Is Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary a good school?

Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary ranks 2319 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 522 students attended Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary?

Students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sussman (Edward A.) Middle High : Downey High

Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Summary:

Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary is a public elementary school in Downey, California, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Downey Unified School District, which is ranked 562 out of 1,568 school districts in the state.

Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of California elementary schools, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. While the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of California elementary schools, respectively, the school struggles to support its male students, low socioeconomic status students, and disabled students, who perform below average compared to their peers statewide. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the Downey Unified School District and the state of California averages.

One concerning trend at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.4% in 2017-2018 to 26.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of the nearby Ward (E. W.) Elementary (47.5%) and Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary (35.8%). Examining the practices and strategies of the higher-performing schools in the Downey Unified district could provide valuable insights for Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary to improve its overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-4

9439 East Foster Rd.
Downey, CA 90242-4835

(562) 904-3588

District: Downey Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2319^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,003

Students who attend Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
High:	Downey High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.1

Number of students: 522

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

5.9%

African American:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary ranks better than 60.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.36. (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 Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Downey Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.3%), White (5.9%), African American (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Downey Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary is 26.1. 10 elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary is $13,003, which is the 4^th highest among 11 elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary 2319^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Downey Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Downey Unified 562^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	34.10	2995^th	4809	37.7%
2005	37.85	2840^th	4822	41.1%
2006	42.22	2597^th	4818	46.1%
2007	29.35	3618^th	5113	29.2%
2008	26.42	3866^th	5113	24.4%
2009	22.30	4261^st	5193	17.9%
2010	28.62	3951^st	5314	25.6%
2011	35.78	3560^th	5377	33.8%
2012	34.67	3617^th	5390	32.9%
2013	40.60	3278^th	5530	40.7%
2015	30.78	3643^rd	5611	35.1%
2016	38.92	3144^th	5614	44.0%
2017	55.13	2267^th	5692	60.2%
2018	50.07	2565^th	5662	54.7%
2019	44.69	2891^st	5789	50.1%
2024	54.36	2319^th	5862	60.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.69	649^th	3246	80.0%
2019	76.24	386^th	3275	88.2%
2024	64.50	557^th	3160	82.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.89	1193^rd	5084	76.5%
2019	62.71	1587^th	5173	69.3%
2024	46.53	2630^th	5511	52.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.05	2184^th	5413	59.7%
2019	50.95	2434^th	5492	55.7%
2024	55.48	2151^st	5605	61.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.56	1324^th	2128	37.8%
2019	35.19	1530^th	2585	40.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.30	2768^th	5431	49.0%
2019	39.11	3099^th	5510	43.8%
2024	50.90	2411^th	5636	57.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.13	1177^th	4830	75.6%
2019	59.18	1737^th	4963	65.0%
2024	70.32	1175^th	5102	77.0%

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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 Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	354	12	27	140	1	n/a	n/a	0	534
1989	343	17	48	162	2	n/a	n/a	0	572
1990	292	38	63	186	3	n/a	n/a	0	582
1991	310	15	74	198	3	n/a	n/a	0	600
1992	246	24	69	174	5	n/a	n/a	0	518
1993	227	22	71	181	3	n/a	n/a	0	504
1994	216	36	75	241	4	n/a	n/a	0	572
1995	179	51	54	300	5	n/a	n/a	0	589
1996	179	51	54	300	5	n/a	n/a	0	589
1997	164	56	45	380	5	n/a	n/a	0	650
1998	157	40	34	423	5	n/a	n/a	0	659
1999	135	44	27	447	3	n/a	n/a	0	656
2000	140	57	37	592	5	n/a	n/a	5	836
2001	124	58	33	619	6	n/a	n/a	0	840
2002	105	46	23	584	1	n/a	n/a	0	759
2003	105	46	23	584	1	n/a	n/a	0	759
2004	89	36	24	659	1	n/a	n/a	1	810
2005	77	23	19	667	4	n/a	n/a	0	790
2006	65	23	19	643	2	n/a	n/a	2	754
2007	58	25	21	679	1	n/a	n/a	4	788
2008	49	28	14	602	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	693
2009	45	33	8	586	1	2	5	0	680
2010	36	37	11	532	1	2	0	0	619
2011	32	28	10	494	3	3	0	0	570
2012	30	32	9	488	4	2	0	0	565
2013	29	20	13	498	2	3	0	0	565
2014	23	24	14	458	1	3	1	0	524
2015	19	22	10	477	1	3	1	0	533
2016	20	18	10	494	2	2	1	0	547
2017	14	19	9	445	2	0	2	0	491
2018	14	14	8	404	1	1	1	0	443
2019	12	14	7	375	2	3	1	0	414
2020	10	10	6	329	1	2	2	0	360
2021	10	6	1	268	0	1	1	0	287
2022	19	12	4	375	0	1	1	0	412
2023	31	16	3	466	0	1	4	1	522

