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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133205096
F. C. Joyce TK-8
6050 Watt Ave., North Highlands, CA 95660 · (916) 566-1880 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- A+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
22.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
504 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 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
76%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
32.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
22.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.0pp 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 22 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.4% | 22.7% | 23.0% | 44.9% |
| Math | 7.7% | 14.3% | 23.6% | 54.4% |
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 | 32.1% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.6% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 16.4% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 17.2% | 8.9% |
| 2018-19 | 22.9% | 17.5% |
| 2017-18 | 15.3% | 11.1% |
| 2016-17 | 15.4% | 13.4% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 F. C. Joyce TK-8
F. C. Joyce TK-8's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. C. Joyce TK-8 this school | 537 | 93.9% | 22.6% |
| Del Paso Heights Elementary Sacramento | 477 | 93.9% | 18.3% |
| Florin Elementary Sacramento | 583 | 91.9% | 23.1% |
| Pacific Elementary Sacramento | 597 | 87.6% | 9.8% |
| Nicholas Elementary Sacramento | 482 | 89.0% | 17.1% |
| Turner Elementary Fresno | 585 | 93.7% | 20.9% |
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 F. C. Joyce TK-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,327 of 5,151 | #164 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,101 of 5,172 ▲ 483 | #153 of 217 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,771 of 5,172 ▲ 999 | #136 of 217 ▲ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #227 of 5,116 | #5 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #2,004 of 5,915 | #98 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,471 of 5,352 | #72 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #60 of 5,354 | #22 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #594 of 5,625 | #7 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #3,008 of 3,837 | #106 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
537
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 537 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 94% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 91% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 23.5 | 21.6:1 | 94% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 97% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 22.9 | 25.3:1 | 93% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 20 | 26.9:1 | 94% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | N/A | N/A | 90% (462) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for F. C. Joyce TK-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (580 to 537); teachers up 5% (22.9 to 24).
About F. C. Joyce TK-8
F. C. Joyce TK-8 is an elementary school in North Highlands, California, reachable at (916) 566-1880. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 537 students.
Besides F. C. Joyce TK-8, Twin Rivers Unified runs 43 other schools. The district enrolls 24,770 students.
The most common group at F. C. Joyce TK-8 is Hispanic students, at 36%. Enrollment also includes 26% Asian, 14% White, 12% multiracial, and 10% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 12 points above the 24% share among Sacramento County residents. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 22.4 students per teacher and 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Sacramento County report 63%.
The allk12 Grade for F. C. Joyce TK-8 is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for F. C. Joyce TK-8 is -2.0 points: 22.6% actual, 24.6% predicted.
Within Sacramento County, the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
Community Collaborative Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of F. C. Joyce TK-8, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, F. C. Joyce TK-8 is 4th of 5 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, F. C. Joyce TK-8 enrolled 539; in 2024-25, 537.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at F. C. Joyce TK-8. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 North Highlands
- Highlands HighHigh · 778 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 754 students
- Creative Connections Arts AcademyCombined · 716 students
- Oakdale TK-8Elementary · 559 students
- Village TK-8Elementary · 463 students
- Kohler TK-8Elementary · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Community Collaborative Charter0.4 mi · 649
- Community Outreach Academy0.5 mi · 1,931
- Pacific Career and Technology High0.8 mi · 69
- Kohler TK-80.9 mi · 400
- Madison Elementary1.2 mi · 754
- Village TK-81.3 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About F. C. Joyce TK-8What is the total enrollment at F. C. Joyce TK-8?
F. C. Joyce TK-8 enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does F. C. Joyce TK-8 serve?
F. C. Joyce TK-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does F. C. Joyce TK-8 have?
F. C. Joyce TK-8 employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at F. C. Joyce TK-8?
Student demographics at F. C. Joyce TK-8 are roughly 14% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% Black, 26% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is F. C. Joyce TK-8 in?
F. C. Joyce TK-8 is part of Twin Rivers Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.