Carlton Hills Elementary

Located at 9353 Pike Rd., in Santee, California, Carlton Hills Elementary is a moderately sized primary school that enrolls 601 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Santee. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Santee comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,066 students; Carlton Hills Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Carlton Hills Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 33% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Carlton Hills Elementary records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Carlton Hills Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carlton Hills Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the broader community, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Carlton Hills Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Rio Seco Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carlton Hills Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 633 students in 2018 compared to 601 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

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