Rachel Carson Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: San Jose Unified

4245 Meg Dr., San Jose, CA 95136 Map

Math (met standard)
31%
−11 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
37%
−10 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
33%
−2 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
47%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
199
2024-25
Students per teacher
16.4
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 36% state 47% · 2025-26 32% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 30% state 42% · 2025-26 37% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 26% state 37% · 2025-26 41% state 49% · 2025-26 33% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 31% state 42% · 2025-26 37% state 46% · 2025-26 33% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 31% state 42% 37% state 46% 33% state 35%
2024-25 29% state 42% 34% state 46% 18% state 33%
2023-24 38% state 41% 39% state 45% 32% state 33%
2022-23 39% state 40% 41% state 45% 25% state 32%
2021-22 28% state 37% 39% state 45% 26% state 31%
2020-21 23% state 35% 35% state 43% —
2018-19 33% state 44% 50% state 50% 30% state 32%
2017-18 40% state 42% 53% state 49% —
2016-17 51% state 40% 60% state 45% —
2015-16 50% state 38% 64% state 46% —
2014-15 48% state 35% 59% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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32%
−8 vs state
33%
−14 vs state
32%
−3 vs state
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0.8 mi
25%
−17 vs state
28%
−18 vs state
21%
−15 vs state
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Grades K–6 · Oak Grove Elementary
1.4 mi
37%
−4 vs state
43%
−4 vs state
39%
+3 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 43% in 2022-23 → 39% in 2025-26 42% 420 Hispanic 81%
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1.5 mi
18%
−22 vs state
24%
−23 vs state
12%
−24 vs state
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1.6 mi
65%
+23 vs state
66%
+19 vs state
61%
+26 vs state
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Grades K–5 · San Jose Unified
1.6 mi
26%
−16 vs state
30%
−16 vs state
18%
−17 vs state
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Grades 4–8 · Franklin-McKinley Elementary
1.6 mi
8%
−33 vs state
15%
−31 vs state
3%
−32 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 9% in 2025-26 82% 253 Hispanic 85%
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1.6 mi
26%
−16 vs state
28%
−19 vs state
21%
−15 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 36% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26 69% 406 Hispanic 69%
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Grades K–6 · Oak Grove Elementary
1.6 mi
36%
−5 vs state
34%
−13 vs state
27%
−9 vs state
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1.7 mi
60%
+23 vs state
78%
+29 vs state
58%
+23 vs state
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