Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133208818
Garden Valley Elementary
3601 Larchwood Dr., Sacramento, CA 95834 · (916) 566-3460 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
26.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
336 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
72%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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
23.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 47.0% |
| Math | 9.3% | 13.7% | 28.9% | 48.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 41.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 37.6% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 33.7% |
| 2018-19 | 35.4% | 27.9% |
| 2017-18 | 30.3% | 19.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.5% | 24.0% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Garden Valley Elementary
Garden Valley Elementary's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Valley Elementary this school | 365 | 92.1% | 38.2% |
| Northwood Elementary Sacramento | 351 | 95.2% | 13.6% |
| Hagginwood Elementary Sacramento | 340 | 90.3% | 24.2% |
| Main Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 361 | 84.8% | 18.8% |
| D. W. Babcock Elementary Sacramento | 369 | 89.7% | 25.1% |
| La Escuelita Oakland | 274 | 93.4% | 20.7% |
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 Garden Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #2,642 of 5,151 | #97 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #3,988 of 5,172 ▼ 1,905 | #145 of 217 ▼ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,555 of 5,172 ▼ 1,928 | #126 of 217 ▼ 69 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.3pp | #85 of 5,116 | #4 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #4,116 of 5,915 | #177 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #4,847 of 5,352 | #206 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #357 of 5,354 | #72 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #831 of 5,625 | #13 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #3,069 of 3,837 | #110 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
365
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
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 | 365 | 14.1 | 26.0:1 | 92% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 13 | 26.2:1 | 88% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 13 | 25.5:1 | 90% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 13 | 25.7:1 | 90% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 16 | 24.5:1 | 93% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 15 | 26.1:1 | 84% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | N/A | N/A | 89% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (392 to 365); teachers down 12% (16 to 14.1).
About Garden Valley Elementary
Garden Valley Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Sacramento, California. The school enrolls 365 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 22% below that mark.
The district, Twin Rivers Unified, has 24,770 students enrolled across 44 schools.
The biggest share of students at Garden Valley Elementary, 43%, is Hispanic. Next come 23% Asian, 14% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% White. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Sacramento County residents. The diversity index for Garden Valley Elementary is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 26.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The school reported 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 63% for public schools in Sacramento County.
On the allk12 Grade, Garden Valley Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 54% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Garden Valley Elementary is +12.6 points: 38.2% actual, 25.6% predicted.
In the wider Sacramento County area, median household income comes to about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Sacramento County's 387 public schools enroll about 259,342 students and include Garden Valley Elementary.
Rio Tierra Junior High is about 0.6 miles from Garden Valley Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Garden Valley Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 38.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% gain, from 334 to 365.
This page collects posts and questions about Garden Valley Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Other Garden Valley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garden Valley Elementary. Garden Valley Elementary is the largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Rio Tierra Junior High0.6 mi · 328
- Hazel Strauch Elementary0.7 mi · 650
- Discovery High0.9 mi · 130
- Fairbanks Elementary1.0 mi · 320
- Natomas High1.0 mi · 1,157
- SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy1.1 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Garden Valley Elementary?
Garden Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-06.
Is Garden Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garden Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Garden Valley Elementary have?
Garden Valley Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
How diverse is Garden Valley Elementary?
Garden Valley Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 43% Hispanic, 14% Black, 23% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Garden Valley Elementary?
Garden Valley Elementary is overseen by Twin Rivers Unified in Sacramento County.
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