Is Carlton Oaks Elementary a good school?

Carlton Oaks Elementary ranks 1276 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carlton Oaks Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 877 students attended Carlton Oaks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carlton Oaks Elementary?

Students at Carlton Oaks Elementary are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Carlton Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carlton Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend: High : West Hills High

Carlton Oaks Elementary

Summary:

Carlton Oaks Elementary is a public K-8 school in Santee, California, with an enrollment of 851 students. The school consistently outperforms the Santee School District and the state of California in academic achievement, making it a standout option for families in the area.

Carlton Oaks Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 59.49% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 51.36% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the Santee district averages of 57.48% and 48.74%, respectively, and the California state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school also performs well in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment. Additionally, Carlton Oaks Elementary excels in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Special Education students, where the school's rankings are significantly higher than the state averages.

While Carlton Oaks Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, its rate of 18.9% for the 2022-2023 school year is still lower than the Santee district average of 22.5%. Compared to nearby schools, Carlton Oaks outperforms most in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with the exception of Sycamore Canyon Elementary, which ranks higher in the state and has stronger academic performance across multiple grade levels. The school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 26.67%, suggests it may serve a more affluent student population, which could contribute to its academic success.

Detail:

Public K-8

9353 Wethersfield Rd.
Santee, CA 92071-2354

(619) 956-4500

District: Santee

SchoolDigger Rank:
1276^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,843

Students who attend Carlton Oaks Elementary usually attend:

High:

West Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 877

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Two or more races:

12.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carlton Oaks Elementary ranks better than 78.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Santee School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.25. (See more...)

Compare Details Carlton Oaks Elementary ranks better than 81.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Carlton Oaks Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.4%), Hispanic (29.6%), two or more races (12.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carlton Oaks Elementary is 22.4, which is the 5^th best among 9 elementary schools in the Santee School District. (See more...)

