Carson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.2% |
| Below Standard | 73.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Carson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.5 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.6% exceeded — 16.7 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 3.9% | 23.5% | 27.4% |
| 4th | 46 | 13.0% | 19.6% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 53 | 9.4% | 11.3% | 20.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 16.3% | 8.2% | 24.5% |
| 4th | 47 | 17.0% | 23.4% | 40.4% |
| 5th | 53 | 5.7% | 11.3% | 17.0% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.4