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Carmichael Elementary

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Carmichael Elementary ranks 4242 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carmichael Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 374 students in the San Juan Unified district, facing academic challenges but showing notable strengths in specific areas.

The school performs below state and district averages in English and math, but has a clear strength in science, where it outperforms its district peers. It has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate nearly in half over three years. The school shows particular effectiveness with English Language Learners. However, its overall statewide ranking has declined in recent years, though it now appears to be stabilizing. With over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school receives higher per-student funding than some higher-performing neighbors like Mission Avenue Open Elementary and Mary Deterding Elementary.

Comparing nearby schools reveals dramatic differences in a small area. While Carmichael Elementary ranks in the 28th percentile, Riverview STEM Elementary (in the Folsom-Cordova Unified district) ranks in the 99th, and California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses achieves a 60th percentile ranking with lower per-student spending. Other San Juan Unified schools like Charles Peck Elementary face similar challenges, suggesting district-wide factors are at play alongside each school's specific programs and community.

374

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,874

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6141 Sutter Ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608-2799

(916) 971-5727

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Carmichael Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Barrett Middle
High:	Del Campo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Asian:

17.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

California avg41%

4,242^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 41Elementary Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San Juan Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4242 of 5857	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4722 of 5869	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5030 of 5859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4795 of 5883	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3951 of 5789	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3863 of 5662	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.7	4369 of 5692	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	4123 of 5614	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	3909 of 5611	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.2	5095 of 5530	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	4385 of 5390	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	3544 of 5377	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	2839 of 5314	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	3521 of 5193	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	2529 of 5113	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.1	3356 of 5113	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.6	2253 of 4818	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.0	2095 of 4822	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.9	1839 of 4809	61.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.2	188 of 747	74.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.5	1560 of 2585	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	829 of 2128	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	2076 of 3162	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1948 of 3245	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1823 of 3311	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3972 of 5597	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4086 of 5612	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4945 of 5609	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4655 of 5635	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3506 of 5492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3348 of 5413	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	1968 of 5107	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	2461 of 5107	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.9	4728 of 5087	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3555 of 5084	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2429 of 4963	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.4	4344 of 4830	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3239 of 5460	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4069 of 5517	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4661 of 5363	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4324 of 5264	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3080 of 5173	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3320 of 5084	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4012 of 5628	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4924 of 5643	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4614 of 5638	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4485 of 5663	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3965 of 5510	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4413 of 5431	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1571 of 2847	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1696 of 2635	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1953 of 2420	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2417 of 2598	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	2543 of 2651	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	2549 of 2661	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2604 of 2726	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2675 of 2834	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2448 of 2737	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2019)75th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)40th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science37%+4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-5	6141 Sutter Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5727	374	17	22.0	72.2%	161 (43.0%)	32 (8.6%)	77 (20.6%)	67 (17.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.8%)	26.8	4242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		21.5	4722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	480	37.1		37.1	25.0	32.7	32.8				30.5	22.2	22.0	17.7				20.6							$19,874	$4,280	$15,594
Cameron Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4333 Hackberry Ln.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2302	406	17	23.8	80.0%	134 (33.0%)	33 (8.1%)	126 (31.0%)	67 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.9%)	16.7	5129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		17	5120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	9	24.4		24.4	13.8	13.7	30.7				20.7	18.5	8.8	16.7				15.1							$19,648	$4,334	$15,314
Mary Deterding Elementary	Public	K-6	6000 Stanley Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8138	670	25	26.8	51.3%	359 (53.6%)	22 (3.3%)	111 (16.6%)	97 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.6%)	74.7	1387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		82.2	1063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	324	51.3		51.3	51.0	73.9	65.8	42.2			59.5	58.1	70.4	46.1	39.8			54.6							$16,420	$2,419	$14,001
California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses	Public, Charter	K-8	5330A Gibbons Dr. Ste. 700	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2432	1,545	60	25.9	32.1%	890 (57.6%)	28 (1.8%)	329 (21.3%)	53 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	239 (15.5%)	54.1	2360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		61.4	2009^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.8%	351	48.4	32.3	42.4	37.8	44.6	57.6	52.8	57.5	46.2	48.4	29.8	42.3	37.3	44.8	47.1	28.0	37.7	92.2	96.3	97.1	97.1	96.3	96.7	$13,921	$998	$12,923
Thomas Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Moraga Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2041	321	13	24.6	56.1%	169 (52.6%)	22 (6.9%)	73 (22.7%)	22 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	18.8	4942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		24.9	4379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	563	14.3		14.3	4.3	44.2	29.1				25.5	1.9	32.1	8.9				14.3	94.7		96.1				$18,212	$3,218	$14,994
Albert Schweitzer Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Glenridge Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2094	331	14	23.6	58.0%	188 (56.8%)	11 (3.3%)	58 (17.5%)	36 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.7%)	31.4	3852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.2	3661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	191	17.8		17.8	36.5	39.1	25.0				33.8	32.1	35.4	28.9				32.2	90.0	95.0	91.7	96.7	91.7	96.7	$19,149	$3,701	$15,448
Marvin Marshall Preschool and Children's Center	Public	K	5309 Kenneth Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7375	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Charles Peck Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Rutland Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8570	303	13	23.3	76.9%	111 (36.6%)	23 (7.6%)	98 (32.3%)	39 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	27 (8.9%)	13.7	5366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		19.9	4877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	489	15.8		15.8	18.8	18.0	34.6				24.0	13.2	12.3	10.5				12.0	90.2				92.2		$20,468	$4,158	$16,310
Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	7025 Falcon Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2020	408	19	22.0	44.9%	261 (64.0%)	7 (1.7%)	89 (21.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	30 (7.4%)	53.7	2386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		48.3	2647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	261	35.6		35.6	65.5	43.1	35.6	49.1			48.0	54.6	50.0	25.0	32.7			40.4	88.2			94.1	92.2	96.1	$19,448	$3,268	$16,180
Riverview STEM Elementary	Public	K-5	10700 Ambassador Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2435	357	16	22.8	16.5%	105 (29.4%)	6 (1.7%)	68 (19.0%)	122 (34.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.4%)	98.6	32^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.8	95^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	63	85.7		85.7	88.1	88.1	89.3				88.5	94.9	84.8	82.1				87.4							$17,617	$952	$16,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmichael Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carmichael Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carmichael Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Barrett Middle
High : Del Campo High

How many students attend Carmichael Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Carmichael Elementary.

What district is Carmichael Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

What is the racial makeup of Carmichael Elementary?

Students at Carmichael Elementary are 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American.

Is Carmichael Elementary a good school?

Carmichael Elementary ranks 4242^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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