Is Carmichael Elementary a good school?

Carmichael Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Carmichael Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 383 students attended Carmichael Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carmichael Elementary?

Students at Carmichael Elementary are 42% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Carmichael Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carmichael Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Barrett Middle High : Del Campo High

Carmichael Elementary

Summary:

Carmichael Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the San Juan Unified School District in Carmichael, CA. With 337 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past decade, currently holding a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmichael Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 26.99% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 19.89% proficient in math, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 43.1% in 2021-2022. Additionally, Carmichael Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 73.89% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district average of 41.83% at Mary Deterding Elementary.

Interestingly, Carmichael Elementary is located within 2 miles of several other elementary schools in the San Juan Unified district, including Mary Deterding Elementary and Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary, which significantly outperform Carmichael on academic measures. This suggests that factors beyond just the school district may be contributing to Carmichael's struggles. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, indicating that it is falling further behind its peers over time.

Detail:

Public K-5

6141 Sutter Ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608-2799

(916) 971-5727

District: San Juan Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4715^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,757

Students who attend Carmichael Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Barrett Middle
High:	Del Campo High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 383

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Asian:

18.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carmichael Elementary ranks worse than 80.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 28^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.5. (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 Student population at Carmichael Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.5%), Hispanic (20.4%), Asian (18%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carmichael Elementary is 22.5, which is the 7^th best among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Carmichael Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carmichael Elementary is $8,757, which is the 7^th highest among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carmichael Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmichael Elementary 4715^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Carmichael Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Juan Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Juan Unified 923^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carmichael Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	56.87	1839^th	4809	61.8%
2005	52.02	2095^th	4822	56.6%
2006	48.56	2253^rd	4818	53.2%
2007	33.07	3356^th	5113	34.4%
2008	47.19	2529^th	5113	50.5%
2009	32.66	3521^st	5193	32.2%
2010	45.11	2839^th	5314	46.6%
2011	35.93	3544^th	5377	34.1%
2012	23.93	4385^th	5390	18.6%
2013	14.23	5095^th	5530	7.9%
2015	27.36	3909^th	5611	30.3%
2016	25.67	4123^rd	5614	26.6%
2017	23.66	4369^th	5692	23.2%
2018	29.54	3863^rd	5662	31.8%
2019	29.80	3951^st	5789	31.7%
2022	20.54	4795^th	5883	18.5%
2023	18.07	5043^rd	5874	14.1%
2024	21.50	4715^th	5862	19.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	39.69	1823^rd	3311	44.9%
2023	37.98	1950^th	3250	40.0%
2024	36.44	2074^th	3160	34.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.09	1953^rd	2420	19.3%
2024	32.08	1695^th	2634	35.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.96	3320^th	5084	34.7%
2019	40.41	3080^th	5173	40.5%
2022	24.10	4324^th	5264	17.9%
2023	20.54	4669^th	5374	13.1%
2024	28.74	4064^th	5511	26.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.03	3348^th	5413	38.1%
2019	33.91	3506^th	5492	36.2%
2022	20.68	4655^th	5635	17.4%
2023	17.22	4953^rd	5617	11.8%
2024	26.79	4080^th	5605	27.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	47.75	829^th	2128	61.0%
2019	34.51	1560^th	2585	39.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.76	4413^th	5431	18.7%
2019	27.71	3965^th	5510	28.0%
2022	22.28	4485^th	5663	20.8%
2023	21.13	4623^rd	5650	18.2%
2024	17.75	4917^th	5636	12.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	66.24	188^th	747	74.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.37	4344^th	4830	10.1%
2019	47.90	2429^th	4963	51.1%
2022	31.74	3555^th	5084	30.1%
2023	15.93	4738^th	5098	7.1%
2024	47.13	2457^th	5102	51.8%

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Rank History for White students at Carmichael Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.92	2448^th	2737	10.6%
2019	8.63	2675^th	2834	5.6%
2022	6.76	2604^th	2726	4.5%
2023	6.33	2549^th	2662	4.2%
2024	6.48	2539^th	2647	4.1%

