Carmichael Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.3% |
| Met Standard | 17.1% |
| Below Standard | 74.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Carmichael Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.3% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.7 points below the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.6% exceeded — 5.3 points higher. 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 4.2% | 20.8% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 55 | 21.8% | 10.9% | 32.7% |
| 5th | 61 | 8.2% | 24.6% | 32.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 5.6% | 16.7% | 22.2% |
| 4th | 59 | 6.8% | 15.3% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 62 | 3.2% | 14.5% | 17.7% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.4