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If you had an hour of school board time for Genevieve Didion, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005244
Genevieve Didion
6490 Harmon Dr., Sacramento, CA 95831 · (916) 395-4575 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
178 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
76.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.0pp since 2014
Math
69.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.6% | 34.4% | 15.5% | 8.5% |
| Math | 46.9% | 22.4% | 19.1% | 11.6% |
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 | 76.0% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 71.2% |
| 2022-23 | 74.1% | 69.1% |
| 2021-22 | 73.5% | 64.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.2% | 62.9% |
| 2017-18 | 73.2% | 64.8% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 63.4% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Genevieve Didion
Genevieve Didion's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genevieve Didion this school | 609 | 29.2% | 72.2% |
| Vannoy Elementary Castro Valley | 536 | 29.5% | 68.0% |
| Nesbit Elementary Belmont | 566 | 27.0% | 55.6% |
| Sakamoto Elementary San Jose | 571 | 26.6% | 53.3% |
| California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus Elk Grove | 577 | 28.1% | N/A |
| Cornell Elementary Albany | 560 | 25.5% | 76.7% |
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 Genevieve Didion ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #555 of 5,151 | #16 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #627 of 5,172 ▼ 86 | #17 of 217 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #442 of 5,172 ▲ 108 | #11 of 217 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #2,012 of 5,116 | #75 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #1,319 of 5,915 | #75 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,909 of 5,352 | #95 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #67 of 5,354 | #25 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #4,789 of 5,625 | #213 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #987 of 1,139 | #55 of 64 |
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
609
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 609 | 26.6 | 22.9:1 | 29% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 26.1 | 23.6:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 23.2 | 25.2:1 | 31% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 35% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 25 | 23.9:1 | 27% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 23 | 27.4:1 | 27% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | N/A | N/A | 15% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 23 | 25.1:1 | 10% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 20 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Genevieve Didion.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (598 to 609); teachers up 6% (25 to 26.6).
About Genevieve Didion
Genevieve Didion runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Sacramento, California. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 609 students. The school's enrollment is 31% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Besides Genevieve Didion, Sacramento City Unified runs 72 other schools. The district enrolls 37,657 students.
The most common group at Genevieve Didion is Asian students, at 29%. Other groups make up 26% Hispanic, 21% White, 20% multiracial, and 2% Black. Sacramento County as a whole is about 18% Asian, so the school's share is higher. 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.
Teacher staffing is 26.6 full-time equivalents, or about 22.9 students per teacher. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. About 29% of students, or 178, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Genevieve Didion is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Genevieve Didion lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.2%; the prediction is 62.4%.
Census estimates describe Sacramento County this way: the median household income is $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
The closest public school, John F. Kennedy High, is about 0.9 miles from Genevieve Didion. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Genevieve Didion is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Genevieve Didion's enrollment grew from 587 in 2020-21 to 609 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Genevieve Didion. 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
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- Rosemont HighHigh · 1,485 students
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Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy High0.9 mi · 1,652
- Sol Aureus College Preparatory1.3 mi · 316
- School of Engineering & Sciences1.3 mi · 542
- Martin Luther King Jr.1.4 mi · 357
- Caroline Wenzel Elementary1.5 mi · 211
- Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter1.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Genevieve DidionWhat is the total enrollment at Genevieve Didion?
Genevieve Didion enrolls approximately 609 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Genevieve Didion serve?
Genevieve Didion serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Genevieve Didion?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Genevieve Didion.
What is the student diversity at Genevieve Didion?
Student demographics at Genevieve Didion are roughly 21% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 29% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Genevieve Didion public or private?
Genevieve Didion is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.