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What advice would you give to incoming students at Carriage Drive Elementary?
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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005763
Carriage Drive Elementary
7519 Carriage Dr., Citrus Heights, CA 95621 · (916) 971-5241 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
24.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
312 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
64%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
29.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
24.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.2pp 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 24 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 up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 18.8% | 23.9% | 46.5% |
| Math | 6.8% | 17.4% | 27.4% | 48.4% |
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 | 29.6% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 20.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 20.7% |
| 2018-19 | 34.7% | 27.7% |
| 2017-18 | 37.8% | 29.3% |
| 2016-17 | 30.9% | 32.2% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Carriage Drive Elementary
Carriage Drive Elementary's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carriage Drive Elementary this school | 444 | 70.3% | 25.8% |
| Skycrest Elementary Citrus Heights | 436 | 67.7% | 30.8% |
| Jamacha Elementary El Cajon | 415 | 74.0% | 40.9% |
| Bidwell Elementary Red Bluff | 387 | 66.9% | 29.9% |
| Nestle Avenue Charter Tarzana | 421 | 72.2% | 50.8% |
| Baldwin Lane Elementary Big Bear City | 445 | 70.8% | 36.9% |
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 Carriage Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #3,990 of 5,151 | #147 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #3,859 of 5,172 ▲ 293 | #136 of 217 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #4,028 of 5,172 ▲ 6 | #151 of 217 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #1,760 of 5,116 | #83 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,109 of 5,915 | #132 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,222 of 5,352 | #159 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #1,318 of 5,354 | #159 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #2,943 of 5,625 | #116 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,522 of 3,837 | #41 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
444
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 444 | 18 | 24.7:1 | 70% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 17 | 25.0:1 | 58% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 65% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 18 | 24.3:1 | 53% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 21 | 26.1:1 | 58% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 24 | 26.2:1 | 57% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | N/A | N/A | 62% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 41% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 24 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carriage Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (549 to 444); teachers down 14% (21 to 18).
About Carriage Drive Elementary
Carriage Drive Elementary is an elementary school located in Citrus Heights, California, in Sacramento County. The school's enrollment of 444 students covers kindergarten through 6.
Carriage Drive Elementary sits within San Juan Unified, which has 67 schools and 39,171 students.
Carriage Drive Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. After that, the student body is 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. That is close to the 45% White share among all Sacramento County residents. By the diversity index, Carriage Drive Elementary comes in at 64%.
Carriage Drive Elementary operates with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.7:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Carriage Drive Elementary reports 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Carriage Drive Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Carriage Drive Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.8% and a predicted 38.4%.
Sacramento County census figures show that median household income is about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 387 public schools operate in Sacramento County, serving about 259,342 students.
The closest public school to Carriage Drive Elementary is Mesa Verde High, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Carriage Drive Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carriage Drive Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is 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 (438) to 2024-25 (444).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Citrus Heights
- Mesa Verde HighHigh · 894 students
- Sylvan MiddleMiddle · 604 students
- San Juan HighHigh · 559 students
- Kingswood K-8Elementary · 546 students
- Woodside K-8Elementary · 506 students
- Lichen K-8Elementary · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Mesa Verde High0.1 mi · 894
- Sylvan Middle0.6 mi · 604
- Grand Oaks Elementary0.6 mi · 348
- Mariposa Avenue Elementary1.0 mi · 326
- Lichen K-81.2 mi · 498
- Arlington Heights Elementary1.5 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Carriage Drive ElementaryHow large is Carriage Drive Elementary?
Carriage Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Carriage Drive Elementary serve?
Carriage Drive Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Carriage Drive Elementary have?
Carriage Drive Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
How diverse is Carriage Drive Elementary?
Carriage Drive Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Carriage Drive Elementary?
Carriage Drive Elementary is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.