George Sargeant Elementary

George Sargeant Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Roseville, California, one of the schools within Roseville City Elementary, works with 406 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 21 schools in Roseville City Elementary (12,306 students total), George Sargeant Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, George Sargeant Elementary reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 34% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Placer County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Placer County (around 33%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, George Sargeant Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of -8.6 points.

In the area at large, Placer County reports that the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George Sargeant Elementary is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

The closest other public school is Maidu Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Sargeant Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 428 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

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