Elder Creek Elementary

As a sizable primary school in Sacramento, California, Elder Creek Elementary instructs 712 students from grades K through 6, run under Sacramento City Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 53% larger than typical.

Sacramento City Unified comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 37,657 students; Elder Creek Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Elder Creek Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Elder Creek Elementary lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elder Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.6%.

Across the wider county, Sacramento County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Elder Creek Elementary is one.

Camellia Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elder Creek Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

Elder Creek Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Elder Creek Elementary's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 749 (now 712). The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 53% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 27.7:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

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