Del Dayo Elementary

As a mid-sized primary school in Carmichael, California, Del Dayo Elementary teaches 496 students from grades K through 6, overseen by San Juan Unified.

Across the 67 schools in San Juan Unified (39,171 students total), Del Dayo Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Del Dayo Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Del Dayo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.5%.

In the area at large, Sacramento County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 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 Del Dayo Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Starr King K-8, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Del Dayo Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.4%.

Del Dayo Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Del Dayo Elementary's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 596 (now 496). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 12% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 28.9:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 in 2025.

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