NCES CCD 2024-25 16 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Carmichael, CA

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16 public K-12 schools in Carmichael from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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16
Schools
16,100
Students
17.2/100
Avg Resource Index
24.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Large, fragmented school market

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Carmichael has more public-school enrollment than 90% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Carmichael is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 4 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

11 of Carmichael's 16 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 2 middle and 0 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 18-point gap between Mission Avenue Open Elementary and Coyle Avenue Elementary shows the range hidden by Carmichael's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 10%
School count
Top 21%
Resource Index average
1st percentile
Teacher staffing
3rd percentile

Visions in Education accounts for 46.3% of all Carmichael public-school enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carmichael a distant remainder — means Carmichael-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Carmichael school enrollment varies 138× across entities

Carmichael school enrollment ranges from 54 students (lowest) to 7,460 students (highest), a spread of 7,406 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Carmichael student-teacher ratio is 24.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of Carmichael's 16 listed schools are charters

19% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Mission Avenue Open Elementary 27
2. Del Dayo Elementary 25
3. Ralph Richardson Center 24
4. John Barrett Middle 21
5. Options for Youth-San Juan 21
6. Mary Deterding Elementary 21
7. Charles Peck Elementary 21
8. Winston Churchill Middle 18
9. California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses 17
10. Carmichael Elementary 15
11. Thomas Kelly Elementary 13
12. Starr King K-8 12
13. Cameron Ranch Elementary 11
14. Visions in Education 10
15. Albert Schweitzer Elementary 10
16. Coyle Avenue Elementary 9

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Carmichael

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Cameron Ranch Elementary 75.1/100
  2. 2 Winston Churchill Middle 73.1/100
  3. 3 Charles Peck Elementary 73.1/100
  4. 4 Options for Youth-San Juan 72.8/100
  5. 5 Carmichael Elementary 72.5/100

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Which Carmichael school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Mission Avenue Open Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Carmichael schools in this federal-data comparison at 27/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Carmichael, CA? ▼

Carmichael has 16 public schools with a total enrollment of 16,100 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 24.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.