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San Carlos, CA
Public School Ratings




San Carlos Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


San Carlos Elementary School District details

San Carlos Elementary School District
1200 Industrial Rd. Unit 9
San Carlos, CA 94070

2,700 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

20 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

San Carlos Elementary School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.1% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
40%
82%
47%
77%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arroyo School
1710 Arroyo Ave.
San Carlos, CA, 94070
04-05
Arundel Elementary School
200 Arundel Rd.
San Carlos, CA, 94070
KG-03
Brittan Acres Elementary School
2000 Belle Ave.
San Carlos, CA, 94070
KG-03
Central Middle School
757 Cedar St.
San Carlos, CA, 94070
06-08
Heather Elementary School
2757 Melendy Dr.
San Carlos, CA, 94070
KG-03
Mariposa School
750 Dartmouth Ave.
San Carlos, CA, 94070
04-05
San Carlos Student Services Preschool School
1200 Industrial Rd. Unit 9
San Carlos, CA, 94070
M-M
Tierra Linda Middle School
750 Dartmouth Ave.
San Carlos, CA, 94070
06-08
White Oaks Elementary School
1901 White Oak Way
San Carlos, CA, 94070
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.7% 23.2%
Black 0.6% 5.1%
Hispanic 17.7% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 26.3% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.9% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 9.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,252 $24,981,000 55.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,027 $2,773,000 6.2%
Staff $268 $723,000 1.6%
General Administration $343 $927,000 2.1%
School Administration $974 $2,629,000 5.9%
Operation $1,251 $3,377,000 7.5%
Transportation $111 $299,000 0.7%
Other $799 $2,158,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,773 $12,886,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,604 $7,031,000 15.7%
Total Expenditures $16,629 $44,898,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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