How does Carlton Hills Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santee?

Carlton Hills Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 56.4/100, placing it at the 79th percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,452 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Carlton Hills Elementary?

31.0% of students at Carlton Hills Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 58.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Carlton Hills Elementary improving or declining?

Carlton Hills Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Carlton Hills Elementary?

14.4% of students at Carlton Hills 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.

Carlton Hills Elementary

Santee Santee San Diego County 92071

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,452 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

576 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

36%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 32.8%

White 52.3%

Asian 3.0%

Black 1.6%

Other 10.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carlton Hills Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.0%
Met Standard	28.0%
Below Standard	41.1%

Exceeded

31.0%

Met

28.0%

Below

41.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Carlton Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points above the Santee district average of 26.6%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.4 points higher (vs 24.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

31.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

58.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+4.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

14.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,452

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	47	25.5%	21.3%	31.9%	21.3%	46.8%
4th	56	35.7%	30.4%	17.9%	16.1%	66.1%
5th	50	38.0%	26.0%	22.0%	14.0%	64.0%
6th	61	18.0%	26.2%	36.1%	19.7%	44.3%
7th	87	16.1%	43.7%	29.9%	10.3%	59.8%
8th	62	41.9%	35.5%	8.1%	14.5%	77.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	47	36.2%	25.5%	23.4%	14.9%	61.7%
4th	56	37.5%	28.6%	26.8%	7.1%	66.1%
5th	50	24.0%	30.0%	16.0%	30.0%	54.0%
6th	61	24.6%	27.9%	22.9%	24.6%	52.5%
7th	87	25.3%	31.0%	27.6%	16.1%	56.3%
8th	62	50.0%	8.1%	24.2%	17.7%	58.1%