15.6
2002	395	26.8	14.7	18.4
2003	395	26.8	14.7	18.4
2004	384	25.8	14.9	17.6
2005	380	24.1	15.8	14.7
2006	358	24.8	14.4	16
2007	365	24.0	15.2	18.7
2008	326	27.0	12.1	14.4
2009	364	24.8	13.7	14.6
2010	343	24.8	13.8	10.8
2011	375	n/a	n/a	18.4
2012	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
2013	431	20.0	21.5	21.3
2014	470	22.0	21.3	16.2
2015	502	23.0	21.8	18.3
2016	535	23.0	23.2	16.1
2017	502	24.0	20.9	18.9
2018	482	23.0	20.9	19.7
2019	459	23.0	19.9	19
2020	445	n/a	n/a	16.4
2021	406	22.0	18.4	13.8
2022	419	22.0	19.0	26.5
2023	442	22.0	20.0	20.8
2024	436	22.0	19.8	19.5

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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