Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005254
John Bidwell Elementary
1730 65th Ave., Sacramento, CA 95822 · (916) 395-4610 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
23.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
201 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 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
71%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
42.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
28.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 11 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 | 18.7% | 23.6% | 20.3% | 37.4% |
| Math | 10.4% | 18.4% | 25.6% | 45.6% |
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 | 42.3% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 18.8% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 26.3% |
| 2021-22 | 27.4% | 27.4% |
| 2018-19 | 39.3% | 27.6% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 35.5% | 30.8% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 John Bidwell Elementary
John Bidwell Elementary's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bidwell Elementary this school | 262 | 76.7% | 29.0% |
| Sheridan Elementary San Francisco | 196 | 75.5% | 25.8% |
| Freese Elementary San Diego | 280 | 82.1% | 35.7% |
| Del Amo Elementary Carson | 285 | 75.4% | 43.6% |
| Woodbine Elementary Sacramento | 289 | 84.8% | 9.5% |
| Perry Elementary San Diego | 341 | 73.0% | 38.7% |
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 John Bidwell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,639 of 5,151 | #131 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #3,343 of 5,172 ▲ 955 | #121 of 217 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,708 of 5,172 ▲ 1,103 | #95 of 217 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #904 of 5,116 | #28 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #5,050 of 5,915 | #218 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,267 of 5,352 | #114 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #574 of 5,354 | #97 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #2,482 of 5,625 | #92 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #1,721 of 3,837 | #47 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
262
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 262 | 11.2 | 23.4:1 | 77% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 12.8 | 21.6:1 | 84% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 12 | 21.3:1 | 85% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 12 | 23.4:1 | 91% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 12.8 | 24.8:1 | 94% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 13 | 28.3:1 | 91% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | N/A | N/A | 89% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 94% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Bidwell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (317 to 262); teachers down 12% (12.8 to 11.2).
About John Bidwell Elementary
Federal records list John Bidwell Elementary as an elementary school in Sacramento, California. A total of 262 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 44% lower.
Sacramento City Unified has 37,657 students spread across 73 schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at John Bidwell Elementary, with 47% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 19% Asian, 16% Black, 8% White, and 6% multiracial. Sacramento County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 23 points below the school's share. John Bidwell Elementary has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at John Bidwell Elementary is 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. About 77% of students, or 201, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 14 points lower.
John Bidwell Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
John Bidwell Elementary scores 29.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sacramento County, median household income is about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 387 public schools operate in Sacramento County, serving about 259,342 students.
The closest other public school is John Morse Therapeutic Center, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, John Bidwell Elementary is ahead of the 22.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 281 to 262 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at John Bidwell Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 John Bidwell ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Bidwell Elementary?
John Bidwell Elementary enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-06.
Is John Bidwell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Bidwell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does John Bidwell Elementary have?
John Bidwell Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Bidwell Elementary?
At John Bidwell Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 47% Hispanic, 16% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is John Bidwell Elementary in?
John Bidwell Elementary is part of Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.