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Alumni: what's one memory from Carl H. Sundahl Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED·NCES 061389009135
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary
9932 Inwood Rd., Folsom, CA 95630 · (916) 294-2425 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
79 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
70.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.7pp since 2014
Math
72.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.2% | 24.4% | 14.7% | 14.7% |
| Math | 36.2% | 36.2% | 16.5% | 11.2% |
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 | 70.7% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 75.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.4% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 83.3% | 76.5% |
| 2018-19 | 79.7% | 71.9% |
| 2017-18 | 70.4% | 70.0% |
| 2016-17 | 71.1% | 63.8% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Carl H. Sundahl Elementary
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl H. Sundahl Elementary this school | 435 | 18.2% | 73.0% |
| Kelly Elementary Carlsbad | 449 | 20.9% | 78.8% |
| Loomis Elementary Loomis | 438 | 21.2% | 59.5% |
| Skyline Elementary Solana Beach | 410 | 17.8% | 77.7% |
| Sonoma Mountain Elementary Petaluma | 422 | 15.4% | 71.1% |
| BRIDGES Charter Thousand Oaks | 420 | 19.0% | N/A |
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 Carl H. Sundahl Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #517 of 5,151 | #15 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #507 of 5,172 ▼ 125 | #10 of 217 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #717 of 5,172 ▼ 223 | #22 of 217 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.4pp | #194 of 5,116 | #6 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #3,216 of 5,915 | #138 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,128 of 5,352 | #23 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #2,377 of 5,354 | #202 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #5,208 of 5,625 | #225 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #402 of 1,139 | #30 of 64 |
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
435
+144 (+49%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 435 | 21.3 | 20.4:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 19.2 | 19.9:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 15.9 | 20.9:1 | 10% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | 10% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 16 | 23.9:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 15 | 26.7:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | N/A | N/A | 11% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 4% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 21 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl H. Sundahl Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (383 to 435); teachers up 33% (16 to 21.3).
About Carl H. Sundahl Elementary
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Folsom, California. The school counted 435 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Folsom-Cordova Unified (35 schools, 21,699 students) runs Carl H. Sundahl Elementary.
The student body at Carl H. Sundahl Elementary is 64% White. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 6% Asian. County-wide, 45% of Sacramento County residents are White. The diversity index for Carl H. Sundahl Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary has 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.4:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 18% at Carl H. Sundahl Elementary. The rate at public schools in Sacramento County averages 63%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Carl H. Sundahl Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 71% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.9%. Carl H. Sundahl Elementary scores 73.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sacramento County show that median household income comes to about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sacramento County counts 387 public schools with about 259,342 students.
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary's nearest public school is Ottomon Way Elementary (about 1.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Carl H. Sundahl Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Carl H. Sundahl Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Carl H. Sundahl Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal records list enrollment at Carl H. Sundahl Elementary as 291 in 2020-21 and 435 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The number of students per teacher increased from 18.2 to 20.4 over 4 years.
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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 Folsom-Cordova Unified
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in Folsom
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Theodore Judah ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Mangini Ranch ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Ottomon Way Elementary1.3 mi · 258
- Theodore Judah Elementary1.6 mi · 600
- Sutter Middle1.8 mi · 1,628
- Blanche Sprentz Elementary1.9 mi · 348
- Golden Valley River2.1 mi · 297
- Casa Roble Fundamental High2.1 mi · 1,150
Frequently asked questions
About Carl H. Sundahl ElementaryHow many students attend Carl H. Sundahl Elementary?
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Carl H. Sundahl Elementary serve?
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Carl H. Sundahl Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Carl H. Sundahl Elementary.
How diverse is Carl H. Sundahl Elementary?
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Carl H. Sundahl Elementary?
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary is overseen by Folsom-Cordova Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.