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Tularcitos Elementary

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Tularcitos Elementary ranks 797 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tularcitos Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 447 students in the affluent Carmel Valley area, operating within the highly-ranked Carmel Unified school district.

The school consistently achieves strong academic results, with recent test scores showing over 67% of students proficient in both English and Math, significantly above state averages. It benefits from substantial district resources and serves a community with lower economic need than many nearby schools, such as those in the Monterey Peninsula Unified district. Its closest peers in performance are Toro Park Elementary and Washington Elementary in the Washington Union Elementary district, which serve similar communities.

Notably, Tularcitos shows particular strength in supporting diverse student subgroups, and while it maintains high overall achievement, a recent slight dip in its statewide ranking and some grade-level performance patterns are areas the school is likely monitoring. The school's story is part of a broader regional picture where academic outcomes vary widely, with schools like La Mesa demonstrating that solid results are possible in different community contexts.

447

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,325

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Ford Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA 93924-9649

(831) 659-2276

District: Carmel Unified

Students who attend Tularcitos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmel Middle
High:	Carmel High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg68%

California avg41%

797^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Carmel Unified

86^th of 1,543Carmel 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	87.6	797 of 5857	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	93.7	452 of 5869	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	456 of 5859	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	466 of 5883	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	160 of 1417	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	618 of 5789	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	839 of 5662	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	91.8	530 of 5692	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.3	426 of 5614	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.2	316 of 5611	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	307 of 5530	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	407 of 5390	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	526 of 5377	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	454 of 5314	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	90.0	481 of 5193	90.7%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	283 of 5113	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	374 of 5113	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	93.7	288 of 4818	94.0%	★★★★★
2005	92.3	365 of 4822	92.4%	★★★★★
2004	94.7	246 of 4809	94.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.2	864 of 2585	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	707 of 5597	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	496 of 5612	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	389 of 5609	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	669 of 5635	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	173 of 1267	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	559 of 5492	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	814 of 5413	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	465 of 5107	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	290 of 5107	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	306 of 5087	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	288 of 5084	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	65.2	1396 of 4963	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	1333 of 4830	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	619 of 5460	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	96.8	160 of 5517	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	646 of 5363	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	96.6	126 of 5264	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	64.7	1473 of 5173	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	1064 of 5084	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	845 of 5628	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	425 of 5643	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	560 of 5638	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	330 of 5663	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	145 of 1272	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	665 of 5510	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	832 of 5431	84.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	171 of 718	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	113 of 669	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	290 of 2847	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	98.5	47 of 2420	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	859 of 2598	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.0	275 of 2651	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	477 of 2661	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	436 of 2726	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	380 of 2834	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	710 of 2737	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2019)67th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science57%+24 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tularcitos Elementary	Public	K-5	35 Ford Rd.	Carmel Valley	93924	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 659-2276	447	21	21.2	23.3%	290 (64.9%)	3 (0.7%)	92 (20.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.4%)	87.6	797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		93.7	452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	345	57.1		57.1	73.8	59.4	66.7				67.1	72.2	73.4	59.5				67.8	97.3		97.3	$36,325	$781	$35,544
Washington Elementary	Public	4-5	340 Corral de Tierra Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1331	154	6	25.6	12.3%	78 (50.6%)	1 (0.6%)	45 (29.2%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.3%)	83.8	972^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		84.5	973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.4%	1	45.7		45.7		71.2	67.9				69.5		69.9	53.1				61.0
Carmel Child Development Center	Public	K	8460 Carmel Valley Rd.	Carmel	93923	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-8047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Toro Park Elementary	Public	K-3	22500 Portola Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-9691	341	16	21.3	10.0%	181 (53.1%)	4 (1.2%)	99 (29.0%)	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)								(n/a)				66.2						66.2	77.9						77.9	96.6	96.6
Del Rey Woods Elementary	Public	K-6	1281 Plumas Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3907	390	20	19.1	87.9%	25 (6.4%)	9 (2.3%)	320 (82.1%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.6%)	29.4	4005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		21.5	4720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	715	17.5		17.5	34.5	24.2	21.3	46.3			31.8	40.4	14.9	9.5	43.3			26.8				$20,710	$2,409	$18,301
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	1650 Sonoma Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	410	18	22.7	77.8%	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	365 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	21	4742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.5	4160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	582	3.3	25.6	15.9	27.6	5.1	13.8	44.4	52.9	57.1	34.1	30.0	4.9	10.0	32.6	46.3	30.8	26.4				$22,492	$2,439	$20,053
Martin Luther King	Public	K-6	1713 Broadway	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3970	548	27	20.1	89.2%	21 (3.8%)	22 (4.0%)	446 (81.4%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (4.0%)	12.8	5436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.8	5693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	257	6.3		6.3	14.3	15.1	23.8	39.0			22.9	11.8	16.3	5.0	13.4			11.7				$20,465	$2,883	$17,582
International School of Monterey	Public, Charter	K-8	1720 Yosemite St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	International School of Monterey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2165	439	21	21.3	32.1%	91 (20.7%)	23 (5.2%)	221 (50.3%)	46 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.1%)	34.9	3597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		43.8	2937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	660	26.9	29.2	28.0	40.8	37.7	38.5	39.2	69.2	56.3	46.9	30.6	28.3	32.7	19.6	38.5	39.6	31.5				$16,446	$441	$16,005
La Mesa	Public	K-8	1 La Mesa Way	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 649-1872	689	29	23.4	45.3%	306 (44.4%)	26 (3.8%)	200 (29.0%)	74 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.4%)	76.4	1319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		80.2	1143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	176	47.5	37.9	42.7	54.6	58.2	66.1	57.1	55.0	48.3	56.6	56.1	64.2	49.2	52.4	31.7	44.8	50.1	98.3			$19,901	$2,015	$17,886
Ord Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 La Salle Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3922	397	20	19.8	91.2%	17 (4.3%)	7 (1.8%)	345 (86.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	25.9	4324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		39	3233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	1091	8.3		8.3	36.2	27.5	21.7	42.6			32.7	33.3	15.7	14.9	30.7			24.2	97.2			$21,581	$3,257	$18,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Tularcitos Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Tularcitos Elementary?

Students at Tularcitos Elementary are 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

Is Tularcitos Elementary a good school?

Tularcitos Elementary ranks 797^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tularcitos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Tularcitos Elementary.

What district is Tularcitos Elementary in?

Carmel Unified

What schools do graduates of Tularcitos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tularcitos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carmel Middle
High : Carmel High

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