Compare Carlton Oaks Elementary employs 39 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carlton Oaks Elementary is $9,843, which is the 5^th highest among 9 elementary schools in the Santee School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carlton Oaks Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Carlton Oaks Elementary 1276^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Carlton Oaks Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Carlton Oaks Elementary 511^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Carlton Oaks Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Santee 311^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carlton Oaks Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	85.99	664^th	4809	86.2%
2005	84.64	747^th	4822	84.5%
2006	82.88	832^nd	4818	82.7%
2007	88.16	614^th	5113	88.0%
2008	84.78	762^nd	5113	85.1%
2009	82.13	877^th	5193	83.1%
2010	81.26	940^th	5314	82.3%
2011	81.94	901^st	5377	83.2%
2012	81.01	974^th	5390	81.9%
2013	80.35	1027^th	5530	81.4%
2015	69.87	1506^th	5611	73.2%
2016	77.04	1236^th	5614	78.0%
2017	68.03	1658^th	5692	70.9%
2018	69.58	1585^th	5662	72.0%
2019	61.85	1977^th	5789	65.8%
2021	77.02	306^th	1417	78.4%
2022	75.03	1404^th	5883	76.1%
2023	73.94	1431^st	5874	75.6%
2024	77.25	1276^th	5862	78.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	12.10	407^th	445	8.5%
2023	32.98	495^th	669	26.0%
2024	29.67	522^nd	669	22.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.68	635^th	2420	73.8%
2024	55.15	824^th	2634	68.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.48	1157^th	5084	77.2%
2019	42.79	2914^th	5173	43.7%
2021	82.22	123^rd	1110	88.9%
2022	57.85	1806^th	5264	65.7%
2023	73.15	1064^th	5374	80.2%
2024	58.37	1902^nd	5511	65.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.62	1622^nd	5413	70.0%
2019	64.96	1745^th	5492	68.2%
2021	78.49	253^rd	1267	80.0%
2022	80.43	1096^th	5635	80.6%
2023	71.06	1454^th	5617	74.1%
2024	78.36	1155^th	5605	79.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.48	766^th	2128	64.0%
2019	48.20	1031^st	2585	60.1%
2021	73.97	51^st	293	82.6%
2022	61.26	578^th	2227	74.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.51	1547^th	5431	71.5%
2019	55.97	2147^th	5510	61.0%
2021	72.45	320^th	1272	74.8%
2022	67.13	1634^th	5663	71.1%
2023	73.37	1355^th	5650	76.0%
2024	72.70	1377^th	5636	75.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.16	1273^rd	4830	73.6%
2019	66.44	1329^th	4963	73.2%
2022	81.96	673^rd	5084	86.8%
2023	71.09	1128^th	5098	77.9%
2024	78.29	789^th	5102	84.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.33	1654^th	2737	39.6%
2019	35.83	1964^th	2834	30.7%
2022	49.18	1488^th	2726	45.4%
2023	53.73	1327^th	2662	50.2%
2024	57.84	1196^th	2647	54.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	86.30	175^th	1769	90.1%
2005	75.21	362^nd	1777	79.6%
2006	66.67	505^th	1804	72.0%
2007	74.39	397^th	1999	80.1%
2008	74.18	400^th	2005	80.0%
2009	74.14	411^th	2063	80.1%
2010	74.91	427^th	2179	80.4%
2011	71.63	502^nd	2236	77.5%
2012	82.90	234^th	2259	89.6%
2013	76.71	411^th	2379	82.7%
2015	82.50	380^th	2477	84.7%
2016	82.73	378^th	2497	84.9%
2017	74.35	579^th	2508	76.9%
2018	65.24	742^nd	2480	70.1%
2019	78.67	516^th	2715	81.0%
2021	80.36	142^nd	894	84.1%
2022	80.84	457^th	2740	83.3%
2023	82.61	423^rd	2802	84.9%
2024	78.60	511^th	2777	81.6%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	30.77	416^th	554	24.9%
2023	67.28	232^nd	678	65.8%
2024	48.47	369^th	699	47.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.71	307^th	1538	80.0%
2024	57.70	437^th	1550	71.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.65	752^nd	2230	66.3%
2019	68.64	529^th	2369	77.7%
2021	78.45	91^st	721	87.4%
2022	73.87	429^th	2458	82.5%
2023	78.61	351^st	2549	86.2%
2024	63.82	665^th	2575	74.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.56	799^th	2262	64.7%
2019	83.70	346^th	2380	85.5%
2021	78.39	126^th	738	82.9%
2022	80.49	418^th	2509	83.3%
2023	86.45	318^th	2547	87.5%
2024	85.85	332^nd	2546	87.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.83	627^th	1369	54.2%
2019	43.06	689^th	1491	53.8%
2021	70.38	58^th	354	83.6%
2022	69.74	279^th	1531	81.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.51	607^th	2273	73.3%
2019	71.31	595^th	2407	75.3%
2021	79.43	122^nd	763	84.0%
2022	76.62	499^th	2527	80.3%
2023	75.85	519^th	2558	79.7%
2024	68.32	662^nd	2547	74.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.69	521^st	2072	74.9%
2019	84.95	216^th	2213	90.2%
2022	90.25	136^th	2359	94.2%
2023	85.77	208^th	2391	91.3%
2024	79.69	332^nd	2383	86.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Carlton Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.10	865^th	1496	42.2%
2019	58.67	649^th	1602	59.5%
2022	52.75	718^th	1555	53.8%
2023	61.55	557^th	1552	64.1%
2024	63.25	532^nd	1535	65.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Carlton Oaks Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	680	5	8	40	12	n/a	n/a	0	745
1989	682	5	19	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	750
1990	700	6	18	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	769
1991	738	6	18	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	805
1992	767	6	19	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	828
1993	850	5	21	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	925
1994	841	6	18	35	3	n/a	n/a	0	903
1995	914	4	17	35	2	n/a	n/a	0	972
1996	914	4	17	35	2	n/a	n/a	0	972
1997	898	5	24	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	984
1998	842	7	32	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	950
1999	857	9	34	73	2	n/a	n/a	0	975
2000	786	13	34	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	906
2001	826	16	32	85	6	n/a	n/a	1	966
2002	759	8	38	100	6	n/a	n/a	0	911
2003	759	8	38	100	6	n/a	n/a	0	911
2004	771	12	45	106	5	n/a	n/a	10	949
2005	746	15	46	109	7	n/a	n/a	12	935
2006	672	18	44	94	12	n/a	n/a	50	890
2007	625	15	43	91	10	n/a	n/a	55	839
2008	590	14	38	92	8	n/a	n/a	0	742
2009	560	10	33	89	5	8	140	0	845
2010	567	11	38	146	5	9	73	0	849
2011	562	7	43	157	6	6	107	0	888
2012	561	4	44	154	8	1	110	0	882
2013	545	4	38	149	4	0	108	0	848
2014	553	4	35	152	4	0	106	0	854
2015	507	3	33	165	4	2	101	0	815
2016	506	3	26	196	5	2	102	0	840
2017	505	6	27	199	3	2	88	0	830
2018	494	6	29	213	4	2	90	0	838
2019	499	2	32	226	3	2	97	0	861
2020	489	2	36	225	4	0	91	0	847
2021	465	9	36	236	1	1	98	0	846
2022	449	7	44	214	5	0	102	0	821
2023	443	7	43	239	5	2	112	0	851
2024	451	7	45	260	2	3	109	0	877

