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California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses

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California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses ranks 2360 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of California elementary schools

Summary

California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses is a public charter elementary school serving 1,477 students in grades K-8 in Carmichael, California. The school is part of the California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District, which is ranked 502 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school generally outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) across most grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 5th and 7th grade. In Mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with some grade levels exceeding the state average and others falling behind. The school performs well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools in this subgroup for ELA and Mathematics. However, the school struggles with its White and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of California elementary schools for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools in the San Juan Unified District, California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses generally outperforms its peers, with higher test scores and lower rates of chronic absenteeism. For example, Thomas Kelly Elementary and Cameron Ranch Elementary have significantly lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics compared to the charter school. However, Mary Deterding Elementary stands out as a high-performing school within the district, with test scores that rival or exceed those of California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses.

1,545

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

32.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5330A Gibbons Dr. Ste. 700
Carmichael, CA 95608-2117

(916) 971-2432

District: California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Two or more races:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2019 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,360^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

872^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

485^th of 1,543California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	2360 of 5857	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	2009 of 5869	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	1728 of 5859	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	1739 of 5883	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	2365 of 5789	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.1	353 of 2227	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	885 of 2585	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	2176 of 5597	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	1750 of 5612	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	1779 of 5609	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	1563 of 5635	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	2052 of 5492	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2370 of 5107	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	992 of 5107	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	973 of 5087	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	759 of 5084	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	1802 of 4963	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	2944 of 5460	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	1876 of 5517	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	1309 of 5363	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	1232 of 5264	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	2141 of 5173	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	2407 of 5628	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	2117 of 5643	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	1635 of 5638	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	1828 of 5663	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	2511 of 5510	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	604 of 718	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	577 of 670	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	558 of 669	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	487 of 610	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	367 of 445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1148 of 2847	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	782 of 2635	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	358 of 2420	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1879 of 2598	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1835 of 2651	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1729 of 2661	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1840 of 2726	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	2158 of 2834	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	872 of 2761	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	651 of 2783	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	765 of 2781	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	661 of 2740	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	892 of 2715	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.2	230 of 1531	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	134 of 1491	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	691 of 2533	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	614 of 2551	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	795 of 2531	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	559 of 2509	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	999 of 2380	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	563 of 2395	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	352 of 2388	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	624 of 2374	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	183 of 2359	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	59.0	709 of 2213	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	568 of 2542	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	652 of 2579	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	374 of 2531	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	470 of 2458	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	32.2	1589 of 2369	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	985 of 2534	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	621 of 2552	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	656 of 2538	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	675 of 2527	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	753 of 2407	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	532 of 726	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.4	362 of 701	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	555 of 677	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	523 of 665	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	401 of 1566	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	164 of 1552	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	345 of 1531	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	989 of 1520	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	826 of 1537	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	761 of 1543	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	800 of 1555	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	909 of 1602	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-44 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science42%+10 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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 (2025)
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
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
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							$25,874	$22,422	$3,452
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							$28,970	$26,012	$2,958
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							$19,873	$18,506	$1,367
Pasadena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Pasadena Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7373	343	13	26.3	71.7%	130 (37.9%)	21 (6.1%)	115 (33.5%)	45 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	18.3	4987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.3	5091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.3%	104	15.5		15.5	33.3	27.3	25.9				28.7	25.0	12.1	15.5				17.3	96.0			97.3			$22,765	$20,432	$2,333
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		$19,476	$18,162	$1,314
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)
Whitney Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4248 Whitney Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2407	411	17	24.1	85.2%	92 (22.4%)	59 (14.4%)	95 (23.1%)	133 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.6%)	8.4	5713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		15.4	5267^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	446	9.6		9.6	14.3	15.4	15.4				15.0	13.5	13.0	5.5				10.7	97.1					97.1	$26,398	$24,072	$2,326
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				$25,355	$23,376	$1,979
James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	3350 Becerra Way	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8240	406	16	25.3	48.3%	199 (49.0%)	26 (6.4%)	91 (22.4%)	39 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.8%)	54.4	2346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		61.9	1984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	362	60.3		60.3	49.0	47.3	73.2	15.6			47.8	37.3	32.8	54.4	12.5			35.1							$19,086	$17,724	$1,362

Frequently Asked Questions about California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses

What is the racial makeup of California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses?

Students at California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses are 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,545 students attended California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses.

Is California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses a good school?

California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses ranks 2360^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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