Is Canalino Elementary a good school?

Canalino Elementary ranks 2279 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Canalino Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 498 students attended Canalino Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Canalino Elementary?

Students at Canalino Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 29% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Canalino Elementary attend?

Students who attend Canalino Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carpinteria Middle High : Carpinteria Senior High

Canalino Elementary

Summary:

Canalino Elementary is a public elementary school located in Carpinteria, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 498 students. The school is part of the Carpinteria Unified School District, which is ranked 526 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canalino Elementary faces several challenges, including lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-income families. For example, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 33.77% to 52.56%, compared to the district's 37.58% to 50.33% and the state's 42.8% to 47.37%. In Smarter Balanced Assessments/Mathematics, Canalino Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 41.77% to 57.14%, compared to the district's 36.94% to 62.07% and the state's 35.02% to 45.64%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also increased significantly, from 7.6% in 2017-2018 to 22.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Summerland Elementary (30.2%) and Aliso Elementary (25.4%).

While Canalino Elementary's performance for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Disabled Students, is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance, the school's performance for Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students is more aligned with the overall school performance. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from a high of 763 out of 1,417 California elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 2,279 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school's performance has not kept pace with the improvements seen in other elementary schools across the state. Addressing these areas of concern could be crucial for Canalino Elementary to improve its educational outcomes and provide a more equitable learning environment for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

1480 Linden Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93013-1414

(805) 684-4141

District: Carpinteria Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2279^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,320

Students who attend Canalino Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carpinteria Middle
High:	Carpinteria Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.1

Number of students: 498

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

White:

28.7%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Canalino Elementary ranks better than 61.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Carpinteria Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.07. (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 Canalino Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Carpinteria Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.9%), White (28.7%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Canalino Elementary is 19.1. 2 elementary schools in the Carpinteria Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Canalino Elementary is $7,320, which is the 2^nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Carpinteria Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Canalino Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Canalino Elementary 2279^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Canalino Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Carpinteria Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Carpinteria Unified 526^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Canalino Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.22	2088^th	4809	56.6%
2005	50.84	2150^th	4822	55.4%
2006	33.90	3061^st	4818	36.5%
2007	42.04	2779^th	5113	45.6%
2008	34.12	3323^rd	5113	35.0%
2009	50.09	2484^th	5193	52.2%
2010	40.43	3148^th	5314	40.8%
2011	34.05	3682^nd	5377	31.5%
2012	29.92	3963^rd	5390	26.5%
2013	43.11	3121^st	5530	43.6%
2015	32.55	3498^th	5611	37.7%
2016	40.00	3074^th	5614	45.2%
2017	42.05	2971^st	5692	47.8%
2018	34.68	3493^rd	5662	38.3%
2019	36.90	3399^th	5789	41.3%
2021	40.99	763^rd	1417	46.2%
2022	46.59	2719^th	5883	53.8%
2023	45.37	2797^th	5874	52.4%
2024	55.07	2279^th	5862	61.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.54	1533^rd	3246	52.8%
2019	56.31	956^th	3275	70.8%
2021	33.99	417^th	602	30.7%
2022	60.97	728^th	3311	78.0%
2023	46.57	1375^th	3250	57.7%
2024	58.71	776^th	3160	75.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.77	3253^rd	5084	36.0%
2019	34.67	3523^rd	5173	31.9%
2021	50.05	482^nd	1110	56.6%
2022	46.84	2481^st	5264	52.9%
2023	41.90	2919^th	5374	45.7%
2024	54.14	2103^rd	5511	61.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.36	3127^th	5413	42.2%
2019	36.73	3298^th	5492	39.9%
2021	45.34	620^th	1267	51.1%
2022	56.17	2095^th	5635	62.8%
2023	46.95	2582^nd	5617	54.0%
2024	54.66	2181^st	5605	61.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	50.15	806^th	2227	63.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.22	100^th	140	28.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.31	3521^st	5431	35.2%
2019	37.72	3215^th	5510	41.7%
2021	35.44	751^st	1272	41.0%
2022	36.82	3215^th	5663	43.2%
2023	43.53	2840^th	5650	49.7%
2024	54.37	2240^th	5636	60.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.71	2950^th	4830	38.9%
2019	40.33	2938^th	4963	40.8%
2022	44.91	2531^st	5084	50.2%
2023	40.65	2860^th	5098	43.9%
2024	53.65	2023^rd	5102	60.3%

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Rank History for White students at Canalino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.32	1811^th	2737	33.8%
2019	40.69	1832^nd	2834	35.4%
2022	60.18	1153^rd	2726	57.7%
2023	60.89	1080^th	2662	59.4%
2024	63.50	1018^th	2647	61.5%

