Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005256
John D. Sloat Elementary
7525 Candlewood Way, Sacramento, CA 95822 · (916) 395-4620 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
21.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
183 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 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
70%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
16.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.8pp since 2014
Math
10.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp 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 10 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 up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.7% | 13.1% | 16.8% | 66.4% |
| Math | 0.0% | 10.3% | 27.1% | 62.6% |
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 | 16.8% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 12.5% |
| 2022-23 | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11.4% | 4.7% |
| 2018-19 | 11.2% | 7.9% |
| 2017-18 | 9.8% | 5.8% |
| 2016-17 | 7.3% | 3.3% |
| 2015-16 | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| 2014-15 | 6.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 John D. Sloat Elementary
John D. Sloat Elementary's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D. Sloat Elementary this school | 218 | 83.9% | 12.7% |
| Sheridan Elementary San Francisco | 196 | 75.5% | 25.8% |
| Woodbine Elementary Sacramento | 289 | 84.8% | 9.5% |
| John Bidwell Elementary Sacramento | 262 | 76.7% | 29.0% |
| Freese Elementary San Diego | 280 | 82.1% | 35.7% |
| Carver Elementary San Diego | 187 | 90.9% | 22.0% |
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 John D. Sloat Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #5,036 of 5,151 | #205 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #5,030 of 5,172 ▼ 150 | #206 of 217 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #4,991 of 5,172 ▲ 55 | #204 of 217 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,515 of 5,116 | #56 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #5,276 of 5,915 | #225 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,898 of 5,352 | #44 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #646 of 5,354 | #110 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #1,773 of 5,625 | #59 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #2,098 of 3,837 | #68 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
218
-34 (-13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 218 | 10.1 | 21.6:1 | 84% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 11.3 | 19.6:1 | 92% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 9.6 | 21.5:1 | 89% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 11 | 22.9:1 | 95% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | 79% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 10 | 23.0:1 | 81% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | N/A | N/A | 86% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 92% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 16 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John D. Sloat Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (255 to 218); teachers down 22% (13 to 10.1).
About John D. Sloat Elementary
John D. Sloat Elementary, located in Sacramento, California, is a small elementary school. Federal data show 218 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 53% below average.
The district, Sacramento City Unified, operates 73 schools serving 37,657 students.
Hispanic students account for 44% of enrollment at John D. Sloat Elementary, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 27% Asian, 17% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of Sacramento County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
There are 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.6:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Of all students at John D. Sloat Elementary, 84% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
John D. Sloat Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of California public elementary schools.
John D. Sloat Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 30.4%, so the school is 17.7 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
The school is in Sacramento County, where 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%. Across Sacramento County, 387 public schools serve about 259,342 students.
The closest school to John D. Sloat Elementary is Capitol Collegiate Academy, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John D. Sloat Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, John D. Sloat Elementary is 4th of 5 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 13%, from 252 to 218. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.9 to 21.6 over 4 years.
The discussion board for John D. Sloat Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About John D. Sloat ElementaryHow large is John D. Sloat Elementary?
John D. Sloat Elementary enrolls approximately 218 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does John D. Sloat Elementary serve?
John D. Sloat Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at John D. Sloat Elementary?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at John D. Sloat Elementary.
How diverse is John D. Sloat Elementary?
John D. Sloat Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 44% Hispanic, 17% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees John D. Sloat Elementary?
John D. Sloat Elementary is overseen by Sacramento City Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.