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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95608

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At a glance

Schools

9,040

Students

Districts

Top rankedWinston Churchill Middle385^th of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Carmichael Elementary up 480 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Starr King K-8 21.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Carmichael, California (zip code 95608) is served by 16 schools across elementary, middle, and high school grades, including traditional public, charter, and alternative programs, primarily within the San Juan Unified district.

The area features notable performance disparities, with standout schools like Winston Churchill Middle and Mary Deterding Elementary consistently ranking well above state averages, while others such as Starr King K-8 and Coyle Avenue Elementary face significant academic challenges. Alternative models show mixed results, with Visions In Education performing adequately, but Options for Youth-San Juan showing very low graduation rates.

Key factors influencing school performance include chronic absenteeism, which is much lower at top-performing schools like Del Dayo Elementary, and the effectiveness of resource use, as spending per student does not directly correlate with success. Parents should note the wide variation even within the same district, suggesting that individual school environment and support systems are critical considerations.

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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 (2025)	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
California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses	Public, Charter	K-8	5330A Gibbons Dr. Ste. 700	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2432	1,545	60	25.9	32.1%	890 (57.6%)	28 (1.8%)	329 (21.3%)	53 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	239 (15.5%)	54.1	2360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		61.4	2009^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.8%	351	48.4	32.3	42.4	37.8	44.6	57.6	52.8	57.5	46.2	48.4	29.8	42.3	37.3	44.8	47.1	28.0	37.7	92.2	96.3	97.1	97.1	96.3	96.7
California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	8828 Elk Grove Blvd. Ste. 4	Elk Grove	95608	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-9699	577	23	25.0	28.1%	147 (25.5%)	26 (4.5%)	173 (30.0%)	147 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (14.0%)	66.9	1746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		66.4	1763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	17	47.5	48.3	47.8	57.5	43.4	60.7	63.2	66.7	65.5	58.6	49.3	35.9	45.9	47.4	47.2	51.7	46.0	93.6			93.6	96.8	94.7
California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4645 Buckeye Rd.	Shingle Springs	95608	Sacramento County	CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3095	543	23	23.5	16.8%	401 (73.8%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (13.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	68	1690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%		76.5	1316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	374	36.4	66.7	50.0	65.6	63.6	45.5	45.3	70.4	75.6	60.7	65.6	58.2	34.6	48.2	61.1	60.0	54.6	91.9	96.8	93.6	95.2	93.6	95.2
John Barrett Middle	Public	6-8	4243 Barrett Rd.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7842	802	33	24.1	55.0%	433 (54.0%)	38 (4.7%)	189 (23.6%)	61 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (9.0%)	38.9	1521^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		39.9	1468^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.3%	53		32.0	32.0				39.9	45.8	39.2	41.9				19.5	25.2	22.3	22.7							$19,048	$17,620	$1,428
Cameron Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4333 Hackberry Ln.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2302	406	17	23.8	80.0%	134 (33.0%)	33 (8.1%)	126 (31.0%)	67 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.9%)	16.7	5129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		17	5120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	9	24.4		24.4	13.8	13.7	30.7				20.7	18.5	8.8	16.7				15.1							$25,874	$22,422	$3,452
Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-5	6141 Sutter Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5727	374	17	22.0	72.2%	161 (43.0%)	32 (8.6%)	77 (20.6%)	67 (17.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.8%)	26.8	4242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		21.5	4722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	480	37.1		37.1	25.0	32.7	32.8				30.5	22.2	22.0	17.7				20.6							$28,970	$26,012	$2,958
Winston Churchill Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Whitney Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7324	987	46	21.6	43.1%	382 (38.7%)	52 (5.3%)	180 (18.2%)	261 (26.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	105 (10.6%)	84.3	385^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		81.9	441^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	56		48.6	48.6				72.8	68.8	56.5	65.5				67.2	58.2	47.5	57.0							$19,816	$18,706	$1,110
Coyle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6330 Coyle Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8012	331	14	23.6	81.9%	131 (39.6%)	22 (6.6%)	115 (34.7%)	21 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	35 (10.6%)	9.9	5640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		13.3	5450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	190	8.3		8.3	12.3	15.3	14.0				13.9	17.9	21.0	8.3				15.7	96.0				96.0		$30,164	$27,452	$2,712
Del Dayo Elementary	Public	K-6	1301 McClaren Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2323	496	19	26.1	28.4%	331 (66.7%)	9 (1.8%)	80 (16.1%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.9%)	72.4	1504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%		78.7	1215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.3%	289	45.6		45.6	48.7	57.1	70.9	62.1			59.4	50.6	62.3	44.2	46.4			51.0							$20,456	$18,858	$1,598
Mary Deterding Elementary	Public	K-6	6000 Stanley Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8138	670	25	26.8	51.3%	359 (53.6%)	22 (3.3%)	111 (16.6%)	97 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.6%)	74.7	1387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		82.2	1063^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	324	51.3		51.3	51.0	73.9	65.8	42.2			59.5	58.1	70.4	46.1	39.8			54.6							$19,873	$18,506	$1,367
Thomas Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Moraga Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2041	321	13	24.6	56.1%	169 (52.6%)	22 (6.9%)	73 (22.7%)	22 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	18.8	4942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		24.9	4379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	563	14.3		14.3	4.3	44.2	29.1				25.5	1.9	32.1	8.9				14.3	94.7		96.1				$25,355	$23,376	$1,979
Mission Avenue Open Elementary	Public	K-6	2925 Mission Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2362	415	15	27.6	48.4%	238 (57.3%)	11 (2.7%)	46 (11.1%)	86 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	42.7	3023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		46.9	2745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.2%	278	39.7		39.7	32.9	35.1	43.1	46.8			39.1	34.2	38.6	31.0	35.5			34.8	92.8				95.7		$19,476	$18,162	$1,314
Charles Peck Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Rutland Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8570	303	13	23.3	76.9%	111 (36.6%)	23 (7.6%)	98 (32.3%)	39 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	27 (8.9%)	13.7	5366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		19.9	4877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	489	15.8		15.8	18.8	18.0	34.6				24.0	13.2	12.3	10.5				12.0	90.2				92.2		$28,877	$26,892	$1,985
Albert Schweitzer Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Glenridge Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2094	331	14	23.6	58.0%	188 (56.8%)	11 (3.3%)	58 (17.5%)	36 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.7%)	31.4	3852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.2	3661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	191	17.8		17.8	36.5	39.1	25.0				33.8	32.1	35.4	28.9				32.2	90.0	95.0	91.7	96.7	91.7	96.7	$25,561	$23,738	$1,823
Ralph Richardson Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4848 Cottage Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7411	54	6	8.9	37.0%	32 (59.3%)	3 (5.6%)	11 (20.4%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.7%)								(n/a)
Starr King K-8	Public	K-8	4848 Cottage Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7320	885	41	21.3	85.8%	232 (26.2%)	68 (7.7%)	116 (13.1%)	409 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	50 (5.6%)	7.7	5750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.7	5786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	36	8.9	7.2	8.1	15.4	5.1	10.0	21.5	17.7	10.0	13.2	15.9	9.1	6.1	3.5	5.1	5.2	7.4	85.9	91.6	94.4	94.4	87.3	95.8	$22,827	$20,800	$2,027
Marvin Marshall Preschool and Children's Center	Public	K	5309 Kenneth Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7375	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 95608

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carmichael	0.47 mi	20	582^nd
Gold River	1.65 mi	2	173^rd
Fair Oaks	2 mi	10	342^nd
Sacramento	2.03 mi	226	628^th
Rancho Cordova	2.05 mi	23	665^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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