Is Mary Deterding Elementary a good school?

Mary Deterding Elementary ranks 1060 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mary Deterding Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 616 students attended Mary Deterding Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mary Deterding Elementary?

Students at Mary Deterding Elementary are 55% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mary Deterding Elementary attend?

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

Mary Deterding Elementary

Summary:

Mary Deterding Elementary is a public elementary school in Carmichael, California, serving 612 students in grades K-6 as part of the San Juan Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mary Deterding's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's 3rd grade students, in particular, excel, with 70.3% proficient in ELA and 69.52% proficient in Math, outpacing the district and state by a wide margin. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST assessment, are impressive, with 55.17% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to 29.3% for the district and 30.7% for the state. While the school's Hispanic and Special Education students perform exceptionally well, the Asian and Multi-racial student subgroups perform relatively lower.

Compared to nearby schools, Cameron Ranch Elementary and Carmichael Elementary, Mary Deterding outperforms them significantly in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, when compared to Riverview STEM Elementary in the Folsom-Cordova Unified District, Mary Deterding's performance is not as strong. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased, which may impact its overall academic performance if not addressed.

Detail:

Public K-6

6000 Stanley Ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608-4032

(916) 979-8138

District: San Juan Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1060^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,107

Students who attend Mary Deterding Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Barrett Middle
High:	Del Campo High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.7

Number of students: 616

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Asian:

13.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mary Deterding Elementary ranks better than 81.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^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 82.21. (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 Mary Deterding Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.5%), Hispanic (17.5%), Asian (13%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mary Deterding Elementary is 26.7. 37 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mary Deterding Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mary Deterding Elementary is $6,107. 35 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mary Deterding Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary Deterding Elementary 1060^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mary Deterding Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Mary Deterding Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.35	494^th	4809	89.7%
2005	90.60	465^th	4822	90.4%
2006	91.60	401^st	4818	91.7%
2007	79.09	1008^th	5113	80.3%
2008	90.44	454^th	5113	91.1%
2009	88.94	534^th	5193	89.7%
2010	86.67	652^nd	5314	87.7%
2011	87.12	633^rd	5377	88.2%
2012	89.20	474^th	5390	91.2%
2013	87.20	634^th	5530	88.5%
2015	80.24	1100^th	5611	80.4%
2016	84.65	920^th	5614	83.6%
2017	80.90	1092^nd	5692	80.8%
2018	83.30	974^th	5662	82.8%
2019	84.70	921^st	5789	84.1%
2022	84.33	976^th	5883	83.4%
2023	81.27	1121^st	5874	80.9%
2024	82.21	1060^th	5862	81.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	50.86	344^th	610	43.6%
2023	47.85	401^st	669	40.1%
2024	50.40	396^th	669	40.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	38.07	1952^nd	3311	41.0%
2023	74.92	381^st	3250	88.3%
2024	68.42	453^rd	3160	85.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	93.13	126^th	2420	94.8%
2024	87.64	224^th	2634	91.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.76	614^th	5084	87.9%
2019	77.24	839^th	5173	83.8%
2022	84.50	569^th	5264	89.2%
2023	75.22	983^rd	5374	81.7%
2024	82.20	742^nd	5511	86.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.78	1202^nd	5413	77.8%
2019	82.23	970^th	5492	82.3%
2022	86.30	802^nd	5635	85.8%
2023	76.13	1244^th	5617	77.9%
2024	80.77	1060^th	5605	81.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	62.11	556^th	2227	75.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.91	884^th	5431	83.7%
2019	83.72	878^th	5510	84.1%
2022	79.51	1125^th	5663	80.1%
2023	82.95	970^th	5650	82.8%
2024	80.80	1044^th	5636	81.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.58	290^th	1071	72.9%
2022	67.74	438^th	1154	62.0%
2023	49.31	754^th	1190	36.6%
2024	42.54	828^th	1203	31.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.28	886^th	4830	81.7%
2019	67.37	1277^th	4963	74.3%
2022	86.83	476^th	5084	90.6%
2023	83.65	588^th	5098	88.5%
2024	87.56	449^th	5102	91.2%

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Rank History for White students at Mary Deterding Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.50	1151^st	2737	57.9%
2019	72.80	709^th	2834	75.0%
2022	60.97	1125^th	2726	58.7%
2023	62.33	1039^th	2662	61.0%
2024	61.97	1064^th	2647	59.8%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

