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Mary Deterding Elementary

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Mary Deterding Elementary ranks 1387 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mary Deterding Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 670 students in Carmichael, part of the San Juan Unified School District, and it consistently ranks among the top public schools in the area for academic performance.

Academically, the school significantly outperforms both its district and state averages, with recent proficiency rates over 59% in English and 54% in Math. This success is particularly notable when compared to other nearby schools in San Juan Unified; for example, its math scores are more than triple those of Starr King K-8 and roughly double those of Albert Schweitzer Elementary. The school also excels in supporting specific student groups, with its special education and English learner students ranking in the state's top tiers, and it manages student attendance very well, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than most neighbors.

While Mary Deterding is a standout within its district, it faces strong competition from schools in the adjacent Folsom-Cordova Unified district, such as the highly-ranked Riverview STEM Elementary. The school achieves these strong results efficiently, spending less per student than several comparable schools like Carmichael Elementary. Parents should note that while performance is strong across all grades, it is exceptionally high in 4th grade and shows a relative dip by 6th grade, and the school's overall state ranking has seen a slight recent decline.

670

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,420

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6000 Stanley Ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608-4032

(916) 979-8138

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Mary Deterding Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Barrett Middle
High:	Del Campo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Asian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Juan Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,387^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	74.7	1387 of 5857	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	1063 of 5869	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	1118 of 5859	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	976 of 5883	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	921 of 5789	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	974 of 5662	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.9	1092 of 5692	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	920 of 5614	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	1100 of 5611	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	87.2	634 of 5530	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	89.2	474 of 5390	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	633 of 5377	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	86.7	652 of 5314	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	88.9	534 of 5193	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	90.4	454 of 5113	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	79.1	1008 of 5113	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	91.6	401 of 4818	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	90.6	465 of 4822	90.4%	★★★★★
2004	90.4	494 of 4809	89.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	983 of 1203	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	830 of 1205	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	754 of 1190	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	438 of 1154	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	290 of 1071	72.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	556 of 2227	75.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	453 of 3162	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	381 of 3245	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	38.1	1952 of 3311	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	1423 of 5597	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	1062 of 5612	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	1243 of 5609	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	802 of 5635	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	970 of 5492	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	1202 of 5413	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	629 of 5107	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	450 of 5107	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	587 of 5087	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	476 of 5084	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	67.4	1277 of 4963	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	886 of 4830	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1061 of 5460	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	744 of 5517	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	982 of 5363	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	569 of 5264	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	839 of 5173	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	614 of 5084	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	1329 of 5628	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	1047 of 5643	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	968 of 5638	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	1125 of 5663	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	878 of 5510	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	884 of 5431	83.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	332 of 718	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	397 of 670	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	401 of 669	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	344 of 610	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	285 of 2847	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	225 of 2635	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	126 of 2420	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	1344 of 2598	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	1064 of 2651	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	1039 of 2661	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1125 of 2726	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	709 of 2834	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	1151 of 2737	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science51%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

We had outstanding experiences with the second and third grade teachers at this school. The principal always seemed cold, perhaps even a big haughty. Fourth grade has been a major disappointment. Cliques abound, even with the parents. Unless you are a stay-at-home parent who can volunteer hours and hours and hours to this school, don't even consider trying to get help with any issues.
The music teacher is phenomenal and the after-school dance program is a definite perk. However, these two things alone do not compensate for the other issues at this school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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)
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
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
Peter J. Shields Elementary	Public	K-5	10434 Georgetown Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9160	307	16	18.6	67.4%	113 (36.8%)	25 (8.1%)	99 (32.2%)	20 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.6%)	53.3	2405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		37.5	3333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	928	31.4		31.4	40.4	49.0	50.0				46.6	47.9	47.1	35.3				43.3							$30,210	$1,626	$28,584
Mission Avenue Open Elementary	Public	K-6	2925 Mission Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2362	415	15	27.6	48.4%	238 (57.3%)	11 (2.7%)	46 (11.1%)	86 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	42.7	3023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		46.9	2745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.2%	278	39.7		39.7	32.9	35.1	43.1	46.8			39.1	34.2	38.6	31.0	35.5			34.8	92.8				95.7		$15,856	$2,547	$13,309
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
Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	K-6	2400 Dawes St.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9115	293	17	17.1	78.5%	69 (23.5%)	44 (15.0%)	117 (39.9%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	25.3	4367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.3	4175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	192	20.6		20.6	40.5	31.5	36.0				34.7	16.3	14.0	25.4				18.5	93.0						$36,790	$2,655	$34,135
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Deterding Elementary

How many students attend Mary Deterding Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Mary Deterding Elementary.

What district is Mary Deterding Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

Is Mary Deterding Elementary a good school?

Mary Deterding Elementary ranks 1387^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mary Deterding Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary Deterding Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Barrett Middle
High : Del Campo High

What is the racial makeup of Mary Deterding Elementary?

Students at Mary Deterding Elementary are 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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