Enrollment
187
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005430
Carver Elementary
3251 Juanita St., San Diego, CA 92105 · (619) 344-6600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
23.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
170 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 | 55 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 150% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
65%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
26.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
14.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 18.5% | 20.0% | 53.9% |
| Math | 7.3% | 7.3% | 23.5% | 61.8% |
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 | 26.1% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 22.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.2% | 26.1% |
| 2018-19 | 37.2% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 34.5% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 30.0% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Carver Elementary
Carver Elementary's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary this school | 187 | 90.9% | 22.0% |
| Community School for Creative Education Oakland | 183 | 89.1% | N/A |
| Horace Mann Elementary Oakland | 200 | 98.0% | 10.1% |
| La Escuelita Oakland | 274 | 93.4% | 20.7% |
| Father Keith B. Kenny Sacramento | 254 | 87.0% | 18.4% |
| Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary Oakland | 180 | 98.3% | 10.3% |
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 Carver Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,391 of 5,151 | #354 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,767 of 5,172 ▼ 198 | #373 of 393 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #4,368 of 5,172 ▼ 374 | #351 of 393 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.7pp | #80 of 5,116 | #4 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #5,400 of 5,915 | #426 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #991 of 5,625 | #46 of 442 |
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
187
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 187 | 8 | 23.4:1 | 91% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 9 | 19.3:1 | 81% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 9 | 19.0:1 | 81% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 8 | 23.0:1 | 74% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 8 | 24.5:1 | 86% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 11 | 22.7:1 | 92% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | N/A | N/A | 90% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 84% (555) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (196 to 187); teachers unchanged (8 to 8).
About Carver Elementary
At 3251 Juanita St. in San Diego, California, Carver Elementary operates as a small elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 187 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Federal data list 174 schools in San Diego Unified, with 94,828 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Carver Elementary, about 54 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carver Elementary scores 65%.
Its staff includes 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.1 students per teacher. Roughly 91% of students at Carver Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Carver Elementary lands at D, ahead of 14% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 26.3% for a school in California with Carver Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Carver Elementary posts 22.0%.
In San Diego County, home to about 3,288,774 people, median household income comes to about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 766 public schools in the county, enrolling about 467,437, Carver Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Darnall Charter is closest at about 0.5 miles. Carver Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 22.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Carver Elementary's location as City: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (184) to 2024-25 (187).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Carver Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 13 states are named Carver Elementary. Carver Elementary is the 25th largest of the 26.
- Carver ElementarySan Marino, CA · 777 students
- Carver ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 562 students
- Carver ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 293 students
- Carver ElementaryMAPLEWOOD, MN · 898 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolCarver, MA · 788 students
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- Darnall Charter0.5 mi · 442
- Oak Park Elementary0.8 mi · 545
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- Marshall Elementary0.9 mi · 367
- Rolando Park Elementary1.0 mi · 270
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Frequently asked questions
About Carver ElementaryHow many students attend Carver Elementary?
Carver Elementary enrolls approximately 187 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carver Elementary serve?
Carver Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carver Elementary is approximately 23.4:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carver Elementary?
Carver Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 54% Hispanic, 18% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Carver Elementary?
Carver Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.