Fairbanks Elementary

Set in Sacramento, California, Fairbanks Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community, part of Twin Rivers Unified. It instructs 320 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 31% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Fairbanks Elementary is one of 44 schools operated by Twin Rivers Unified, a district that hosts 24,770 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Fairbanks Elementary reports that 35% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 18% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fairbanks Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fairbanks Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 22.2%.

Around the school, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Fairbanks Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairbanks Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 19% to 13%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

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