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Carver Elementary

San Diego Unified San Diego San Diego County 92105
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
266 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
174 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
81%
Teachers
9 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 63.2%
White 4.0%
Asian 10.9%
Black 13.2%
Other 8.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carver Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard8.1%
Met Standard13.3%
Below Standard78.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Carver Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.1% of students exceeded standard while 13.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.2 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.5% exceeded — 7.4 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 22.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
8.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
21.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+22.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
28.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.9%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
266
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 21 0.0% 14.3% 42.9% 42.9% 14.3%
4th 25 0.0% 16.0% 8.0% 76.0% 16.0%
5th 19 26.3% 26.3% 10.5% 36.8% 52.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 21 4.8% 14.3% 33.3% 47.6% 19.1%
4th 27 3.7% 0.0% 18.5% 77.8% 3.7%
5th 20 15.0% 10.0% 20.0% 55.0% 25.0%