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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 Carmichael Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	358	55	44	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	491
1989	379	39	48	39	6	n/a	n/a	0	511
1990	374	19	40	34	7	n/a	n/a	0	474
1991	462	28	34	27	9	n/a	n/a	0	560
1992	468	27	30	33	11	n/a	n/a	0	569
1993	431	31	36	27	8	n/a	n/a	0	533
1994	383	37	45	31	18	n/a	n/a	0	514
1995	390	35	52	44	14	n/a	n/a	0	535
1996	390	35	52	44	14	n/a	n/a	0	535
1997	403	34	45	38	14	n/a	n/a	0	534
1998	392	36	28	46	13	n/a	n/a	0	515
1999	400	38	18	43	15	n/a	n/a	0	514
2000	421	39	30	36	14	n/a	n/a	0	540
2001	417	46	26	45	12	n/a	n/a	0	546
2002	387	55	29	58	12	n/a	n/a	0	541
2003	387	55	29	58	12	n/a	n/a	0	541
2004	300	65	40	61	10	n/a	n/a	0	476
2005	292	77	39	79	13	n/a	n/a	0	500
2006	294	75	43	77	12	n/a	n/a	0	501
2007	276	87	55	91	8	n/a	n/a	2	519
2008	251	70	54	109	43	n/a	n/a	0	527
2009	262	88	25	117	31	7	3	0	533
2010	267	89	17	110	17	5	1	0	506
2011	227	82	15	120	12	2	11	0	469
2012	210	63	12	103	3	0	11	0	402
2013	199	56	10	104	1	1	26	0	397
2014	178	53	17	93	1	2	26	0	370
2015	184	46	18	91	3	1	36	0	379
2016	175	72	14	100	5	1	15	0	382
2017	158	51	11	112	3	1	43	0	379
2018	164	50	21	108	4	2	46	0	395
2019	149	60	29	103	2	5	43	0	391
2020	138	57	30	93	3	6	37	0	364
2021	136	57	34	93	3	3	45	0	371
2022	128	39	44	86	1	1	35	0	334
2023	131	44	54	72	3	0	33	0	337
2024	159	43	69	78	3	3	28	0	383

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 Carmichael Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	23.8	20.6	n/a
1989	511	25.9	19.7	n/a
1990	474	22.6	20.9	n/a
1991	560	27.8	20.1	n/a
1992	569	28.3	20.1	54.5
1993	533	21.0	25.4	57.4
1994	514	20.0	25.7	29.8
1995	535	22.5	23.8	64.5
1996	535	22.5	23.8	64.5
1997	534	25.5	20.9	67.6
1998	515	23.0	22.4	69.5
1999	514	27.6	18.6	69.6
2000	540	24.6	22.0	66.3
2001	546	28.2	19.4	66.7
2002	541	29.2	18.5	38.4
2003	541	29.2	18.5	38.4
2004	476	25.4	18.7	74.6
2005	500	24.6	20.3	63
2006	501	25.8	19.4	61.7
2007	519	26.8	19.4	67.3
2008	527	26.8	19.7	77.4
2009	533	26.8	19.2	70.7
2010	506	27.6	18.3	76.3
2011	469	n/a	n/a	79.1
2012	402	17.5	22.9	n/a
2013	397	15.0	26.4	81.4
2014	370	12.5	29.6	79.7
2015	379	14.0	27.0	80.5
2016	382	15.0	25.4	82.2
2017	379	16.0	23.6	81.3
2018	395	17.0	23.2	83.8
2019	391	17.0	23.0	81.3
2020	364	n/a	n/a	98.1
2021	371	16.0	23.1	83.3
2022	334	16.0	20.8	75.7
2023	337	16.0	21.0	73.9
2024	383	17.0	22.5	68.9

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 Carmichael Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	23.8	20.6	n/a
1989	511	25.9	19.7	n/a
1990	474	22.6	20.9	n/a
1991	560	27.8	20.1	n/a
1992	569	28.3	20.1	54.5
1993	533	21.0	25.4	57.4
1994	514	20.0	25.7	29.8
1995	535	22.5	23.8	64.5
1996	535	22.5	23.8	64.5
1997	534	25.5	20.9	67.6
1998	515	23.0	22.4	69.5
1999	514	27.6	18.6	69.6
2000	540	24.6	22.0	66.3
2001	546	28.2	19.4	66.7
2002	541	29.2	18.5	38.4
2003	541	29.2	18.5	38.4
2004	476	25.4	18.7	74.6
2005	500	24.6	20.3	63
2006	501	25.8	19.4	61.7
2007	519	26.8	19.4	67.3
2008	527	26.8	19.7	77.4
2009	533	26.8	19.2	70.7
2010	506	27.6	18.3	76.3
2011	469	n/a	n/a	79.1
2012	402	17.5	22.9	n/a
2013	397	15.0	26.4	81.4
2014	370	12.5	29.6	79.7
2015	379	14.0	27.0	80.5
2016	382	15.0	25.4	82.2
2017	379	16.0	23.6	81.3
2018	395	17.0	23.2	83.8
2019	391	17.0	23.0	81.3
2020	364	n/a	n/a	98.1
2021	371	16.0	23.1	83.3
2022	334	16.0	20.8	75.7
2023	337	16.0	21.0	73.9
2024	383	17.0	22.5	68.9

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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