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What's the one class at Crocker/Riverside Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005278
Crocker/Riverside Elementary
2970 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95818 · (916) 395-4535 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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.
- BThree-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
24.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
93 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
66%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
79.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
80.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.2% | 27.5% | 10.4% | 9.9% |
| Math | 54.0% | 26.9% | 12.3% | 6.8% |
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 | 79.7% | 80.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 80.5% |
| 2022-23 | 79.1% | 80.5% |
| 2021-22 | 79.4% | 75.2% |
| 2018-19 | 81.9% | 79.6% |
| 2017-18 | 77.6% | 72.8% |
| 2016-17 | 72.8% | 72.1% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Crocker/Riverside Elementary
Crocker/Riverside Elementary's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker/Riverside Elementary this school | 631 | 14.7% | 78.9% |
| Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary Sacramento | 647 | 14.7% | 79.7% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Burbank | 591 | 13.9% | 64.6% |
| J. H. McGaugh Elementary Seal Beach | 721 | 18.0% | 65.4% |
| Francis Hopkinson Elementary Los Alamitos | 642 | 11.7% | 78.3% |
| Roy Cloud Elementary Redwood City | 636 | 14.5% | 62.9% |
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 Crocker/Riverside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #273 of 5,151 | #5 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #198 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #2 of 217 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #289 of 5,172 ▲ 211 | #4 of 217 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,299 of 5,116 | #89 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #1,148 of 5,915 | #65 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,944 of 5,352 | #147 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #1,144 of 5,354 | #148 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #5,324 of 5,625 | #227 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #3,433 of 3,837 | #127 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
631
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 631 | 26 | 24.3:1 | 15% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 24.5 | 26.0:1 | 18% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 26 | 23.9:1 | 23% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 25 | 25.6:1 | 24% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 25.9 | 25.4:1 | 20% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 22 | 28.8:1 | 21% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | N/A | N/A | 11% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 27% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 20 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crocker/Riverside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (657 to 631); teachers unchanged (25.9 to 26).
About Crocker/Riverside Elementary
Crocker/Riverside Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Sacramento, California. It has an enrollment of 631 students in kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Crocker/Riverside Elementary is one school in Sacramento City Unified, a system of 73 schools with 37,657 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Crocker/Riverside Elementary is White, with 50% of students. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are about 24.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Crocker/Riverside Elementary, which has 26. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Crocker/Riverside Elementary is about 15%. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
Among California public elementary schools, Crocker/Riverside Elementary outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Crocker/Riverside Elementary is 8.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
In the surrounding county, Sacramento County, median household income comes to about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 387 public schools and about 259,342 students.
Measured in a straight line, California Middle is about 0.5 miles from Crocker/Riverside Elementary. The five-mile area around Crocker/Riverside Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Crocker/Riverside Elementary comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 639 to 631. By 2024-25, the school had 24.3 students per teacher, compared with 25.6 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Crocker/Riverside Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Crocker/Riverside ElementaryHow many students attend Crocker/Riverside Elementary?
Crocker/Riverside Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades KG-06.
Is Crocker/Riverside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crocker/Riverside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crocker/Riverside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crocker/Riverside Elementary is approximately 24.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Crocker/Riverside Elementary?
Student demographics at Crocker/Riverside Elementary are roughly 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Crocker/Riverside Elementary in?
Crocker/Riverside Elementary is part of Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.