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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133201201
Del Paso Heights Elementary
590 Morey Ave., Sacramento, CA 95838 · (916) 566-3425 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
24.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
448 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
71%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
19.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
18.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.6% | 13.5% | 22.9% | 58.0% |
| Math | 6.2% | 12.1% | 23.4% | 58.2% |
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 | 19.1% | 18.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 18.9% |
| 2022-23 | 19.1% | 19.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 17.6% |
| 2018-19 | 20.1% | 21.9% |
| 2017-18 | 17.4% | 12.3% |
| 2016-17 | 17.7% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 12.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Del Paso Heights Elementary
Del Paso Heights Elementary's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Paso Heights Elementary this school | 477 | 93.9% | 18.3% |
| Florin Elementary Sacramento | 583 | 91.9% | 23.1% |
| Franklin Elementary Oakland | 499 | 95.8% | 29.7% |
| Turner Elementary Fresno | 585 | 93.7% | 20.9% |
| Nicholas Elementary Sacramento | 482 | 89.0% | 17.1% |
| F. C. Joyce TK-8 North Highlands | 537 | 93.9% | 22.6% |
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 Del Paso Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #4,709 of 5,151 | #189 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #4,461 of 5,172 ▼ 174 | #173 of 217 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #4,895 of 5,172 ▼ 5 | #198 of 217 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #1,043 of 5,116 | #51 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #2,707 of 5,915 | #123 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,075 of 5,352 | #154 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #465 of 5,354 | #84 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #588 of 5,625 | #6 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #3,154 of 3,837 | #112 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
477
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 477 | 19.5 | 24.5:1 | 94% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 19.5 | 24.1:1 | 93% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 18.5 | 25.2:1 | 92% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 95% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 21.5 | 23.7:1 | 94% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 22 | 24.2:1 | 93% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | N/A | N/A | 94% (449) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Paso Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (509 to 477); teachers down 9% (21.5 to 19.5).
About Del Paso Heights Elementary
Del Paso Heights Elementary sits in Sacramento, California, and is classified as an elementary school. In all, 477 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.
The Twin Rivers Unified system has 44 schools and 24,770 students.
At Del Paso Heights Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 42%. Other groups make up 30% Asian, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. County-wide, 24% of Sacramento County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Del Paso Heights Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Del Paso Heights Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 94%. On average, public schools in Sacramento County report 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Del Paso Heights Elementary lands at D, ahead of 9% of California public elementary schools.
Del Paso Heights Elementary scores 18.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.5%.
In the surrounding county, Sacramento County, median household income comes to about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 387, with about 259,342 students.
Fairbanks Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Del Paso Heights Elementary. Del Paso Heights Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 18.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Del Paso Heights Elementary enrolled 463 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 477. Federal data show the ratio falling from 25.7:1 to 24.5:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Rivers Unified
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Smythe Academy of Arts and SciencesElementary · 1,091 students
- Las Palmas ElementaryElementary · 1,001 students
- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Sacramento
- Highlands Community CharterCombined · 11,713 students
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Nearby schools
- Fairbanks Elementary0.7 mi · 320
- Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy0.7 mi · 503
- Taylor Street Elementary0.9 mi · 330
- Glenwood Elementary0.9 mi · 481
- New Hope Charter0.9 mi · 164
- Keema School for Independent Study1.0 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Del Paso Heights ElementaryHow large is Del Paso Heights Elementary?
Del Paso Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-06.
Is Del Paso Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Del Paso Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Del Paso Heights Elementary?
Approximately 24.5:1 students per teacher at Del Paso Heights Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Del Paso Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Del Paso Heights Elementary are roughly 7% White, 42% Hispanic, 11% Black, 30% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Del Paso Heights Elementary public or private?
Del Paso Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Twin Rivers Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.