Mary Tsukamoto Elementary

Mary Tsukamoto Elementary is a heavily attended elementary-level community in Sacramento, California, operated by Elk Grove Unified. The school teaches 989 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 113% above the state mean of about 465.

Within Elk Grove Unified, which oversees 67 schools and 63,232 students, Mary Tsukamoto Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Mary Tsukamoto Elementary reports that the largest single group is Asian at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% White. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mary Tsukamoto Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Mary Tsukamoto Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.0%; this one delivers 43.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Mary Tsukamoto Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Calvine High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mary Tsukamoto Elementary. On composite proficiency, Mary Tsukamoto Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary Tsukamoto Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 970 students in 2018 to 989 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 35% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 24.7:1 in 2025.

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