Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet
Los Angeles Unified
83
StrongScope Score · 82nd percentile
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Carthay and Saturn Street
Carthay scores 83 and Saturn Street 79 among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Saturn Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
79
SolidScope Score · 69th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Carthay has the highest share and Saturn Street has the lowest.
Biggest difference
12points
in math. 55% of Carthay students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Saturn Street it was 43%.
Chronic absence
23in 100
students missed 10% or more of school days at each of these schools.
Low-income families
92%
of Saturn Street’s students are from low-income families. At Carthay it is 69%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California elementary schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Carthay54%Advanced: 31%
Saturn Street51%Advanced: 28%
California46%Advanced: 24%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Carthay55%Advanced: 35%, clearly ahead
Saturn Street43%Advanced: 22%
California42%Advanced: 21%
Grades 3–5, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Saturn Street’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 25% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 51%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 3–5. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202654%Carthay51%Saturn Street46%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202655%Carthay43%Saturn Street42%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California elementary school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Carthay23 in 10085 of 365 students
Saturn Street23 in 10063 of 276 students
Average school17 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Carthay0%0 of 370 students
Saturn Street0%0 of 282 students
Average school1.6%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California elementary school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Carthay−2points
Saturn Street+6points
Math
Points against the expected score
Carthay+8points
Saturn Street+25points
- CarthayThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Accelerated. 75 students.
- Saturn StreetThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Exceptional. 79 students.
Grades 4–5, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Carthay | Saturn Street |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Carthay61%LAUSD 77% · 94 answers | Saturn Street69%LAUSD 77% · 81 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Carthay49%LAUSD 68% · 88 to 94 answers | Saturn Street65%LAUSD 68% · 80 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Carthay61%LAUSD 75% · 87 to 94 answers | Saturn Street77%LAUSD 75% · 78 to 81 answers |
| Families: Safety | Carthay86%LAUSD 91% · 255 answers | Saturn Street87%LAUSD 91% · 198 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Carthay94%LAUSD 94% · 252 to 270 answers | Saturn Street94%LAUSD 94% · 197 to 208 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Carthay97%LAUSD 97% · 37 answers | Saturn Street96%LAUSD 97% · 52 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Carthay12 | Saturn Street17 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Carthay20% | Saturn Street6% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Carthay | Saturn Street |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Carthay54%LAUSD 68% · 87 to 91 answers | Saturn Street68%LAUSD 68% · 79 to 80 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Carthay71%LAUSD 84% · 90 to 91 answers | Saturn Street89%LAUSD 84% · 79 to 80 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Carthay23%LAUSD 24% · 86 to 94 answers | Saturn Street24%LAUSD 24% · 74 to 79 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Carthay92%LAUSD 94% · 262 answers | Saturn Street92%LAUSD 94% · 207 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Carthay86%LAUSD 91% · 262 to 269 answers | Saturn Street90%LAUSD 91% · 207 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Carthay62%LAUSD 80% · 258 answers | Saturn Street73%LAUSD 80% · 202 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Carthay81%LAUSD 89% · 37 answers | Saturn Street86%LAUSD 89% · 51 to 55 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Carthay88%LAUSD 95% · 34 answers | Saturn Street98%LAUSD 95% · 50 to 54 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Carthay78%LAUSD 86% · 36 answers | Saturn Street89%LAUSD 86% · 53 answers |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Carthay | Saturn Street |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Carthay327 | Saturn Street277 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Carthay69%225 of 327 students | Saturn Street92%256 of 277 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Carthay22 | Saturn Street17 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Carthay | Saturn Street |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | CarthayTK–5 | Saturn StreetTK–5 |
| Who runs the school | CarthayLos Angeles Unified | Saturn StreetLos Angeles Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grades 3–5. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).