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Carver (Charles J.) Elementary

ABC Unified Cerritos Los Angeles County 90703
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,080 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
469 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
61%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 43.9%
White 4.7%
Asian 19.2%
Black 8.7%
Other 23.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carver (Charles J.) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard33.6%
Met Standard31.9%
Below Standard34.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Carver (Charles J.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.6% of students exceeded standard while 31.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points above the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 32.1% exceeded — about the same. 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 13.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
33.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
65.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+13.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
8.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,080
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 65 29.2% 21.5% 23.1% 26.1% 50.8%
4th 61 37.7% 27.9% 19.7% 14.8% 65.6%
5th 65 36.9% 35.4% 12.3% 15.4% 72.3%
6th 78 35.9% 46.1% 5.1% 12.8% 82.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 66 28.8% 30.3% 27.3% 13.6% 59.1%
4th 61 27.9% 32.8% 24.6% 14.8% 60.7%
5th 66 34.9% 28.8% 19.7% 16.7% 63.6%
6th 78 37.2% 32.0% 14.1% 16.7% 69.2%