Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005759
Carmichael Elementary
6141 Sutter Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608 · (916) 971-5727 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
270 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
30.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.6% | 18.9% | 27.4% | 42.1% |
| Math | 5.1% | 15.4% | 36.6% | 42.9% |
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 | 30.5% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 19.9% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 14.8% |
| 2018-19 | 34.8% | 36.1% |
| 2017-18 | 29.9% | 32.2% |
| 2016-17 | 23.7% | 27.7% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Carmichael Elementary
Carmichael Elementary's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichael Elementary this school | 374 | 72.2% | 24.5% |
| Pasadena Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 343 | 71.7% | 21.9% |
| Charles Peck Elementary Carmichael | 303 | 76.9% | 18.9% |
| Mariposa Avenue Elementary Citrus Heights | 326 | 72.7% | 21.3% |
| Cameron Ranch Elementary Carmichael | 406 | 80.0% | 17.7% |
| Nestle Avenue Charter Tarzana | 421 | 72.2% | 50.8% |
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 Carmichael Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #4,133 of 5,151 | #155 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #4,247 of 5,172 ▼ 74 | #161 of 217 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,939 of 5,172 ▲ 180 | #147 of 217 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,517 of 5,116 | #57 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #4,009 of 5,915 | #171 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,194 of 5,352 | #59 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #349 of 5,354 | #70 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #2,827 of 5,625 | #107 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #3,288 of 3,837 | #119 of 145 |
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
374
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 374 | 17 | 22.0:1 | 72% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 17 | 22.5:1 | 69% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 74% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 83% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 84% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 15 | 25.5:1 | 82% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | N/A | N/A | 79% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 67% (364) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 27 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmichael Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (395 to 374); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Carmichael Elementary
Carmichael Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Carmichael, California. The school enrolls 374 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Carmichael Elementary sits within San Juan Unified, which has 67 schools and 39,171 students.
White students are the largest group at Carmichael Elementary, with 43% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 9% Black. County-wide, about 45% of residents are White. Carmichael Elementary has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Carmichael Elementary, 17 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 72% of enrollment. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Carmichael Elementary is 12.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 24.5%. Predicted: 37.2%.
In Sacramento County (population about 1,594,006), median household income is about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 387 public schools operate in Sacramento County, serving about 259,342 students.
John Barrett Middle is the public school closest to Carmichael Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.3%; Carmichael Elementary's is 24.5%, ranking 5th of 7.
The NCES locale for Carmichael Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (371) to 2024-25 (374). The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.2:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
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Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Carmichael
- Visions In EducationCombined · 7,460 students
- California Montessori Project-San Juan CampusesElementary · 1,545 students
- Winston Churchill MiddleMiddle · 987 students
- Starr King K-8Elementary · 885 students
- John Barrett MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Options for Youth-San JuanHigh · 720 students
Other Carmichael Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Carmichael Elementary. Carmichael Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Carmichael Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 711 students
- Carmichael Elementary SchoolSIERRA VISTA, AZ · 285 students
Nearby schools
- John Barrett Middle0.8 mi · 802
- Cameron Ranch Elementary0.8 mi · 406
- Mary Deterding Elementary0.9 mi · 670
- California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses0.9 mi · 1,545
- Options for Youth-San Juan1.0 mi · 720
- Thomas Kelly Elementary1.2 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Carmichael ElementaryHow many students attend Carmichael Elementary?
Carmichael Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Carmichael Elementary serve?
Carmichael Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Carmichael Elementary?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Carmichael Elementary.
How diverse is Carmichael Elementary?
Carmichael Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Carmichael Elementary?
Carmichael Elementary is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
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