Genevieve Didion

Genevieve Didion is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in Sacramento, California, one of the schools within Sacramento City Unified, with 609 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Genevieve Didion sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Genevieve Didion is one of 73 schools operated by Sacramento City Unified, a district that serves 37,657 students overall.

Demographically, Genevieve Didion logs that the largest single group is Asian at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 26% Hispanic, 21% White, 20% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 18% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Genevieve Didion has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Genevieve Didion sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 72.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household income runs about $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Genevieve Didion is one.

The closest other public school is John F. Kennedy High, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Genevieve Didion. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Genevieve Didion ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 30.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Genevieve Didion's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 598 (now 609). Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

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