Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005251
James Marshall Elementary
9525 Goethe Rd., Sacramento, CA 95827 · (916) 395-4605 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
20.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
247 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 44% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
77%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
26.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.6pp since 2014
Math
22.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.1% | 14.3% | 28.0% | 45.6% |
| Math | 7.5% | 15.1% | 27.4% | 50.0% |
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 | 26.4% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 29.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 25.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.5% | 20.6% |
| 2017-18 | 25.4% | 27.3% |
| 2016-17 | 23.6% | 22.8% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 James Marshall Elementary
James Marshall Elementary's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Marshall Elementary this school | 337 | 73.3% | 28.2% |
| Clairemont Canyons Academy San Diego | 318 | 73.3% | 41.0% |
| Perry Elementary San Diego | 341 | 73.0% | 38.7% |
| Cyril Spinelli Elementary Antelope | 347 | 72.6% | 26.3% |
| Hamlin Charter Academy West Hills | 314 | 68.5% | 41.4% |
| Sweetwater Springs Elementary Spring Valley | 378 | 69.8% | 40.6% |
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 James Marshall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,722 of 5,151 | #134 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,035 of 5,172 ▼ 877 | #150 of 217 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #4,345 of 5,172 ▼ 972 | #171 of 217 ▼ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #270 of 5,116 | #14 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #4,407 of 5,915 | #192 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,163 of 5,352 | #25 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.8% | #40 of 5,354 | #16 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #2,744 of 5,625 | #102 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #2,048 of 3,837 | #63 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
337
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 337 | 16.5 | 20.4:1 | 73% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 14.6 | 23.0:1 | 73% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 15 | 22.3:1 | 78% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 81% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 17 | 23.3:1 | 79% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 14 | 29.0:1 | 76% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | N/A | N/A | 68% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 24 | 23.9:1 | 53% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 26 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Marshall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (396 to 337); teachers down 3% (17 to 16.5).
About James Marshall Elementary
James Marshall Elementary is a small elementary school in Sacramento, California, (ZIP code 95827). It serves 337 students in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Sacramento City Unified operates 73 schools. Combined enrollment is 37,657 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at James Marshall Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 35%. Next come 21% White, 18% Asian, 14% Black, and 11% multiracial. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Sacramento County residents. James Marshall Elementary's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.4:1, with 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. The average for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
James Marshall Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
James Marshall Elementary scores 28.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.6%.
In the county around the school, Sacramento County, the median household income is $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 Sacramento County, enrolling about 259,342 students in all.
The next-closest public school is El Centro Jr./Sr. High, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, James Marshall Elementary is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
James Marshall Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 337, a 6% decrease from 359 in 2020-21.
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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
Quick facts
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Other James Marshall Elementary schools
One other US public school is named James Marshall Elementary. James Marshall Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- James Marshall ElementaryModesto, CA · 611 students
Nearby schools
- El Centro Jr./Sr. High0.6 mi · 76
- Albert Einstein Middle0.7 mi · 579
- Growth Public0.8 mi · 300
- Rosemont High0.8 mi · 1,485
- Sequoia Elementary1.1 mi · 408
- A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired1.3 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About James Marshall ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at James Marshall Elementary?
James Marshall Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does James Marshall Elementary serve?
James Marshall Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does James Marshall Elementary have?
James Marshall Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at James Marshall Elementary?
Student demographics at James Marshall Elementary are roughly 21% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Black, 18% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is James Marshall Elementary public or private?
James Marshall Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.