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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 Canalino Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	355	12	11	299	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
1989	434	13	5	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1990	392	5	3	284	4	n/a	n/a	0	688
1991	368	7	8	356	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
1992	381	7	16	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
1993	329	8	14	414	0	n/a	n/a	0	765
1994	338	5	20	397	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1995	312	5	21	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1996	312	5	21	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1997	300	6	20	459	0	n/a	n/a	0	785
1998	288	8	13	485	0	n/a	n/a	0	794
1999	269	2	12	498	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
2000	218	3	17	480	1	n/a	n/a	0	719
2001	193	2	23	420	1	n/a	n/a	0	639
2002	122	4	21	374	2	n/a	n/a	0	523
2003	122	4	21	374	2	n/a	n/a	0	523
2004	136	6	21	427	3	n/a	n/a	7	600
2005	124	5	20	433	2	n/a	n/a	11	595
2006	116	7	16	425	2	n/a	n/a	15	581
2007	102	8	17	417	3	n/a	n/a	14	561
2008	92	4	13	401	3	n/a	n/a	0	513
2009	92	6	14	392	2	1	27	0	534
2010	84	5	13	413	0	1	4	0	520
2011	85	5	11	383	0	1	4	0	489
2012	92	3	10	391	4	1	8	0	509
2013	94	1	7	380	4	1	9	0	496
2014	84	1	8	392	4	0	9	0	498
2015	87	1	7	406	0	0	10	0	511
2016	89	1	10	404	2	0	5	0	511
2017	106	1	10	405	0	0	6	0	528
2018	110	1	8	402	1	0	5	0	527
2019	125	0	9	389	0	0	7	0	530
2020	121	0	7	403	0	0	3	0	534
2021	121	0	4	386	0	0	6	0	517
2022	128	0	1	370	0	0	7	0	506
2023	143	0	2	343	1	0	9	0	498

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 Canalino Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	677	24.6	27.5	n/a
1989	658	25.0	26.3	n/a
1990	688	26.5	25.9	n/a
1991	739	27.7	26.6	n/a
1992	778	28.1	27.6	30.3
1993	765	27.0	28.3	52
1994	760	29.0	26.2	49.5
1995	751	29.0	25.9	53.4
1996	751	29.0	25.9	53.4
1997	785	41.0	19.1	56.1
1998	794	42.0	18.9	56.5
1999	781	44.0	17.8	55.3
2000	719	39.4	18.2	55.9
2001	639	34.8	18.4	53.7
2002	523	28.9	18.1	60.6
2003	523	28.9	18.1	60.6
2004	600	29.5	20.3	65.3
2005	595	29.5	20.2	61.6
2006	581	28.8	20.2	64.5
2007	561	28.8	19.5	69.5
2008	513	31.1	16.5	70
2009	534	26.8	19.0	67.4
2010	520	24.9	20.8	67.1
2011	489	n/a	n/a	57.9
2012	509	22.0	23.1	62.5
2013	496	20.5	24.1	63.3
2014	498	21.0	23.7	70.9
2015	511	22.0	23.2	72.8
2016	511	23.0	22.2	66.1
2017	528	24.0	22.0	64.4
2018	527	23.0	22.9	62.8
2019	530	24.0	22.0	57.9
2020	534	n/a	n/a	57.7
2021	517	26.0	19.8	71.4
2022	506	29.0	17.4	62.5
2023	498	26.0	19.1	61.8

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 Canalino Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	677	24.6	27.5	n/a
1989	658	25.0	26.3	n/a
1990	688	26.5	25.9	n/a
1991	739	27.7	26.6	n/a
1992	778	28.1	27.6	30.3
1993	765	27.0	28.3	52
1994	760	29.0	26.2	49.5
1995	751	29.0	25.9	53.4
1996	751	29.0	25.9	53.4
1997	785	41.0	19.1	56.1
1998	794	42.0	18.9	56.5
1999	781	44.0	17.8	55.3
2000	719	39.4	18.2	55.9
2001	639	34.8	18.4	53.7
2002	523	28.9	18.1	60.6
2003	523	28.9	18.1	60.6
2004	600	29.5	20.3	65.3
2005	595	29.5	20.2	61.6
2006	581	28.8	20.2	64.5
2007	561	28.8	19.5	69.5
2008	513	31.1	16.5	70
2009	534	26.8	19.0	67.4
2010	520	24.9	20.8	67.1
2011	489	n/a	n/a	57.9
2012	509	22.0	23.1	62.5
2013	496	20.5	24.1	63.3
2014	498	21.0	23.7	70.9
2015	511	22.0	23.2	72.8
2016	511	23.0	22.2	66.1
2017	528	24.0	22.0	64.4
2018	527	23.0	22.9	62.8
2019	530	24.0	22.0	57.9
2020	534	n/a	n/a	57.7
2021	517	26.0	19.8	71.4
2022	506	29.0	17.4	62.5
2023	498	26.0	19.1	61.8

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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