San Carlos Charter Learning Center

Located at 750 Dartmouth Ave., in San Carlos, California, San Carlos Charter Learning Center is a modestly sized elementary school that hosts 377 students (grades K through 8), run under San Carlos Charter Learning Center District.

Operationally, San Carlos Charter Learning Center answers to San Carlos Charter Learning Center District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, San Carlos Charter Learning Center logs that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 27% Asian, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting San Carlos Charter Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 4% of students at San Carlos Charter Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than San Mateo County's rate of about 34%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Mateo County put median household earnings sit near $158,855, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which San Carlos Charter Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Tierra Linda Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting. San Carlos Charter Learning Center operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.