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San Carlos Charter Learning Center

Public, Charter Grades K-8

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Carlos Charter Learning Center is a highly-rated K-8 charter school serving 377 students in an area known for its many excellent educational options.

The school consistently ranks among California's top performers, with recent test scores significantly above state averages in English, Math, and Science. A key strength is its K-8 structure, offering continuity through middle school, unlike many nearby schools like Mariposa (which only serves 4th-5th grades) or others that end at 3rd or 5th grade. It also excels with an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.3%, similar to other top local schools such as Arroyo and Mariposa, but far better than schools like Laurel Elementary (30.4%).

While delivering strong results, the school's statewide ranking has seen a slight recent dip. It operates efficiently, spending a moderate amount per student compared to the area. It's important to note the school serves a less economically diverse population than even other high-performing local schools. Ultimately, families in the San Carlos Elementary and Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary districts are choosing between multiple outstanding schools, with SCCLC offering a distinctive continuous charter pathway.

377

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,319

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Dartmouth Ave.
San Carlos, CA 94070-3802

(650) 508-7343

District: San Carlos Charter Learning Center District

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Asian:

26.8%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

California avg41%

Elementary school

475^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

176^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 2% (2019) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 1,543San Carlos Charter Learning Center 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	93.0	475 of 5857	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	235 of 5869	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	356 of 5859	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	326 of 5883	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	129 of 1417	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	494 of 5789	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	62.5	568 of 1190	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	613 of 5597	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	476 of 5612	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	528 of 5609	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	361 of 5635	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	76 of 1267	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	522 of 5492	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	584 of 5628	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	96.2	184 of 5643	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	228 of 5638	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	351 of 5663	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	205 of 1272	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	505 of 5510	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	462 of 2598	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	165 of 2651	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	366 of 2661	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	442 of 2726	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	810 of 2834	71.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	176 of 2761	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	87 of 2783	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	167 of 2781	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	54 of 2740	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	42 of 894	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	52 of 2715	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	308 of 2533	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	96.5	82 of 2551	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	204 of 2531	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	25 of 2509	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	37 of 738	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	32 of 2380	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	67 of 2534	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	136 of 2552	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	237 of 2538	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	175 of 2527	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	57 of 763	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	74 of 2407	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	121 of 1520	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	51 of 1537	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	187 of 1543	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	43 of 1555	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	71 of 1602	95.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2023)52nd percentile-42 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Science76%+43 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 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)	% Varicella (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	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Carlos Charter Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Charter Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7343	377	20	18.6	4.0%	175 (46.4%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.2%)	101 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.5%)	93	475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		96.3	235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	240	77.3	74.4	75.9	71.4	84.9	87.9	65.7	83.8	90.7	80.7	69.1	87.9	72.7	57.1	65.8	69.8	70.1	93.2		$16,319	$208	$16,111
Mariposa	Public	4-5	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 832-4201	322	14	23.7	10.9%	99 (30.7%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (18.6%)	103 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	55 (17.1%)	97.5	117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		98.1	74^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	43	78.4		78.4		80.6	85.1				82.7		81.8	83.9				82.8			$16,520	$811	$15,709
Arundel Elementary	Public	K-3	200 Arundel Rd.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7311	388	17	22.8	11.3%	129 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.7%)	113 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (22.4%)								(n/a)				95.5						95.5	93.2						93.2			$18,723	$901	$17,822
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Middle Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4820	437	17	25.7	5.3%	117 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	185 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (23.1%)	98.5	36^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.9	20^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	16	76.0		76.0	93.2	89.0	84.0				88.7	93.2	89.0	89.3				90.5			$14,722	$492	$14,230
Cipriani Elementary	Public	K-5	2525 Buena Vista	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4840	471	18	26.9	8.9%	156 (33.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	163 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (22.3%)	95	335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		95.8	283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	52	69.7		69.7	76.7	72.0	82.2				77.1	75.3	77.4	78.7				77.2			$14,511	$492	$14,019
Nesbit Elementary	Public	K-8	500 Biddulph Way	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4860	566	27	20.8	27.0%	108 (19.1%)	16 (2.8%)	180 (31.8%)	153 (27.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	96 (17.0%)	81.4	1104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.9	1246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	142	48.0	49.0	48.4	68.6	63.6	62.2	47.2	46.5	62.0	60.2	75.4	64.2	60.0	42.9	26.1	41.2	54.8			$16,231	$704	$15,527
Heather Elementary	Public	K-3	2757 Melendy Dr.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7303	320	18	18.1	10.0%	98 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.3%)	104 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (20.9%)								(n/a)				64.7						64.7	72.1						72.1			$21,144	$805	$20,339
Brittan Acres Elementary	Public	K-3	2000 Belle Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7307	411	19	22.2	11.9%	206 (50.1%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.4%)	69 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	76 (18.5%)								(n/a)				76.5						76.5	83.5						83.5			$19,059	$791	$18,268
Arroyo	Public	4-5	1710 Arroyo Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 632-8300	290	13	22.2	9.7%	155 (53.4%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.7%)	51 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.9%)	96.3	216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.9	172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	44	64.0		64.0		84.4	81.2				82.8		83.1	75.2				79.0			$16,341	$759	$15,582
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	316 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7555	469	22	21.8	76.5%	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (76.5%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.0%)	16.6	5137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.3	4828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	309	22.2		22.2	13.3	18.3	29.6				20.3	13.8	17.1	24.1				18.3	94.9	94.9	$21,940	$1,886	$20,054

Frequently Asked Questions about San Carlos Charter Learning Center

Is San Carlos Charter Learning Center a good school?

Yes. San Carlos Charter Learning Center ranks in the top 8.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of San Carlos Charter Learning Center?

Students at San Carlos Charter Learning Center are 46% White, 27% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic.

How many students attend San Carlos Charter Learning Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended San Carlos Charter Learning Center.

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