Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005225
Bret Harte Elementary
2751 Ninth Ave., Sacramento, CA 95818 · (916) 395-5190 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
111 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 61% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.6pp since 2014
Math
29.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.1% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 40.9% |
| Math | 9.7% | 19.4% | 27.8% | 43.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 18.1% |
| 2022-23 | 23.5% | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 17.3% | 16.2% |
| 2018-19 | 15.2% | 8.3% |
| 2017-18 | 7.5% | 6.1% |
| 2016-17 | 13.0% | 8.2% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bret Harte Elementary
Bret Harte Elementary's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Harte Elementary this school | 173 | 64.2% | 27.6% |
| Florence Elementary San Diego | 213 | 64.8% | 44.1% |
| Valley View Elementary Richmond | 220 | 65.0% | 28.0% |
| Bonita Elementary Crows Landing | 134 | 66.4% | 39.7% |
| Cubberley Elementary San Diego | 199 | 55.8% | 49.1% |
| Cabrillo Elementary San Diego | 157 | 68.8% | 42.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bret Harte Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,801 of 5,151 | #137 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,309 of 5,172 ▲ 1,072 | #120 of 217 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,259 of 5,172 ▲ 512 | #116 of 217 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.1pp | #148 of 5,116 | #2 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #5,439 of 5,915 | #229 of 238 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #3,270 of 5,625 | #132 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.3% | #215 of 3,837 | #3 of 145 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
173
-36 (-17%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 173 | 9.6 | 18.0:1 | 64% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 9.7 | 19.6:1 | 79% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 10.6 | 18.5:1 | 81% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 10 | 20.9:1 | 85% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | 87% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 13 | 23.7:1 | 81% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 84% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 89% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 27 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bret Harte Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (276 to 173); teachers down 31% (14 to 9.6).
About Bret Harte Elementary
Bret Harte Elementary is a very small elementary school in Sacramento, California, under Sacramento City Unified. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 173 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Sacramento City Unified enrolls 37,657 students, and its 73 schools include Bret Harte Elementary.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bret Harte Elementary is Hispanic, with 49% of students. The next largest groups are 17% White, 12% multiracial, 12% Black, and 10% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 24% share among Sacramento County residents. The diversity index for Bret Harte Elementary is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. The school has 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 4.3 students per teacher. In all, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Sacramento County is similar, at 63%.
Bret Harte Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of California public elementary schools.
Bret Harte Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.6% is 14.4 points below the 41.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Sacramento County, where median household income comes to about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sacramento County counts 387 public schools with about 259,342 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Bret Harte Elementary from the closest public school, American Legion High (Continuation). A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bret Harte Elementary at 4th of 7.
Bret Harte Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 36 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.0 students per teacher, compared with 20.9 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Bret Harte Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
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Other Bret Harte Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bret Harte Elementary. Bret Harte Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Bret Harte ElementaryModesto, CA · 867 students
- Bret Harte ElementaryCorcoran, CA · 546 students
- Bret Harte ElementaryBurbank, CA · 537 students
- Bret Harte Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJ · 363 students
- Bret Harte Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 339 students
Nearby schools
- American Legion High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 163
- Father Keith B. Kenny0.7 mi · 254
- Ethel Phillips Elementary0.8 mi · 428
- C. K. McClatchy High0.8 mi · 2,569
- Oak Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 429
- Sacramento Charter High1.0 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Bret Harte ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bret Harte Elementary?
Bret Harte Elementary enrolls approximately 173 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Bret Harte Elementary serve?
Bret Harte Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Bret Harte Elementary?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Bret Harte Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bret Harte Elementary?
At Bret Harte Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 49% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Bret Harte Elementary public or private?
Bret Harte Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.