Is Caroldale Learning Community a good school?

Caroldale Learning Community ranks 2078 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Caroldale Learning Community?

In the 2023-24 school year, 646 students attended Caroldale Learning Community.

What is the racial makeup of Caroldale Learning Community?

Students at Caroldale Learning Community are 50% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Caroldale Learning Community attend?

Students who attend Caroldale Learning Community usually go on to attend: High : Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High High : Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High High : Carson Senior High

Caroldale Learning Community

Summary:

Caroldale Learning Community is an elementary school located in Carson, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 674 students. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Caroldale Learning Community consistently outperforms the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 50.46% of Caroldale students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of its African American students, ranking 27th out of 593 California elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

However, Caroldale Learning Community faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate ranging from 10.4% in the 2020-2021 school year to 35.8% in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.7% in the 2022-2023 school year is still higher than the state's average, indicating a need for improvement in this area. Additionally, while the school excels in the performance of its African American and low socioeconomic status students, it struggles with the performance of its multi-racial students, ranking 539th out of 669 California elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 1-star rating.

Detail:

Public K-8

22424 Caroldale Ave.
Carson, CA 90745-3654

(310) 320-8570

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2078^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,380

Students who attend Caroldale Learning Community usually attend:

High:	Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High
	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High
	Carson Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.0

Number of students: 646

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.5%

Asian:

26.8%

Two or more races:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Caroldale Learning Community ranks better than 64.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 126^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.65. (See more...)

Compare Details Caroldale Learning Community ranks better than 66.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.75. (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 (49.5%), Asian (26.8%), two or more races (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Caroldale Learning Community is 20, which is the 249^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Caroldale Learning Community employs 32.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Caroldale Learning Community is $9,380. 455 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Caroldale Learning Community:

SchoolDigger ranks Caroldale Learning Community 2078^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Caroldale Learning Community in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Caroldale Learning Community 935^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Caroldale Learning Community in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Caroldale Learning Community

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	53.69	1974^th	4809	59.0%
2005	48.47	2271^st	4822	52.9%
2006	50.48	2167^th	4818	55.0%
2007	51.46	2236^th	5113	56.3%
2008	48.90	2435^th	5113	52.4%
2009	52.22	2348^th	5193	54.8%
2010	49.13	2611^th	5314	50.9%
2011	50.10	2594^th	5377	51.8%
2012	61.71	1954^th	5390	63.7%
2013	58.30	2219^th	5530	59.9%
2015	40.52	2989^th	5611	46.7%
2016	45.52	2740^th	5614	51.2%
2017	44.69	2823^rd	5692	50.4%
2018	48.56	2635^th	5662	53.5%
2019	48.97	2649^th	5789	54.2%
2022	49.52	2549^th	5883	56.7%
2023	51.99	2437^th	5874	58.5%
2024	59.65	2078^th	5862	64.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	26.39	539^th	669	19.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.70	830^th	3246	74.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	38.78	1391^st	2634	47.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.22	2423^rd	5084	52.3%
2019	60.35	1761^st	5173	66.0%
2022	59.44	1717^th	5264	67.4%
2023	60.17	1737^th	5374	67.7%
2024	67.20	1397^th	5511	74.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.14	2711^th	5413	49.9%
2019	46.97	2679^th	5492	51.2%
2022	46.05	2631^st	5635	53.3%
2023	53.73	2216^th	5617	60.5%
2024	53.79	2232^nd	5605	60.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.00	1683^rd	2585	34.9%
2022	40.68	1047^th	2227	53.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.10	2441^st	5431	55.1%
2019	50.26	2445^th	5510	55.6%
2022	51.85	2349^th	5663	58.5%
2023	49.22	2493^rd	5650	55.9%
2024	63.55	1819^th	5636	67.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	48.31	336^th	747	55.0%
2022	94.33	23^rd	663	96.5%
2023	98.11	10^th	662	98.5%
2024	90.55	27^th	593	95.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.17	2103^rd	4830	56.5%
2019	55.37	1949^th	4963	60.7%
2022	45.25	2499^th	5084	50.8%
2023	46.33	2466^th	5098	51.6%
2024	57.99	1785^th	5102	65.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.77	846^th	1769	52.2%
2005	47.12	852^nd	1777	52.1%
2006	44.16	917^th	1804	49.2%
2007	43.78	1043^rd	1999	47.8%
2008	54.47	827^th	2005	58.8%
2009	45.67	1067^th	2063	48.3%
2010	53.35	943^rd	2179	56.7%
2011	49.27	1111^th	2236	50.3%
2012	54.64	962^nd	2259	57.4%
2013	63.51	786^th	2379	67.0%
2015	66.49	731^st	2477	70.5%
2016	64.50	765^th	2497	69.4%
2017	55.35	971^st	2508	61.3%
2018	49.61	1106^th	2480	55.4%
2019	58.38	945^th	2715	65.2%
2022	50.92	1146^th	2740	58.2%
2023	59.09	932^nd	2802	66.7%
2024	57.75	935^th	2777	66.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.51	1009^th	2230	54.8%
2019	64.59	615^th	2369	74.0%
2022	56.89	813^th	2458	66.9%
2023	65.81	616^th	2549	75.8%
2024	64.27	653^rd	2575	74.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.35	1016^th	2262	55.1%
2019	45.38	1175^th	2380	50.6%
2022	53.41	988^th	2509	60.6%
2023	58.98	836^th	2547	67.2%
2024	58.24	854^th	2546	66.5%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.17	1170^th	1369	14.5%
2022	59.65	409^th	1531	73.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.35	1089^th	2273	52.1%
2019	67.58	654^th	2407	72.8%
2022	48.80	1095^th	2527	56.7%
2023	57.39	876^th	2558	65.8%
2024	55.81	906^th	2547	64.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Caroldale Learning Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.01	1069^th	2072	48.4%
2019	54.68	818^th	2213	63.0%
2022	56.57	816^th	2359	65.4%
2023	58.54	760^th	2391	68.2%
2024	58.34	767^th	2383	67.8%

