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Carriage Drive Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carriage Drive Elementary is a public elementary school located in Citrus Heights, California, serving 425 students in grades K-6. It is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 994 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Carriage Drive Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.58% of Carriage Drive students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.81% statewide and 39.93% in the San Juan Unified district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 29.6% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average.

While Carriage Drive Elementary has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,256 to $18,870 in recent years, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The nearby Arlington Heights Elementary, Woodside K-8, and Foothill Oaks Elementary schools generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level than Carriage Drive Elementary, while Cambridge Heights Elementary stands out as a high-performing school in the area.

444

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,870

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7519 Carriage Dr.
Citrus Heights, CA 95621-2000

(916) 971-5241

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Carriage Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Sylvan Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

36.3%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

California avg41%

4,528^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	23.7	4528 of 5857	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4422 of 5869	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4149 of 5859	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	4026 of 5883	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4193 of 5789	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3802 of 5662	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	3746 of 5692	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	3147 of 5614	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.9	4433 of 5611	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	3519 of 5530	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	3459 of 5390	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	3638 of 5377	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.7	3450 of 5314	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	2933 of 5193	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.8	2620 of 5113	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.2	2667 of 5113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.2	3094 of 4818	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.7	2499 of 4822	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.4	2974 of 4809	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.3	1281 of 2585	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	724 of 2128	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1878 of 3162	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	2644 of 3275	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4465 of 5597	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4216 of 5612	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4027 of 5609	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3569 of 5635	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4086 of 5492	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3902 of 5413	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	3838 of 5107	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4049 of 5107	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3774 of 5087	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3913 of 5084	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3421 of 4963	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3221 of 4830	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4592 of 5460	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4196 of 5517	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4215 of 5363	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3693 of 5264	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3760 of 5173	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2835 of 5084	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4194 of 5628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4283 of 5643	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3866 of 5638	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4133 of 5663	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3959 of 5510	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3498 of 5431	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	2398 of 2598	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2439 of 2651	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2385 of 2661	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2395 of 2726	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	2673 of 2834	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	2523 of 2737	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)50th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science18%-14 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)	% 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
Carriage Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7519 Carriage Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5241	444	18	24.6	70.3%	205 (46.2%)	16 (3.6%)	161 (36.3%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	23.7	4528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%		24.4	4422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	106	18.4		18.4	34.4	27.1	28.1				29.6	41.3	16.9	17.7				24.2							$18,870	$4,719	$14,151
Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Rosswood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5208	348	14	24.8	78.7%	154 (44.3%)	11 (3.2%)	137 (39.4%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	16.6	5143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		23.7	4492^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	651	17.0		17.0	19.0	22.4	23.4				21.5	23.7	22.4	19.2				22.0	87.2	92.3			87.2		$22,657	$4,018	$18,639
Mariposa Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Mariposa Ave.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5212	326	13	25.0	72.7%	149 (45.7%)	16 (4.9%)	102 (31.3%)	33 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.4%)	14.8	5279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		20	4866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	413	14.8		14.8	28.3	29.5	22.4				26.7	19.6	14.5	1.7				11.8							$20,520	$4,656	$15,864
Lichen K-8	Public	K-8	8319 Lichen Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5237	498	24	20.3	63.9%	175 (35.1%)	25 (5.0%)	222 (44.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	45 (9.0%)	32.6	3753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		26.7	4232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	479	31.6	21.2	26.0	35.9	36.7	42.1	18.6	35.3	36.4	34.0	32.1	33.3	36.8	10.0	17.1	22.7	25.5							$18,262	$3,453	$14,809
Arlington Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Trenton Way	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5234	329	13	26.2	66.3%	128 (38.9%)	26 (7.9%)	119 (36.2%)	20 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.4%)	19.7	4852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		20.2	4849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	3	21.7		21.7	26.1	15.0	38.6				26.9	19.2	19.5	17.4				18.7							$18,739	$4,636	$14,103
Woodside K-8	Public	K-8	8248 Villa Oak Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5216	506	23	21.7	62.5%	227 (44.9%)	25 (4.9%)	192 (37.9%)	13 (2.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	37.1	3403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		45.1	2853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.4%	550	28.1	8.8	18.4	25.5	36.8	47.4	45.6	31.0	23.2	35.3	34.6	34.5	21.1	29.8	26.2	12.5	26.4							$18,206	$2,764	$15,442
Foothill Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lancelot Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1830	508	21	24.1	83.1%	154 (30.3%)	57 (11.2%)	202 (39.8%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.4%)	61.9	1971^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		61.4	2015^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	44	17.5		17.5	56.9	57.9	58.7	54.7			57.0	53.7	55.9	38.1	35.4			45.7	94.0	95.2			95.2		$19,114	$3,658	$15,456
Skycrest Elementary	Public	K-5	5641 Mariposa Ave.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2098	436	19	22.9	67.7%	193 (44.3%)	24 (5.5%)	169 (38.8%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.5%)	27.3	4186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		38.3	3285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	901	26.7		26.7	22.8	21.7	42.5				29.7	26.2	22.2	29.7				26.1	86.1	94.9	94.9	93.7	91.1	93.7	$20,838	$3,318	$17,520
George Cirby Elementary	Public	K-5	814 Darling Way	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1730	370	16	22.7	77.3%	116 (31.4%)	6 (1.6%)	206 (55.7%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	38.5	3315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		40.9	3129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	186	22.2		22.2	50.0	44.0	36.1				42.9	41.7	32.0	22.2				31.3	95.5				95.5		$14,045	$1,163	$12,882
Kingswood K-8	Public	K-8	5700 Primrose Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5246	546	27	20.0	81.1%	155 (28.4%)	49 (9.0%)	258 (47.3%)	31 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.5%)	16.3	5165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		16.8	5141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	20.7	6.3	13.1	14.0	25.0	29.1	30.2	20.0	12.1	21.9	15.4	9.3	19.0	11.3	8.8	6.3	11.5	88.7	94.3		96.2	88.7	94.3	$18,510	$3,673	$14,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Carriage Drive Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carriage Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carriage Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sylvan Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carriage Drive Elementary?

Students at Carriage Drive Elementary are 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

What district is Carriage Drive Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

How many students attend Carriage Drive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Carriage Drive Elementary.

Is Carriage Drive Elementary a good school?

Carriage Drive Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of California elementary schools.

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