Is Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet a good school?

Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet ranks 1453 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet?

In the 2022-23 school year, 323 students attended Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet?

Students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet attend?

Students who attend Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet usually go on to attend: Middle : Emerson Community Charter High : Fairfax Senior High

Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Summary:

Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 323 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Carthay Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 56.05% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for Los Angeles Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, 54.66% of Carthay students are proficient or better, compared to 32.83% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also excels in Science, with 54.55% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 23.96% and the state's 30.7%. Carthay Elementary's performance is particularly noteworthy for African American and White students, ranking among the top schools in the state for these student groups.

While Carthay Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 28.4% in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's overall academic performance remains strong. Compared to nearby schools, such as Rosewood Avenue Elementary and Marvin Elementary, Carthay Elementary outperforms in core subject areas. The school's success in supporting students from diverse backgrounds, including those from low socioeconomic status, is a testament to its effective strategies in providing a high-quality education.

Detail:

Public K-5

6351 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048-5411

(323) 935-8173

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1453^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,981

Students who attend Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson Community Charter
High:	Fairfax Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 323

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.3%

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Compare Details Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet ranks better than 75.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 82^nd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.84. (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.

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet is 21.5. 359 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet is $10,981. 303 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

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Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet:

SchoolDigger ranks Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet 1453^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet in the ranking list.)

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

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Rank History for Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

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Rank History for all students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	34.68	2961^st	4809	38.4%
2005	35.21	2996^th	4822	37.9%
2006	35.72	2957^th	4818	38.6%
2007	33.36	3335^th	5113	34.8%
2008	31.84	3465^th	5113	32.2%
2009	34.02	3437^th	5193	33.8%
2010	36.97	3359^th	5314	36.8%
2011	30.78	3920^th	5377	27.1%
2012	42.83	3086^th	5390	42.7%
2013	32.44	3858^th	5530	30.2%
2015	38.58	3096^th	5611	44.8%
2016	41.21	3004^th	5614	46.5%
2017	40.63	3063^rd	5692	46.2%
2018	44.58	2851^st	5662	49.6%
2019	52.16	2483^rd	5789	57.1%
2022	72.75	1495^th	5883	74.6%
2023	64.24	1832^nd	5874	68.8%
2024	72.84	1453^rd	5862	75.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.68	2909^th	5084	42.8%
2019	49.24	2452^nd	5173	52.6%
2022	78.64	810^th	5264	84.6%
2023	72.37	1101^st	5374	79.5%
2024	79.24	864^th	5511	84.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.46	1954^th	5413	63.9%
2019	59.49	1992^nd	5492	63.7%
2022	68.93	1572^nd	5635	72.1%
2023	68.96	1551^st	5617	72.4%
2024	65.89	1662^nd	5605	70.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.04	3699^th	5431	31.9%
2019	42.03	2913^th	5510	47.1%
2022	74.82	1327^th	5663	76.6%
2023	56.83	2094^th	5650	62.9%
2024	78.49	1122^nd	5636	80.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.77	149^th	700	78.7%
2019	79.17	102^nd	747	86.3%
2022	92.06	31^st	663	95.3%
2023	83.28	70^th	662	89.4%
2024	91.53	23^rd	593	96.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.73	2503^rd	4830	48.2%
2019	51.73	2173^rd	4963	56.2%
2022	69.62	1173^rd	5084	76.9%
2023	79.40	763^rd	5098	85.0%
2024	73.67	1004^th	5102	80.3%

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Rank History for White students at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	50.75	1528^th	2834	46.1%
2022	85.51	244^th	2726	91.0%
2024	81.81	355^th	2647	86.6%

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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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by a parent
Friday, January 24, 2014

Carthay Center Elementary School is a wonderful school beyond what the test scores show. There are many low income students and English language learners, who tend to score lower on standardized tests, but our daughters are receiving a wonderful education and score regularly over the 90th percentile, so the teaching at the school is great. We are all very excited that beginning in Fall 2014 the school becomes a Magnet school focusing on Environmental Studies. The school has an amazing garden, and students have the opportunity to learn hands-on about biology, ecology, etc. with the Garden Science program, funded by the PTA and delivered by STAR Education. The PTA also sponsors weekly Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) classes for students identified as gifted or talented, a Writer's Workshop program, a California Dance Institute program, and so much more. There is a free after school program available, also by STAR Education, which provides PE, math and literacy learning opportunities, and extra-curriculars such as art, wood-working, gymnastics, etc. Our daughters love the school, they love going to school, they are thriving. It is a great school. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

