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Enrollment
741
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005785
Howe Avenue Elementary
2404 Howe Ave., Sacramento, CA 95825 · (916) 971-5165 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL741 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
23.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
625 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
12.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
8.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.5% | 10.0% | 22.7% | 64.8% |
| Math | 1.4% | 7.3% | 16.0% | 75.3% |
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 | 12.5% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022-23 | 14.8% | 7.7% |
| 2021-22 | 12.4% | 10.5% |
| 2018-19 | 14.3% | 12.7% |
| 2017-18 | 16.6% | 13.0% |
| 2016-17 | 13.2% | 9.7% |
| 2015-16 | 11.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Howe Avenue Elementary
Howe Avenue Elementary's state test result (10.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Avenue Elementary this school | 741 | 84.3% | 10.9% |
| Dyer-Kelly Elementary Sacramento | 735 | 89.0% | 7.5% |
| Starr King K-8 Carmichael | 885 | 85.8% | 10.2% |
| Anna Kirchgater Elementary Sacramento | 738 | 81.6% | 36.8% |
| Isabelle Jackson Elementary Sacramento | 725 | 77.4% | 32.8% |
| Castelar Street Elementary Los Angeles | 626 | 85.5% | 50.4% |
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 Howe Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #5,084 of 5,151 | #210 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #5,091 of 5,172 ▼ 21 | #209 of 217 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #5,106 of 5,172 ▼ 50 | #214 of 217 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,520 of 5,116 | #69 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 741 | #574 of 5,915 | #38 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,676 of 5,352 | #135 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #315 of 5,354 | #64 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #1,726 of 5,625 | #56 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #1,055 of 1,139 | #60 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
741
-53 (-7%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 741 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 84% (625) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 28 | 25.4:1 | 83% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 29 | 24.9:1 | 85% (616) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 31 | 25.6:1 | 87% (693) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 28 | 26.2:1 | 93% (683) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 24 | 29.3:1 | 96% (673) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | N/A | N/A | 94% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 85% (564) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | 38 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (734 to 741); teachers up 11% (28 to 31).
About Howe Avenue Elementary
Howe Avenue Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in San Juan Unified, located in Sacramento, California. It educates 741 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 59% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
San Juan Unified runs Howe Avenue Elementary along with 66 other schools, enrolling 39,171 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Howe Avenue Elementary. The largest is Asian students, at 40%. Next come 23% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 18% Asian among all Sacramento County residents. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at Howe Avenue Elementary and a ratio of 23.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 84% of enrollment. Public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Howe Avenue Elementary is F. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Howe Avenue Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.1%. The school's actual rate is 10.9%, 19.2 points lower.
Sacramento County has about 1,594,006 residents, and the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
Of nearby public schools, Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Howe Avenue Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 12.7% proficiency; Howe Avenue Elementary posts 10.9%.
Howe Avenue Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Howe Avenue Elementary's enrollment declined 7%, to 741. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.6 to 23.9 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
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
Nearby schools
- Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy0.4 mi · 464
- Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 437
- Palmiter Special Education0.5 mi · 41
- Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. High0.5 mi · 136
- D. W. Babcock Elementary0.6 mi · 369
- Marconi Learning Academy0.8 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Howe Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Howe Avenue Elementary?
Howe Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 741 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Howe Avenue Elementary serve?
Howe Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howe Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howe Avenue Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Howe Avenue Elementary?
At Howe Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 40% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Howe Avenue Elementary in?
Howe Avenue Elementary is part of San Juan Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.