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What's one thing Glenwood Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBLA ELEMENTARY·NCES 063324003736
Glenwood Elementary
201 Jessie Ave., Sacramento, CA 95838 · (916) 922-2767 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
24.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
393 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
22.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
11.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.6% | 17.4% | 22.8% | 55.2% |
| Math | 0.8% | 11.1% | 27.9% | 60.3% |
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 | 22.0% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 15.3% |
| 2018-19 | 29.8% | 19.6% |
| 2017-18 | 26.4% | 19.8% |
| 2016-17 | 18.7% | 18.0% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Glenwood Elementary
Glenwood Elementary's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Elementary this school | 481 | 81.7% | 18.1% |
| Steffan Manor Elementary Vallejo | 433 | 80.6% | 21.9% |
| Jenny Oropeza Elementary Long Beach | 519 | 80.2% | 36.0% |
| Heights Elementary Pittsburg | 547 | 83.4% | 31.1% |
| Cabrillo Elementary Upland | 522 | 85.1% | 37.7% |
| Aspire Rosa Parks Academy Stockton | 403 | 80.9% | N/A |
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 Glenwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #4,737 of 5,151 | #190 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #4,956 of 5,172 ▼ 340 | #200 of 217 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,725 of 5,172 ▼ 220 | #186 of 217 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #962 of 5,116 | #46 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #2,675 of 5,915 | #121 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,797 of 5,352 | #142 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #3,236 of 5,354 | #222 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #2,005 of 5,625 | #70 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #1,013 of 1,139 | #56 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
481
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
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 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 82% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 86% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 82% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 91% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 19 | 24.9:1 | 92% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 19 | 25.3:1 | 95% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 94% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 30 | 21.1:1 | 86% (543) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (474 to 481); teachers up 5% (19 to 20).
About Glenwood Elementary
Glenwood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Sacramento, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 481 students on the rolls.
The 5 schools in Robla Elementary enroll 1,892 students altogether, Glenwood Elementary among them.
At Glenwood Elementary, 74% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 7% Asian, 5% White, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census figures show Sacramento County is about 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Glenwood Elementary scores 43%.
For every teacher at Glenwood Elementary, there are about 24.1 students; the school has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 82%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County, the school's rate is higher.
Glenwood Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Glenwood Elementary would be expected to post about 31.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.1%.
In Sacramento County, home to about 1,594,006 people, 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. There are 387 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,342, Glenwood Elementary among them.
Glenwood Elementary's closest public school neighbor is New Hope Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Glenwood Elementary is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Glenwood Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 466 to 481.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other schools in Robla Elementary
- Bell Avenue ElementaryElementary · 377 students
- Main Avenue ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- Robla ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Taylor Street ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Robla PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Sacramento
- Highlands Community CharterCombined · 11,713 students
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Other Glenwood Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 16 states are named Glenwood Elementary. Glenwood Elementary is the 7th largest of the 23.
- Glenwood ElementaryStockton, CA · 378 students
- Glenwood ElementarySan Rafael, CA · 315 students
- Glenwood ElementaryThousand Oaks, CA · 218 students
- Glenwood ElementarySun Valley, CA · 189 students
- Glenwood ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 896 students
Nearby schools
- New Hope Charter0.0 mi · 164
- Norwood Junior High0.6 mi · 450
- Taylor Street Elementary0.6 mi · 330
- Del Paso Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 477
- Higher Learning Academy1.0 mi · 519
- Futures High1.0 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood ElementaryHow many students attend Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-06.
Is Glenwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Glenwood Elementary have?
Glenwood Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Glenwood Elementary are roughly 5% White, 74% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Glenwood Elementary in?
Glenwood Elementary is part of Robla Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.