Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Located at 6870 Greenhaven Dr., in Sacramento, California, Caroline Wenzel Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community that enrolls 211 students (grades K through 6), run under Sacramento City Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 55% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Caroline Wenzel Elementary is one of 73 schools operated by Sacramento City Unified, a district that works with 37,657 students overall.

On demographics, Caroline Wenzel Elementary shows that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 31% Black, 12% Asian, 8% White, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, Caroline Wenzel Elementary shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Caroline Wenzel Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.2%; Caroline Wenzel Elementary posts 12.4%, -20.8 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Sacramento County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Caroline Wenzel Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Sol Aureus College Preparatory, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caroline Wenzel Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Caroline Wenzel Elementary has edged down 31%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 211 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 25% to 31% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.