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Carson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 336 students in the San Diego Unified district, located in a community where it faces significant academic challenges despite being geographically close to several higher-performing schools.

Academic performance at Carson is well below both district and state averages, with fewer than 27% of students proficient in English and Math, and under 19% proficient in Science. The school has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. These challenges are accompanied by a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at 27.8%, which is more than double the rate at nearby schools like Grant K-8 and Birney Elementary. Carson serves a student population with a very high rate of economic need, which differentiates it from many of its higher-achieving neighbors.

Interestingly, Carson receives more funding per student than most comparable schools in the area, yet outcomes are lower. This contrast highlights the complex challenges the school faces. Similar patterns are seen at the nearby Linda Vista Elementary, suggesting certain neighborhoods within the district contend with compounded difficulties. While some nearby charter schools, such as Elevate, perform strongly, others with similar demographics to Carson show that better attendance and different models can lead to improved results.

336

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,202

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6905 Kramer St.
San Diego, CA 92111-7021

(858) 397-6900

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Carson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	Kearny College Connections
	Kearny Digital Media & Design
	Kearny Eng Innov & Design
	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

Asian:

12.2%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg49%

California avg41%

4,520^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	23.8	4520 of 5857	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4857 of 5869	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4118 of 5859	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4524 of 5883	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4418 of 5789	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3494 of 5662	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	2609 of 5692	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	2143 of 5614	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.9	2688 of 5611	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.6	2775 of 5530	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	3043 of 5390	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	2576 of 5377	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	28.0	4004 of 5314	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	3458 of 5193	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.0	4116 of 5113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	4409 of 5113	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	3432 of 4818	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	3301 of 4822	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.4	3032 of 4809	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	1.1	1129 of 1149	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	2790 of 3162	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	2342 of 3245	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2006 of 3311	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1570 of 3275	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	1195 of 3246	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4354 of 5597	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4846 of 5612	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3806 of 5609	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3648 of 5635	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4327 of 5492	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3565 of 5413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4476 of 5107	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4410 of 5107	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4340 of 5087	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4300 of 5084	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3580 of 4963	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2885 of 4830	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	3850 of 5460	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4324 of 5517	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3392 of 5363	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3651 of 5264	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3748 of 5173	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	2444 of 5084	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4235 of 5628	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4487 of 5643	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4137 of 5638	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4899 of 5663	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4027 of 5510	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3233 of 5431	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	2095 of 2847	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2019)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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Principal young neglects children and important staff members!! She is a bullies parents and kids!! 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
Carson Elementary	Public	K-5	6905 Kramer St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6900	336	14	24.3	87.8%	33 (9.8%)	20 (6.0%)	220 (65.5%)	41 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	23.8	4520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.1	4857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	337	18.9		18.9	27.5	32.6	20.8				26.7	24.5	40.4	17.0				26.9							$25,202	$4,936	$20,266
Empower Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Empower Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 292-1304	153	7	21.8	50.3%	23 (15.0%)	5 (3.3%)	116 (75.8%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	44.4	2923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		35.8	3453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	530				41.7	43.8					44.4	41.7	35.3					37.0							$20,199	$3,655	$16,544
Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	7666 Bobolink Way	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4600	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	42.8	3019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		22.7	4604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	1585	25.0		25.0	19.1	44.4	45.0				35.6	47.6	38.9	40.0				42.4							$27,946	$5,667	$22,279
San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	454	25	18.1	50.7%	156 (34.4%)	21 (4.6%)	180 (39.6%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	38	3341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.8	3249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	92	31.3	37.0	34.0	39.1	38.3	39.6	31.5	53.2	50.0	41.7	34.8	40.4	25.0	31.5	48.9	43.5	37.2							$14,340	$1,336	$13,004
Longfellow Utk-8	Public	K-8	5055 July St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8300	726	31	23.8	30.7%	271 (37.3%)	44 (6.1%)	330 (45.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.8%)	86.2	868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.8	1047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	179	53.2	48.2	51.1	78.2	58.2	73.4	53.9	85.5	72.2	70.8	85.1	65.7	57.7	53.9	58.2	64.8	65.7							$17,543	$2,333	$15,210
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	362	17	21.2	91.7%	14 (3.9%)	11 (3.0%)	271 (74.9%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	9.4	5663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		14.8	5325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	338	8.6		8.6	18.0	15.1	15.8				16.3	17.7	13.0	8.6				12.9	89.4	93.9	97.0	90.9	93.9	90.9	$24,597	$4,951	$19,646
Chesterton Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Wheatley St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2400	365	15	24.1	59.7%	115 (31.5%)	18 (4.9%)	101 (27.7%)	78 (21.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	82.8	1031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.3	1398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	367	58.7		58.7	59.4	48.2	74.6				61.2	71.0	53.6	76.2				67.6	95.7			96.7	96.7	96.7	$20,630	$3,439	$17,191
Nipaquay Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Civita Blvd.	San Diego	92108	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1900	378	15	25.2	61.1%	114 (30.2%)	33 (8.7%)	130 (34.4%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.8%)	45.1	2878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%					(n/a)				37.8	40.0					38.9	38.0	48.9					43.2							$21,362	$2,951	$18,411
Elevate	Public, Charter	K-8	2285 Murray Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Elevate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 751-4774	476	22	22.0	45.6%	144 (30.3%)	80 (16.8%)	133 (27.9%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.8%)	88.1	772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		92.2	557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	215	45.1	66.7	54.4	80.4	73.1	72.6	78.9	82.9	83.8	78.7	80.4	67.3	47.1	61.5	70.7	66.7	65.9							$17,933	$2,062	$15,871
Grant K-8	Public	K-8	1425 Washington Pl.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 293-4420	743	35	21.5	29.7%	384 (51.7%)	18 (2.4%)	223 (30.0%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (11.7%)	92.3	526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.7	520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	6	53.6	51.8	52.6	80.4	75.7	72.5	72.7	74.2	57.7	72.2	80.4	76.8	69.6	58.4	64.5	44.6	65.6	92.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	94.6	96.8	$20,107	$3,646	$16,461

Frequently Asked Questions about Carson Elementary

What district is Carson Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of Carson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Middle
High : Kearny College Connections
High : Kearny Digital Media & Design
High : Kearny Eng Innov & Design
High : Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

Is Carson Elementary a good school?

Carson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Carson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Carson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carson Elementary?

Students at Carson Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% White, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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