My son has been attending Carthay since Pre-K. In September He will be entering the 5th grade. His teachers have been phenomenal and he has enjoyed them and the school immensely. If more parents became involved with the school and had more dialogue with their children's teachers this school could become truly outstanding. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 7, 2009

this is more than a school, it's a community, strong PTA, new pricipal,it's a great school!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	124	288	49	100	3	n/a	n/a	0	564
1989	93	255	49	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1990	100	269	32	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1991	94	310	34	127	2	n/a	n/a	0	567
1992	90	302	49	134	2	n/a	n/a	0	577
1993	67	289	45	145	3	n/a	n/a	0	549
1994	68	218	34	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1995	37	273	27	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1996	37	273	27	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1997	47	286	29	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1998	33	253	25	142	1	n/a	n/a	0	454
1999	39	237	29	154	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
2000	28	215	31	156	6	n/a	n/a	0	436
2001	34	201	32	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2002	25	195	29	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2003	25	195	29	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2004	17	164	39	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
2005	20	150	44	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
2006	25	139	43	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
2007	29	143	40	137	4	n/a	n/a	1	354
2008	48	139	38	128	3	n/a	n/a	0	356
2009	52	153	43	121	3	2	2	0	376
2010	54	164	35	145	6	5	2	0	411
2011	52	177	36	137	2	4	2	0	410
2012	45	160	34	133	1	4	1	0	378
2013	46	128	34	118	1	2	0	0	329
2014	39	131	37	105	1	0	0	0	313
2015	52	125	28	115	0	1	10	0	331
2016	54	121	35	133	0	3	10	0	356
2017	65	98	39	148	0	3	14	0	367
2018	64	84	39	165	0	2	13	0	367
2019	77	92	30	151	0	2	0	0	352
2020	63	88	30	150	0	0	14	0	345
2021	60	85	33	154	0	0	16	0	348
2022	56	69	22	146	0	0	13	0	306
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	323	323

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	564	23.8	23.6	n/a
1989	511	21.0	24.3	n/a
1990	509	19.0	26.7	n/a
1991	567	23.0	24.6	n/a
1992	577	23.4	24.6	59.4
1993	549	21.5	25.5	59.6
1994	451	18.0	25.1	66.7
1995	473	23.5	20.1	68.5
1996	473	23.5	20.1	68.5
1997	514	25.5	20.2	77.2
1998	454	26.5	17.1	58.4
1999	459	28.5	16.1	74.1
2000	436	25.0	17.4	67.9
2001	420	25.0	16.8	76.2
2002	408	27.0	15.1	76.7
2003	408	27.0	15.1	76.7
2004	369	23.0	16.0	71.5
2005	361	21.0	17.2	78.4
2006	343	21.0	16.3	72.6
2007	354	23.0	15.4	67.7
2008	356	24.3	14.7	68.3
2009	376	21.5	15.7	69.7
2010	411	19.0	21.6	63
2011	410	n/a	n/a	62.4
2012	378	14.0	27.0	n/a
2013	329	13.0	25.3	63.5
2014	313	13.0	24.0	73.8
2015	331	14.0	23.6	63.7
2016	356	14.0	25.4	65.7
2017	367	13.0	28.2	69.2
2018	367	15.5	23.6	65.4
2019	352	15.0	23.4	62.5
2020	345	n/a	n/a	64.1
2021	348	15.0	23.2	62.1
2022	306	16.0	19.1	54.6
2023	323	15.0	21.5	66.3

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 Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	564	23.8	23.6	n/a
1989	511	21.0	24.3	n/a
1990	509	19.0	26.7	n/a
1991	567	23.0	24.6	n/a
1992	577	23.4	24.6	59.4
1993	549	21.5	25.5	59.6
1994	451	18.0	25.1	66.7
1995	473	23.5	20.1	68.5
1996	473	23.5	20.1	68.5
1997	514	25.5	20.2	77.2
1998	454	26.5	17.1	58.4
1999	459	28.5	16.1	74.1
2000	436	25.0	17.4	67.9
2001	420	25.0	16.8	76.2
2002	408	27.0	15.1	76.7
2003	408	27.0	15.1	76.7
2004	369	23.0	16.0	71.5
2005	361	21.0	17.2	78.4
2006	343	21.0	16.3	72.6
2007	354	23.0	15.4	67.7
2008	356	24.3	14.7	68.3
2009	376	21.5	15.7	69.7
2010	411	19.0	21.6	63
2011	410	n/a	n/a	62.4
2012	378	14.0	27.0	n/a
2013	329	13.0	25.3	63.5
2014	313	13.0	24.0	73.8
2015	331	14.0	23.6	63.7
2016	356	14.0	25.4	65.7
2017	367	13.0	28.2	69.2
2018	367	15.5	23.6	65.4
2019	352	15.0	23.4	62.5
2020	345	n/a	n/a	64.1
2021	348	15.0	23.2	62.1
2022	306	16.0	19.1	54.6
2023	323	15.0	21.5	66.3

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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