We had outstanding experiences with the second and third grade teachers at this school. The principal always seemed cold, perhaps even a big haughty. Fourth grade has been a major disappointment. Cliques abound, even with the parents. Unless you are a stay-at-home parent who can volunteer hours and hours and hours to this school, don't even consider trying to get help with any issues.
The music teacher is phenomenal and the after-school dance program is a definite perk. However, these two things alone do not compensate for the other issues at this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mary Deterding Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	489	22	28	26	4	n/a	n/a	0	569
1989	505	27	19	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	571
1990	501	25	22	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	577
1991	513	20	14	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
1992	513	17	17	34	4	n/a	n/a	0	585
1993	545	14	25	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	606
1994	516	23	34	31	10	n/a	n/a	0	614
1995	497	26	45	31	10	n/a	n/a	0	609
1996	497	26	45	31	10	n/a	n/a	0	609
1997	493	27	43	34	12	n/a	n/a	0	609
1998	469	25	39	33	11	n/a	n/a	0	577
1999	450	33	36	29	12	n/a	n/a	0	560
2000	429	36	36	43	10	n/a	n/a	0	554
2001	440	37	32	36	4	n/a	n/a	0	549
2002	389	47	41	51	13	n/a	n/a	0	541
2003	389	47	41	51	13	n/a	n/a	0	541
2004	370	58	40	53	13	n/a	n/a	0	534
2005	369	50	53	51	12	n/a	n/a	0	535
2006	345	40	49	51	14	n/a	n/a	0	499
2007	336	26	43	52	12	n/a	n/a	2	471
2008	365	39	60	47	10	n/a	n/a	0	521
2009	366	34	64	48	7	3	4	0	526
2010	401	37	73	51	10	6	0	0	578
2011	400	34	62	61	7	5	5	0	574
2012	443	43	71	75	8	6	22	0	668
2013	420	42	66	82	12	7	28	0	657
2014	391	52	64	89	7	5	36	0	644
2015	371	43	68	89	5	3	39	0	618
2016	381	54	77	85	4	3	5	0	609
2017	358	31	69	98	3	3	44	0	606
2018	368	23	59	99	2	2	42	0	595
2019	354	19	56	126	1	1	57	0	614
2020	350	23	58	129	1	0	60	0	621
2021	336	19	67	116	1	0	67	0	606
2022	340	25	66	121	2	1	74	0	629
2023	325	28	67	117	2	0	73	0	612
2024	336	21	80	108	1	1	69	0	616

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

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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 Mary Deterding Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	569	24.6	23.1	n/a
1989	571	26.1	21.8	n/a
1990	577	23.0	25.0	n/a
1991	575	23.4	24.5	n/a
1992	585	23.8	24.5	31.5
1993	606	22.0	27.5	32.5
1994	614	22.2	27.7	13
1995	609	21.5	28.3	35.5
1996	609	21.5	28.3	35.5
1997	609	23.8	25.6	34.8
1998	577	23.8	24.2	35.9
1999	560	25.5	22.0	36.3
2000	554	25.6	21.6	35.6
2001	549	24.4	22.5	31.5
2002	541	24.2	22.4	17.4
2003	541	24.2	22.4	17.4
2004	534	24.0	22.3	31.5
2005	535	23.7	22.6	25.2
2006	499	23.2	21.5	28.1
2007	471	21.9	21.5	27.1
2008	521	24.5	21.3	29.2
2009	526	23.5	21.5	24.9
2010	578	25.5	22.6	27
2011	574	n/a	n/a	29.1
2012	668	24.5	27.2	n/a
2013	657	21.9	29.9	31.7
2014	644	21.0	30.6	34.9
2015	618	20.0	30.9	36.6
2016	609	20.0	30.4	39.2
2017	606	21.0	28.8	38.8
2018	595	21.0	28.3	45
2019	614	22.0	27.9	40.2
2020	621	n/a	n/a	39.9
2021	606	24.0	25.2	36.3
2022	629	25.0	25.1	40.7
2023	612	23.0	26.6	41.8
2024	616	23.0	26.7	49.5

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 Mary Deterding Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	569	24.6	23.1	n/a
1989	571	26.1	21.8	n/a
1990	577	23.0	25.0	n/a
1991	575	23.4	24.5	n/a
1992	585	23.8	24.5	31.5
1993	606	22.0	27.5	32.5
1994	614	22.2	27.7	13
1995	609	21.5	28.3	35.5
1996	609	21.5	28.3	35.5
1997	609	23.8	25.6	34.8
1998	577	23.8	24.2	35.9
1999	560	25.5	22.0	36.3
2000	554	25.6	21.6	35.6
2001	549	24.4	22.5	31.5
2002	541	24.2	22.4	17.4
2003	541	24.2	22.4	17.4
2004	534	24.0	22.3	31.5
2005	535	23.7	22.6	25.2
2006	499	23.2	21.5	28.1
2007	471	21.9	21.5	27.1
2008	521	24.5	21.3	29.2
2009	526	23.5	21.5	24.9
2010	578	25.5	22.6	27
2011	574	n/a	n/a	29.1
2012	668	24.5	27.2	n/a
2013	657	21.9	29.9	31.7
2014	644	21.0	30.6	34.9
2015	618	20.0	30.9	36.6
2016	609	20.0	30.4	39.2
2017	606	21.0	28.8	38.8
2018	595	21.0	28.3	45
2019	614	22.0	27.9	40.2
2020	621	n/a	n/a	39.9
2021	606	24.0	25.2	36.3
2022	629	25.0	25.1	40.7
2023	612	23.0	26.6	41.8
2024	616	23.0	26.7	49.5

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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