Arlington Heights Elementary

Located at 6401 Trenton Way, in Citrus Heights, California, Arlington Heights Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school that teaches 329 students (grades K through 5), operated by San Juan Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

San Juan Unified comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 39,171 students; Arlington Heights Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Arlington Heights Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Arlington Heights Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Arlington Heights Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Arlington Heights Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 40.0%; actual is 22.3%, a gap of -17.8 points.

In the area at large, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Arlington Heights Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Foothill Oaks Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arlington Heights Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 315 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 39% across the same window.

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