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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 Caroldale Learning Community

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	201	39	235	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
1989	176	45	258	255	6	n/a	n/a	0	740
1990	174	35	281	244	7	n/a	n/a	0	741
1991	169	49	296	261	10	n/a	n/a	0	785
1992	166	59	314	272	9	n/a	n/a	0	820
1993	147	63	331	288	12	n/a	n/a	0	841
1994	117	84	349	302	4	n/a	n/a	0	856
1995	101	78	368	353	7	n/a	n/a	0	907
1996	101	78	368	353	7	n/a	n/a	0	907
1997	125	105	414	429	10	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1998	105	101	434	407	5	n/a	n/a	0	1052
1999	105	120	443	447	6	n/a	n/a	0	1121
2000	104	106	449	423	8	n/a	n/a	0	1090
2001	102	104	446	460	8	n/a	n/a	0	1120
2002	94	83	422	440	8	n/a	n/a	0	1047
2003	94	83	422	440	8	n/a	n/a	0	1047
2004	85	95	424	476	6	n/a	n/a	0	1086
2005	81	87	444	489	5	n/a	n/a	0	1106
2006	60	113	472	472	4	n/a	n/a	0	1121
2007	47	102	399	468	1	n/a	n/a	34	1051
2008	44	94	387	452	1	n/a	n/a	0	978
2009	45	94	325	433	0	49	44	0	990
2010	34	54	201	366	0	39	83	0	777
2011	37	96	336	426	0	68	1	0	964
2012	43	86	356	442	1	72	1	0	1001
2013	45	82	341	440	1	60	0	0	969
2014	46	86	354	436	3	69	0	0	994
2015	39	82	303	454	2	52	48	0	980
2016	38	90	281	452	1	57	40	0	959
2017	34	92	256	458	1	55	42	0	938
2018	31	91	244	477	2	55	34	0	934
2019	39	103	250	469	3	55	0	0	919
2020	27	92	225	458	2	34	42	0	880
2021	28	69	215	414	2	30	38	0	796
2022	21	69	194	370	1	12	37	0	704
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	674	674
2024	15	51	173	320	1	16	70	0	646

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 Caroldale Learning Community

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	707	29.0	24.3	n/a
1989	740	29.0	25.5	n/a
1990	741	29.5	25.1	n/a
1991	785	31.5	24.9	n/a
1992	820	32.0	25.6	40.4
1993	841	32.0	26.3	44.6
1994	856	31.0	27.6	48.2
1995	907	34.0	26.7	57.9
1996	907	34.0	26.7	57.9
1997	1083	44.7	24.2	52.1
1998	1052	47.0	22.4	51.8
1999	1121	51.8	21.6	50.5
2000	1090	53.3	20.5	54
2001	1120	53.5	20.9	55.9
2002	1047	53.3	19.6	60.2
2003	1047	53.3	19.6	60.2
2004	1086	51.7	21.0	58.5
2005	1106	53.5	20.7	59
2006	1121	51.8	21.6	55.2
2007	1051	50.5	20.8	56.5
2008	978	54.5	17.9	54
2009	990	48.5	18.6	51.3
2010	777	42.8	18.1	64.4
2011	964	n/a	n/a	15.2
2012	1001	40.0	25.0	n/a
2013	969	41.0	23.6	48.4
2014	994	41.0	24.2	69.5
2015	980	40.0	24.5	65.8
2016	959	40.0	23.9	67.9
2017	938	39.0	24.0	71.2
2018	934	39.0	23.9	72.1
2019	919	37.5	24.5	74.1
2020	880	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	796	39.0	20.4	72.6
2022	704	36.0	19.5	70.2
2023	674	34.1	19.7	73.1
2024	646	32.1	20.0	76.3

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 Caroldale Learning Community

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	707	29.0	24.3	n/a
1989	740	29.0	25.5	n/a
1990	741	29.5	25.1	n/a
1991	785	31.5	24.9	n/a
1992	820	32.0	25.6	40.4
1993	841	32.0	26.3	44.6
1994	856	31.0	27.6	48.2
1995	907	34.0	26.7	57.9
1996	907	34.0	26.7	57.9
1997	1083	44.7	24.2	52.1
1998	1052	47.0	22.4	51.8
1999	1121	51.8	21.6	50.5
2000	1090	53.3	20.5	54
2001	1120	53.5	20.9	55.9
2002	1047	53.3	19.6	60.2
2003	1047	53.3	19.6	60.2
2004	1086	51.7	21.0	58.5
2005	1106	53.5	20.7	59
2006	1121	51.8	21.6	55.2
2007	1051	50.5	20.8	56.5
2008	978	54.5	17.9	54
2009	990	48.5	18.6	51.3
2010	777	42.8	18.1	64.4
2011	964	n/a	n/a	15.2
2012	1001	40.0	25.0	n/a
2013	969	41.0	23.6	48.4
2014	994	41.0	24.2	69.5
2015	980	40.0	24.5	65.8
2016	959	40.0	23.9	67.9
2017	938	39.0	24.0	71.2
2018	934	39.0	23.9	72.1
2019	919	37.5	24.5	74.1
2020	880	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	796	39.0	20.4	72.6
2022	704	36.0	19.5	70.2
2023	674	34.1	19.7	73.1
2024	646	32.1	20.0	76.3

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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