Cambridge Heights Elementary

As a tight-knit elementary campus in Citrus Heights, California, Cambridge Heights Elementary enrolls 348 students from grades K through 5, operated by San Juan Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 67 schools in San Juan Unified (39,171 students total), Cambridge Heights Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cambridge Heights Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at Cambridge Heights Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cambridge Heights Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.7%, the actual is 60.6%, a residual of +10.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Cambridge Heights Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Skycrest Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cambridge Heights Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 24.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cambridge Heights Elementary has ticked down 11%, going from 391 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 74% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 29.3:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 today.

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