Kit Carson Union Elementary: Kit Carson Union Elementary schools score 12.9 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 2.5 points.
Kit Carson Union Elementary has 3 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 32.0/100 — 12.9 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Mid Valley Alternative Charter at 35/100, where 7.7% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $13,275 per student (below the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 32.1%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Kit Carson Union Elementary's elementary schools average 32.0/100 — 12.9 points below the state average with a −2.5pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Kit Carson Union Elementary has 3 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 32.0/100 — 12.9 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -2.5pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 8.0 points — remarkably consistent between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 32.1%, 14.2pp above the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 2.0%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Mid Valley Alternative Charter leads the district at 35 with 7.7% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Kit Carson Union Elementary spends $13,275 per student in current expenditures — $1,540 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Kit Carson Union Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (3)
Kit Carson Union Elementary has 3 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 32.0 — 12.9 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -2.5pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Mid Valley Alternative Charter with a Scope Score of 35 and 7.7% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid Valley Alternative Charter Kit Carson Union Elementary Building Momentum | 7.7% | Developing 35/100 |
| 2 | Kit Carson Elementary Kit Carson Union Elementary Building Momentum | 5.6% | Developing 34/100 |
| 3 | Kings Valley Academy II Kit Carson Union Elementary Building Momentum | 3.8% | Needs Support 27/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology