Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005429
Carson Elementary
6905 Kramer St., San Diego, CA 92111 · (858) 397-6900 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
24.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
295 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
26.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.3pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 49.3% |
| Math | 12.8% | 14.1% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
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 | 26.7% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.5% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 23.2% | 21.2% |
| 2018-19 | 30.2% | 31.5% |
| 2017-18 | 38.1% | 33.1% |
| 2016-17 | 41.1% | 41.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Carson Elementary
Carson Elementary's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Elementary this school | 336 | 87.8% | 24.9% |
| Holland Elementary Fresno | 367 | 88.8% | 25.0% |
| New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter Sacramento | 286 | 88.1% | 29.8% |
| Hoffer Elementary Banning | 367 | 92.6% | 19.6% |
| Wilson Elementary Stockton | 346 | 85.5% | 15.5% |
| Wilshire Park Elementary Los Angeles | 329 | 86.6% | 49.3% |
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 Carson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #4,090 of 5,151 | #328 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,554 of 5,172 ▲ 39 | #299 of 393 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #4,314 of 5,172 ▲ 529 | #347 of 393 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,823 of 5,116 | #113 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #4,415 of 5,915 | #352 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,006 of 5,352 | #298 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #2,433 of 5,354 | #248 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #1,355 of 5,625 | #62 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #2,121 of 3,837 | #156 of 279 |
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
336
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 336 | 13.8 | 24.4:1 | 88% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 17.8 | 19.4:1 | 89% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 14 | 23.3:1 | 84% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 89% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 89% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 90% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | N/A | N/A | 90% (495) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 86% (511) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 21 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (392 to 336); teachers down 23% (18 to 13.8).
About Carson Elementary
Carson Elementary serves students in San Diego, California, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 336 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 28% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
San Diego Unified operates 174 schools. Combined enrollment is 94,828 students.
By race and ethnicity, Carson Elementary is 65% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% Asian, 10% White, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 35% Hispanic among all San Diego County residents. By the diversity index, Carson Elementary comes in at 54%.
Carson Elementary counts 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 24.4 students for each one. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. About 88% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
The allk12 Grade for Carson Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 28.1%.
Across San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.
Empower Language Academy is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Carson Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Carson Elementary is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 373 in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.4:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Other Carson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Carson Elementary. Carson Elementary is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Carson Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 724 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolDECATUR, TX · 489 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 488 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolNewark, OH · 414 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 412 students
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- Empower Language Academy0.6 mi · 153
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- San Diego Cooperative Charter1.0 mi · 454
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Frequently asked questions
About Carson ElementaryHow large is Carson Elementary?
Carson Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
Is Carson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carson Elementary is approximately 24.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Carson Elementary?
Student demographics at Carson Elementary are roughly 10% White, 65% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Carson Elementary?
Carson Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
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