Isador Cohen Elementary

Isador Cohen Elementary is an intimate K-5 school in Sacramento, California, overseen by Sacramento City Unified. The school educates 370 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 20% below typical.

Isador Cohen Elementary is one of 73 schools operated by Sacramento City Unified, a district that teaches 37,657 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Isador Cohen Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 13% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Isador Cohen Elementary reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at Isador Cohen Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Isador Cohen Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.0%.

Around the school, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Isador Cohen Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is O. W. Erlewine Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Isador Cohen Elementary comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Isador Cohen Elementary has rose 37%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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