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How has Carlton Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064032006669
Carlton Elementary
2421 Carlton Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 · (408) 356-1141 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
35 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 134 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
79.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.7% | 21.1% | 13.9% | 12.3% |
| Math | 59.6% | 19.8% | 11.0% | 9.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 80.8% |
| 2022-23 | 82.9% | 83.2% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 86.5% |
| 2018-19 | 80.6% | 83.7% |
| 2017-18 | 82.0% | 80.2% |
| 2016-17 | 80.3% | 83.3% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 67.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carlton Elementary
Carlton Elementary's state test result (78.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Elementary this school | 656 | 5.3% | 78.0% |
| Stone Ranch Elementary San Diego | 692 | 9.8% | 78.0% |
| Alta Vista Elementary Los Gatos | 584 | 6.8% | 78.7% |
| Park Village Elementary San Diego | 671 | 8.8% | 80.8% |
| Lydiksen Elementary Pleasanton | 586 | 7.2% | 78.8% |
| Golden View Elementary San Ramon | 654 | 10.4% | 81.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carlton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #309 of 5,151 | #52 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #259 of 5,172 ▼ 71 | #45 of 226 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #549 of 5,172 ▼ 218 | #62 of 226 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.7pp | #186 of 5,116 | #19 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #985 of 5,915 | #19 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,755 of 5,352 | #223 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #1,142 of 5,354 | #81 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.3% | #5,570 of 5,625 | #241 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #3,264 of 3,837 | #171 of 189 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
656
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 26.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 25.5 | 25.7:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 24.5 | 27.0:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 23.5 | 28.6:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 25 | 26.3:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 26.5 | 26.2:1 | 6% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 28 | 24.7:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | N/A | N/A | 9% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 3% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (694 to 656); teachers down 4% (26.5 to 25.5).
About Carlton Elementary
Carlton Elementary is an elementary school in San Jose, California, reachable at (408) 356-1141. Enrollment totals 656 students across kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 41% bigger than that mark.
Union Elementary runs 8 schools with a combined 5,376 students. Carlton Elementary is one of them.
The student body at Carlton Elementary has no majority group. Asian students lead at 47%. The remaining shares are 31% White, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Carlton Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Carlton Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 5%. It compares with 37% for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Carlton Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Carlton Elementary would be expected to post about 76.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.0%.
In Santa Clara County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Santa Clara County number 412, with about 230,059 students.
Alta Vista Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from Carlton Elementary. Carlton Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 73.7% proficiency; Carlton Elementary posts 78.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Carlton Elementary was 657 in 2020-21 and 656 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Carlton Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Elementary
- Union MiddleMiddle · 1,068 students
- Dartmouth MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Oster ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Guadalupe ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Lietz ElementaryElementary · 501 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Nearby schools
- Alta Vista Elementary0.6 mi · 584
- Union Middle0.7 mi · 1,068
- Farnham Charter0.9 mi · 372
- Blossom Hill Elementary1.1 mi · 530
- Leigh High1.5 mi · 1,884
- Raymond J. Fisher Middle1.5 mi · 1,015
Frequently asked questions
About Carlton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carlton Elementary?
Carlton Elementary enrolls approximately 656 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carlton Elementary serve?
Carlton Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carlton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carlton Elementary is approximately 25.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carlton Elementary?
At Carlton Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 47% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Carlton Elementary in?
Carlton Elementary is part of Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.