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 Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	21.1	25.3	n/a
1989	572	21.1	27.1	n/a
1990	582	24.1	24.1	n/a
1991	600	24.6	24.3	n/a
1992	518	25.0	20.7	46.7
1993	504	21.6	23.3	48.6
1994	572	24.0	23.8	41.4
1995	589	25.0	23.6	42.8
1996	589	25.0	23.6	42.8
1997	650	27.0	24.1	61.4
1998	659	28.0	23.5	63.7
1999	656	30.0	21.9	79.6
2000	836	31.0	27.0	65.5
2001	840	32.0	26.3	73.9
2002	759	31.5	24.1	71.8
2003	759	31.5	24.1	71.8
2004	810	31.8	25.5	76.9
2005	790	31.0	25.5	78.2
2006	754	30.0	25.1	77.7
2007	788	31.0	25.4	77.7
2008	693	31.0	22.4	78.1
2009	680	28.0	21.3	79
2010	619	25.0	24.7	84
2011	570	n/a	n/a	83.3
2012	565	19.4	29.1	n/a
2013	565	18.0	31.3	84.6
2014	524	16.6	31.5	84.5
2015	533	17.0	31.3	78.6
2016	547	18.0	30.3	81.5
2017	491	17.0	28.8	83.1
2018	443	15.0	29.5	80.1
2019	414	14.0	29.5	81.2
2020	360	n/a	n/a	64.4
2021	287	11.0	26.0	41.1
2022	412	16.3	25.2	44.2
2023	522	20.0	26.1	43.9

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 Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	21.1	25.3	n/a
1989	572	21.1	27.1	n/a
1990	582	24.1	24.1	n/a
1991	600	24.6	24.3	n/a
1992	518	25.0	20.7	46.7
1993	504	21.6	23.3	48.6
1994	572	24.0	23.8	41.4
1995	589	25.0	23.6	42.8
1996	589	25.0	23.6	42.8
1997	650	27.0	24.1	61.4
1998	659	28.0	23.5	63.7
1999	656	30.0	21.9	79.6
2000	836	31.0	27.0	65.5
2001	840	32.0	26.3	73.9
2002	759	31.5	24.1	71.8
2003	759	31.5	24.1	71.8
2004	810	31.8	25.5	76.9
2005	790	31.0	25.5	78.2
2006	754	30.0	25.1	77.7
2007	788	31.0	25.4	77.7
2008	693	31.0	22.4	78.1
2009	680	28.0	21.3	79
2010	619	25.0	24.7	84
2011	570	n/a	n/a	83.3
2012	565	19.4	29.1	n/a
2013	565	18.0	31.3	84.6
2014	524	16.6	31.5	84.5
2015	533	17.0	31.3	78.6
2016	547	18.0	30.3	81.5
2017	491	17.0	28.8	83.1
2018	443	15.0	29.5	80.1
2019	414	14.0	29.5	81.2
2020	360	n/a	n/a	64.4
2021	287	11.0	26.0	41.1
2022	412	16.3	25.2	44.2
2023	522	20.0	26.1	43.9

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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