Carmel River Elementary

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Carmel, California·93923
Score
94.5/100
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#256
Among 4,688 California elementary schools
#1
In Carmel Unified
Top 6%
In California

Score 94.5/100: better than 94% of California elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
80%
Similar California schools ≈ 47%, better than 94% of them
211 students tested
Math
80%
Similar California schools ≈ 42%, better than 95% of them
213 students tested
Science
65%
Similar California schools ≈ 34%, better than 91% of them
69 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA75.373
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA85.569
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA78.369
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA79.6211
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math83.673
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math88.771
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math66.769
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math79.8213
ScienceGrade 5CAST65.269
ScienceAll gradesCAST65.269

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
380
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
380
Typical elementary school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
16%
Typical elementary school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Monterey County

Contact

Address
Monte Verde St. and 15th Ave.
Carmel, CA 93923

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Carmel River Elementary at a glance

Carmel River Elementary is a public elementary school in Carmel, California, serving grades K-5. It is part of the Carmel Unified school district. It has about 380 students (a typical California elementary school has 464). About 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 80% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 80% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California elementary schools, it scores 94.5 out of 100: better than 94% of them, ranking #256 of 4,688. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.