Frontier Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 16% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.1% | 27.0% | 26.2% | 28.7% |
| Math | 13.8% | 20.9% | 32.6% | 32.6% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 38.6% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 40.3% | 37.3% |
| 2018-19 | 41.3% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 45.9% | 40.5% |
| 2016-17 | 40.5% | 34.8% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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%.
Where Frontier Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,602 of 5,151 | #93 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #2,773 of 5,172 | #105 of 217 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #2,436 of 5,172 | #86 of 217 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,956 of 5,116 | #108 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #3,929 of 5,915 | #166 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,565 of 5,352 | #182 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #172 of 5,354 | #51 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #1,045 of 3,837 | #23 of 145 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 379 | 15 | 25.3:1 | 86% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 14.5 | 25.8:1 | 84% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 13.5 | 29.0:1 | 83% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 18.5 | 26.8:1 | 77% (379) |
About Frontier Elementary
Frontier Elementary, located in Sacramento, California, is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 379 students in kindergarten through 6.
Frontier Elementary is part of a district of 44 schools: Twin Rivers Unified, with 24,770 students.
The student body at Frontier Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 41%. The remaining shares are 22% White, 15% multiracial, 12% Black, and 8% Asian. Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 25.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 326 students, or 86%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Sacramento County.
Frontier Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.8% and a predicted 29.1%.
For Sacramento County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 387 public schools and about 259,342 students.
The closest school to Frontier Elementary is Foothill High, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Frontier Elementary at 3rd of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 23% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. The White share of enrollment fell from 41% to 22% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.8:1 to 25.3:1.
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