Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005757
Cambridge Heights Elementary
5555 Fleetwood Dr., Citrus Heights, CA 95621 · (916) 867-2000 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
26.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
174 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
55.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.4% | 34.7% | 20.4% | 18.6% |
| Math | 23.9% | 31.7% | 26.9% | 17.4% |
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 | 61.1% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 62.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.6% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.4% | 63.4% |
| 2018-19 | 70.4% | 55.2% |
| 2017-18 | 63.4% | 51.7% |
| 2016-17 | 65.0% | 54.6% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Cambridge Heights Elementary
Cambridge Heights Elementary's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Heights Elementary this school | 348 | 50.0% | 59.6% |
| Trajan Elementary Orangevale | 391 | 48.6% | 46.1% |
| Palisades Elementary Capistrano Beach | 332 | 47.9% | 61.9% |
| Springville Elementary Springville | 335 | 52.5% | 37.1% |
| Parkview Elementary Chico | 406 | 47.3% | 54.9% |
| Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Santa Rosa | 384 | 45.8% | 35.6% |
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 Cambridge Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #1,142 of 5,151 | #41 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,274 of 5,172 ▼ 353 | #44 of 217 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,252 of 5,172 ▲ 59 | #46 of 217 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #965 of 5,116 | #47 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #4,302 of 5,915 | #186 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,068 of 5,352 | #220 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #1,915 of 5,354 | #190 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #3,912 of 5,625 | #167 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #2,566 of 3,837 | #84 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
348
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 348 | 13 | 26.8:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 12 | 26.8:1 | 42% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 12 | 26.1:1 | 38% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 13 | 25.7:1 | 31% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 13.4 | 29.3:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 12 | 31.6:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | N/A | N/A | 26% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 12% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 16 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (391 to 348); teachers down 3% (13.4 to 13).
About Cambridge Heights Elementary
Cambridge Heights Elementary is a small elementary school in Citrus Heights, California. The school reports 348 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Cambridge Heights Elementary is run by San Juan Unified, whose 67 schools enroll 39,171 students.
White students make up a majority at Cambridge Heights Elementary, at 58%. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Sacramento County is about 45% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Cambridge Heights Elementary total 13 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 26.8:1. That is 4.5 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 50%. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 13 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Cambridge Heights Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.2%. Cambridge Heights Elementary scores 59.6%.
Across Sacramento County, the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
Skycrest Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cambridge Heights Elementary. On state test proficiency, Cambridge Heights Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Cambridge Heights Elementary had 334 students, to 2024-25, when it had 348. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 25.7:1 to 26.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cambridge Heights Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Citrus Heights
- Mesa Verde HighHigh · 894 students
- Sylvan MiddleMiddle · 604 students
- San Juan HighHigh · 559 students
- Kingswood K-8Elementary · 546 students
- Woodside K-8Elementary · 506 students
- Lichen K-8Elementary · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Skycrest Elementary0.5 mi · 436
- Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary1.0 mi · 408
- San Juan High1.0 mi · 559
- Kingswood K-81.0 mi · 546
- Will Rogers Middle1.1 mi · 564
- Coyle Avenue Elementary1.2 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cambridge Heights Elementary?
Cambridge Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cambridge Heights Elementary serve?
Cambridge Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cambridge Heights Elementary?
Approximately 26.8:1 students per teacher at Cambridge Heights Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Cambridge Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Cambridge Heights Elementary are roughly 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Cambridge Heights Elementary?
Cambridge Heights Elementary is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.