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Carver Elementary

Public Grades K-5

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carver Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 777 students in the highly-regarded San Marino Unified school district, consistently performing in the top 1% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with nearly 90% of students proficient in both English and Math, far exceeding state averages. What truly sets Carver apart is its outstanding support for all students; it ranks in the 100th percentile statewide for serving students with special needs, those from low-income families, and English learners. Furthermore, student attendance is excellent, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.6%, indicating a strong, engaged school community.

Interestingly, Carver's excellence is mirrored at nearby Valentine Elementary in the same district, highlighting the strength of the San Marino Unified system. In stark contrast, schools just blocks away in other districts, like Wilson Elementary (San Gabriel Unified) or Willard Elementary (Pasadena Unified), have significantly lower test scores and higher absenteeism, even when they spend more per student. This demonstrates that for families in this area, the school district is a major factor in educational quality.

777

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,346

Per pupil spending ?

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Huntington Dr.
San Marino, CA 91108-2702

(626) 299-7080

District: San Marino Unified

Students who attend Carver Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Huntington Middle
High:	San Marino High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.9%

White:

13.3%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (86% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% 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 school86%

District avg83%

California avg41%

38^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the San Marino Unified

9^th of 1,543San Marino 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	98.5	38 of 5857	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	31 of 5869	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	51 of 5859	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	78 of 5883	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	22 of 1417	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	25 of 5789	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	26 of 5662	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	24 of 5692	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.5	28 of 5614	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	100 of 5611	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	95.9	64 of 5530	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	95.2	75 of 5390	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.6	36 of 5377	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	96.2	65 of 5314	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	96.7	71 of 5193	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	97.8	38 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	98.6	18 of 5113	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	97.5	81 of 4818	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	97.4	88 of 4822	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	97.9	84 of 4809	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	234 of 1203	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	112 of 1205	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	104 of 1190	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	116 of 1154	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	31 of 1149	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	89 of 1071	91.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.4	17 of 2128	99.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.3	35 of 3162	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	3 of 3245	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 3275	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	8 of 3246	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	30 of 5597	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	25 of 5612	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	95 of 5609	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	177 of 5635	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	28 of 1267	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	31 of 5492	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	72 of 5413	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	15 of 5460	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	17 of 5517	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 5363	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	71 of 5628	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	43 of 5643	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	32 of 5638	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	49 of 5663	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	25 of 1272	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	24 of 5510	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	11 of 5431	99.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	26 of 718	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	101 of 670	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	181 of 669	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	61 of 610	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	89 of 445	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	4 of 2847	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	60 of 2598	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	158 of 2651	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	469 of 2661	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	807 of 2726	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	257 of 2834	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	276 of 2737	89.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Mathematics87%+50 vs state

Science78%+45 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 (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 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 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 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
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7080	777	36	21.5	10.8%	103 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.4%)	520 (66.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.6%)	98.5	38^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.8	31^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	7	77.8	77.8	89.1	85.7	91.1		88.8	88.3	87.9	85.9		87.3							$21,346	$21,010	$336
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	8317 East Sheffield Rd.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-0497	379	16	23.6	46.2%	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.7%)	272 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	87.1	821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		87.1	859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	38	61.0	61.0	64.9	65.6	62.3		64.3	71.4	73.8	59.0		68.3							$19,217	$17,440	$1,777
Emperor Elementary	Public	K-6	6415 Muscatel Ave.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5084	650	23	28.8	40.2%	25 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	139 (21.4%)	433 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.2%)	88.6	737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		93.5	468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	269	56.5	56.5	60.0	65.8	65.5	89.1	70.7	76.8	60.5	60.4	77.2	69.2	95.1			96.7	96.7		$18,327	$16,864	$1,463
Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	301 South Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5690	394	18	21.9	64.2%	43 (10.9%)	29 (7.4%)	261 (66.2%)	40 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	59.3	2100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		61.8	1988^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	112	38.7	38.7	52.1	54.1	56.5		54.4	30.4	45.2	40.3		39.8	94.4	97.2	97.2	95.8	97.2	95.8	$29,890	$27,922	$1,968
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2089 Rose Villa St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5730	510	21	24.8	52.2%	107 (21.0%)	41 (8.0%)	220 (43.1%)	68 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.5%)	76.6	1303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		78	1239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	64	44.6	44.6	71.3	57.8	52.2		61.0	62.4	67.6	46.7		58.3							$23,471	$21,868	$1,603
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	300 North San Marino Ave.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-3926	401	17	23.5	68.3%	13 (3.2%)	5 (1.2%)	171 (42.6%)	184 (45.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.5%)	76.5	1310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		80.5	1135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	175	44.6	44.6	68.2	64.5	58.2		64.0	63.6	54.6	41.1		53.8	94.2	97.1		94.2	97.1	94.2	$22,333	$21,124	$1,209
Valentine Elementary	Public	K-5	1650 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7090	711	34	20.9	11.3%	131 (18.4%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.5%)	428 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (13.5%)	98.2	52^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.8	34^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	18	81.3	81.3	85.7	88.1	92.0		88.5	83.2	86.1	83.8		84.5							$20,039	$19,702	$337
Longden Elementary	Public	K-6	9501 Wendon St.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5068	936	34	27.5	44.2%	36 (3.8%)	9 (1.0%)	222 (23.7%)	620 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.0%)	83.1	1012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		86.7	882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.0%	130	46.6	46.6	60.0	59.4	67.4	74.1	65.1	63.7	62.7	53.0	67.9	61.9	83.1	89.2	92.8	90.4	86.8	86.8	$17,735	$16,148	$1,587
Hugo Reid Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Hugo Reid Dr.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8346	583	24	24.2	34.5%	38 (6.5%)	7 (1.2%)	142 (24.4%)	327 (56.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (11.1%)	83	1020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		85.7	923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.3%	97	51.3	51.3	73.0	56.7	65.8		64.7	79.0	56.3	57.1		62.5							$23,093	$21,146	$1,947
Coolidge Elementary	Public	K-5	421 North Mission Dr.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-6952	232	11	21.0	65.1%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.9%)	117 (50.4%)	82 (35.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	54.4	2347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		68.2	1674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	673	30.0	30.0	58.3	46.3	40.0		46.7	70.8	46.2	31.6		46.5							$29,344	$27,708	$1,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carver Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Huntington Middle
High : San Marino High

What district is Carver Elementary in?

San Marino Unified

How many students attend Carver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended Carver Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carver Elementary?

Students at Carver Elementary are 67% Asian, 13% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Carver Elementary a good school?

Yes! Carver Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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