How does Aliso Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Carpinteria?

Aliso Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.6/100, placing it at the 34th percentile statewide. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 580 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Aliso Elementary?

16.9% of students at Aliso Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 39.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Aliso Elementary improving or declining?

Aliso Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 26.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Aliso Elementary?

18.1% of students at Aliso Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Aliso Elementary

Carpinteria Unified Carpinteria Santa Barbara County 93013

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

580 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

316 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 85.8%

White 10.8%

Asian 0.6%

Black 0.6%

Other 2.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Aliso Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.9%
Met Standard	22.5%
Below Standard	60.5%

Exceeded

16.9%

Met

22.5%

Below

60.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Aliso Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.9 points below the Carpinteria Unified district average of 28.9%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.1% exceeded — 10.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 26.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.