Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005246
H. W. Harkness Elementary
2147 54th Ave., Sacramento, CA 95822 · (916) 395-4585 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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.
- C-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
21.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
233 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 42% larger than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
56%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
26.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.8pp since 2014
Math
20.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.4% | 17.4% | 27.5% | 45.6% |
| Math | 8.6% | 11.4% | 26.4% | 53.6% |
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 | 26.8% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 14.9% |
| 2022-23 | 19.2% | 14.4% |
| 2021-22 | 22.5% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 33.9% | 26.6% |
| 2017-18 | 29.6% | 29.0% |
| 2016-17 | 18.9% | 23.8% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 H. W. Harkness Elementary
H. W. Harkness Elementary's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. W. Harkness Elementary this school | 287 | 81.2% | 21.0% |
| Hillcrest Elementary San Francisco | 317 | 81.1% | 9.5% |
| Boone Elementary San Diego | 342 | 84.2% | 27.1% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Sacramento | 263 | 83.3% | 17.7% |
| Penn Elementary San Diego | 366 | 81.4% | 46.8% |
| Dolores Street Elementary Carson | 370 | 85.1% | 39.4% |
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 H. W. Harkness Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,490 of 5,151 | #176 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #4,307 of 5,172 ▲ 380 | #163 of 217 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #4,295 of 5,172 ▲ 406 | #165 of 217 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,224 of 5,116 | #84 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #4,872 of 5,915 | #214 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,670 of 5,352 | #38 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #2,239 of 5,354 | #197 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,068 of 5,625 | #75 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #1,080 of 3,837 | #24 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
287
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 287 | 13.5 | 21.3:1 | 81% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 11.5 | 24.2:1 | 87% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 11.6 | 22.2:1 | 89% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 15 | 20.7:1 | 86% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 17.2 | 21.7:1 | 86% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 14 | 26.1:1 | 76% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | N/A | N/A | 98% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 92% (336) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 15 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H. W. Harkness Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (373 to 287); teachers down 22% (17.2 to 13.5).
About H. W. Harkness Elementary
Federal records list H. W. Harkness Elementary as an elementary school in Sacramento, California. Enrollment totals 287 students across kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 38% below that mark.
H. W. Harkness Elementary is part of a district of 73 schools: Sacramento City Unified, with 37,657 students.
Federal enrollment data show H. W. Harkness Elementary is 63% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 14% Asian, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 39 points above the 24% share among Sacramento County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at H. W. Harkness Elementary is 21.3:1, based on 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. H. W. Harkness Elementary counts 81% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Sacramento County report 63%.
H. W. Harkness Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, H. W. Harkness Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.0%; the prediction is 32.0%.
The county, Sacramento County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $92,175 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting H. W. Harkness Elementary, Sacramento County has 387 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, John Morse Therapeutic Center, is the closest to H. W. Harkness Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, H. W. Harkness Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 8% across 4 years, from 311 in 2020-21 to 287 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About H. W. Harkness ElementaryHow many students attend H. W. Harkness Elementary?
H. W. Harkness Elementary enrolls approximately 287 students in grades KG-06.
Is H. W. Harkness Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
H. W. Harkness Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does H. W. Harkness Elementary have?
H. W. Harkness Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at H. W. Harkness Elementary?
At H. W. Harkness Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 63% Hispanic, 9% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is H. W. Harkness Elementary public or private?
H. W. Harkness Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
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