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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005259
John H. Still
2250 John Still Dr., Sacramento, CA 95832 · (916) 395-4625 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- 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
23.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
535 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 52% smaller than its 8th grade class (131).
Student demographics
73%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
30.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.0pp since 2014
Math
17.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.6% | 23.3% | 27.4% | 42.6% |
| Math | 6.1% | 11.4% | 25.5% | 57.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 26.9% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.4% | 13.1% |
| 2018-19 | 22.0% | 15.5% |
| 2017-18 | 15.7% | 10.1% |
| 2016-17 | 15.9% | 11.7% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 H. Still
John H. Still's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Still this school | 655 | 81.7% | 22.6% |
| David Reese Elementary Sacramento | 769 | 84.3% | 24.6% |
| Isabelle Jackson Elementary Sacramento | 725 | 77.4% | 32.8% |
| Union House Elementary Sacramento | 795 | 87.7% | 32.2% |
| Oak Park Elementary San Diego | 545 | 83.3% | 48.2% |
| John Reith Elementary Sacramento | 572 | 87.4% | 22.1% |
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 H. Still ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,321 of 5,151 | #163 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #4,518 of 5,172 ▲ 149 | #176 of 217 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,985 of 5,172 ▲ 159 | #149 of 217 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,668 of 5,116 | #65 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #988 of 5,915 | #59 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,187 of 5,352 | #111 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #269 of 5,354 | #56 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #2,008 of 5,625 | #71 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #431 of 3,837 | #10 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
655
-218 (-25%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 655 | 28.2 | 23.3:1 | 82% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 30 | 24.5:1 | 84% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 30.2 | 25.4:1 | 86% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 873 | 39 | 22.4:1 | 87% (761) |
| 2017-18 | 963 | 42 | 22.9:1 | 87% (842) |
| 2015-16 | 906 | 35 | 25.9:1 | 86% (783) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | N/A | N/A | 99% (768) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 34 | 22.3:1 | 58% (436) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 30 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John H. Still.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (963 to 655); teachers down 33% (42 to 28.2).
About John H. Still
John H. Still is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Sacramento, California. Enrollment totals 655 students across kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 41% larger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Sacramento City Unified, has 37,657 students enrolled across 73 schools.
Asian students make up 36% of enrollment at John H. Still, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Pacific Islander, and 6% multiracial. In Sacramento County overall, about 18% of residents are Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.3 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. John H. Still has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 82%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 19 points.
Among California public elementary schools, John H. Still outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
In California, John H. Still is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.6% actual against a predicted 31.7%.
Sacramento County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Sacramento County number 387, with about 259,342 students.
Of the public schools around it, John H. Still is closest to Capitol Collegiate Academy, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, John H. Still ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
John H. Still is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 655 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 873.
The discussion board for John H. Still is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 John H. StillWhat is the total enrollment at John H. Still?
John H. Still enrolls approximately 655 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does John H. Still serve?
John H. Still serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at John H. Still?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at John H. Still.
What is the student diversity at John H. Still?
Student demographics at John H. Still are roughly 2% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 36% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is John H. Still public or private?
John H. Still 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.