Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133204149
D. W. Babcock Elementary
2400 Cormorant Way, Sacramento, CA 95815 · (916) 566-3415 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
20.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
331 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
31.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.8pp since 2014
Math
20.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.3% | 19.6% | 21.8% | 46.4% |
| Math | 6.0% | 14.1% | 25.0% | 54.9% |
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 | 31.8% | 20.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 18.5% |
| 2022-23 | 23.8% | 17.7% |
| 2021-22 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 31.3% | 24.9% |
| 2017-18 | 36.3% | 30.3% |
| 2016-17 | 30.8% | 30.3% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 D. W. Babcock Elementary
D. W. Babcock Elementary's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. W. Babcock Elementary this school | 369 | 89.7% | 25.1% |
| Hagginwood Elementary Sacramento | 340 | 90.3% | 24.2% |
| Northwood Elementary Sacramento | 351 | 95.2% | 13.6% |
| Cordova Meadows Elementary Rancho Cordova | 374 | 88.8% | 15.6% |
| Warren A. Allison Elementary North Highlands | 391 | 91.3% | 29.0% |
| Wolters Elementary Fresno | 411 | 92.2% | 31.6% |
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 D. W. Babcock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #4,062 of 5,151 | #151 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #4,294 of 5,172 ▲ 47 | #162 of 217 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,791 of 5,172 ▼ 33 | #138 of 217 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #528 of 5,116 | #17 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #4,058 of 5,915 | #173 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,208 of 5,352 | #27 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #336 of 5,354 | #67 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #1,135 of 5,625 | #20 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #2,910 of 3,837 | #102 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
369
+42 (+13%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | 90% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 90% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 93% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 14 | 23.4:1 | 97% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 88% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 89% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | N/A | N/A | 92% (361) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D. W. Babcock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (402 to 369); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About D. W. Babcock Elementary
D. W. Babcock Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Sacramento, California, one of the schools in Twin Rivers Unified. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 369 students. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
District-wide, Twin Rivers Unified has 44 schools and 24,770 students.
Hispanic students make up 46% of enrollment at D. W. Babcock Elementary, the largest share of any group. Next come 14% Asian, 13% Black, 12% White, and 12% multiracial. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Sacramento County residents. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at D. W. Babcock Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Sacramento County.
D. W. Babcock Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, D. W. Babcock Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.1%; the prediction is 27.0%.
In the wider Sacramento County area, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. D. W. Babcock Elementary shares Sacramento County with 386 other public schools.
D. W. Babcock Elementary's nearest public school is Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. High (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, D. W. Babcock Elementary is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies D. W. Babcock Elementary's location as City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 369, up from 327 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 20.5:1, from 23.4:1.
This page is set up for the D. W. Babcock Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 D. W. Babcock ElementaryHow large is D. W. Babcock Elementary?
D. W. Babcock Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does D. W. Babcock Elementary serve?
D. W. Babcock Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at D. W. Babcock Elementary?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at D. W. Babcock Elementary.
How diverse is D. W. Babcock Elementary?
D. W. Babcock Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 46% Hispanic, 13% Black, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees D. W. Babcock Elementary?
D. W. Babcock Elementary is overseen by Twin Rivers Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.