Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005250
Isador Cohen Elementary
9025 Salmon Falls Dr., Sacramento, CA 95826 · (916) 395-4600 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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
20.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
320 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 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 64% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
76%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
17.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.6pp since 2014
Math
14.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.2% | 11.2% | 14.6% | 68.0% |
| Math | 5.8% | 8.9% | 16.8% | 68.6% |
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 | 17.4% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 19.4% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| 2021-22 | 19.1% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 32.7% | 30.4% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 38.9% |
| 2016-17 | 29.4% | 33.8% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Isador Cohen Elementary
Isador Cohen Elementary's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isador Cohen Elementary this school | 370 | 86.5% | 17.0% |
| Cameron Ranch Elementary Carmichael | 406 | 80.0% | 17.7% |
| Whitney Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 411 | 85.2% | 15.1% |
| Frontier Elementary Sacramento | 379 | 86.0% | 38.8% |
| Cordova Meadows Elementary Rancho Cordova | 374 | 88.8% | 15.6% |
| Clairemont Canyons Academy San Diego | 318 | 73.3% | 41.0% |
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 Isador Cohen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,817 of 5,151 | #195 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,775 of 5,172 ▼ 184 | #189 of 217 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #4,974 of 5,172 ▼ 189 | #202 of 217 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,165 of 5,116 | #58 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #4,055 of 5,915 | #172 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,247 of 5,352 | #28 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #54 of 5,354 | #20 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #1,525 of 5,625 | #42 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.0% | #88 of 1,139 | #14 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
370
+107 (+41%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | 86% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 15 | 21.6:1 | 89% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 14.1 | 21.9:1 | 81% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 13 | 20.2:1 | 87% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 11 | 24.6:1 | 85% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 9 | 25.7:1 | 88% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | N/A | N/A | 74% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 67% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 24 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Isador Cohen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (270 to 370); teachers up 64% (11 to 18).
About Isador Cohen Elementary
Isador Cohen Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Sacramento, California. It reported 370 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
The district, Sacramento City Unified, has 37,657 students enrolled across 73 schools.
About 33% of students at Isador Cohen Elementary are White, the largest single group. It is also 26% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 13% Black, and 7% multiracial. Sacramento County's residents are about 45% White, 12 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Of all students at Isador Cohen Elementary, 86% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Isador Cohen Elementary lands at D, ahead of 5% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Isador Cohen Elementary is 11.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
The school's county is Sacramento County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Isador Cohen Elementary shares Sacramento County with 386 other public schools.
O. W. Erlewine Elementary is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Isador Cohen Elementary is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Isador Cohen Elementary as 263 in 2020-21 and 370 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Isador Cohen ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Isador Cohen Elementary?
Isador Cohen Elementary enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Isador Cohen Elementary serve?
Isador Cohen Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Isador Cohen Elementary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Isador Cohen Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Isador Cohen Elementary?
At Isador Cohen Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 13% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Isador Cohen Elementary public or private?
Isador Cohen Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
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