Cyril Spinelli Elementary

Set in Antelope, California, Cyril Spinelli Elementary is a small elementary-level community, part of Center Joint Unified. It educates 347 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 465.

Cyril Spinelli Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Center Joint Unified, a district that works with 4,593 students overall.

On demographics, Cyril Spinelli Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cyril Spinelli Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 27.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Sacramento County shows median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Cyril Spinelli Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Arthur S. Dudley Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cyril Spinelli Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Cyril Spinelli Elementary's enrollment has climbed 42% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 347). White enrollment moved from 42% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.