Carlton Elementary

Set in San Jose, California, Carlton Elementary is a moderately sized primary school, operated by Union Elementary. It instructs 656 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.

Carlton Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Union Elementary, a district that enrolls 5,376 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Carlton Elementary reports that 47% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 31% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carlton Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.3%, the actual is 79.5%, a residual of +3.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household income runs about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Carlton Elementary is one.

Alta Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carlton Elementary. On composite proficiency, Carlton Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 73.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 694 students in 2018 compared to 656 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 31% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Carlton Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.