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carlton Oaks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	745	32.0	23.2	n/a
1989	750	31.8	23.5	n/a
1990	769	34.4	22.3	n/a
1991	805	37.0	21.7	n/a
1992	828	37.6	22.0	15.1
1993	925	39.5	23.4	15.7
1994	903	39.0	23.2	14.4
1995	972	41.0	23.7	16.2
1996	972	41.0	23.7	16.2
1997	984	42.0	23.4	14.5
1998	950	41.0	23.2	15.8
1999	975	42.0	23.2	12.5
2000	906	38.0	23.8	10.9
2001	966	40.0	24.2	11.1
2002	911	41.0	22.2	13.9
2003	911	41.0	22.2	13.9
2004	949	39.8	23.8	11
2005	935	42.0	22.3	11.6
2006	890	39.6	22.5	15.8
2007	839	37.3	22.5	16.6
2008	742	43.6	17.0	18.9
2009	845	36.5	20.8	16.4
2010	849	39.0	21.7	20.5
2011	888	n/a	n/a	23.3
2012	882	39.5	22.3	n/a
2013	848	39.5	21.4	25.1
2014	854	33.0	25.8	27.3
2015	815	31.0	26.2	23.4
2016	840	32.0	26.2	28.3
2017	830	33.6	24.6	28.1
2018	838	33.5	25.0	30.3
2019	861	34.6	24.8	28.3
2020	847	n/a	n/a	27.5
2021	846	36.0	23.5	27.8
2022	821	37.5	21.8	29.2
2023	851	37.0	22.9	26.7
2024	877	39.0	22.4	24.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carlton Oaks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	745	32.0	23.2	n/a
1989	750	31.8	23.5	n/a
1990	769	34.4	22.3	n/a
1991	805	37.0	21.7	n/a
1992	828	37.6	22.0	15.1
1993	925	39.5	23.4	15.7
1994	903	39.0	23.2	14.4
1995	972	41.0	23.7	16.2
1996	972	41.0	23.7	16.2
1997	984	42.0	23.4	14.5
1998	950	41.0	23.2	15.8
1999	975	42.0	23.2	12.5
2000	906	38.0	23.8	10.9
2001	966	40.0	24.2	11.1
2002	911	41.0	22.2	13.9
2003	911	41.0	22.2	13.9
2004	949	39.8	23.8	11
2005	935	42.0	22.3	11.6
2006	890	39.6	22.5	15.8
2007	839	37.3	22.5	16.6
2008	742	43.6	17.0	18.9
2009	845	36.5	20.8	16.4
2010	849	39.0	21.7	20.5
2011	888	n/a	n/a	23.3
2012	882	39.5	22.3	n/a
2013	848	39.5	21.4	25.1
2014	854	33.0	25.8	27.3
2015	815	31.0	26.2	23.4
2016	840	32.0	26.2	28.3
2017	830	33.6	24.6	28.1
2018	838	33.5	25.0	30.3
2019	861	34.6	24.8	28.3
2020	847	n/a	n/a	27.5
2021	846	36.0	23.5	27.8
2022	821	37.5	21.8	29.2
2023	851	37.0	22.9	26.7
2024	877	39.0	22.4	24.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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