Matsuyama Elementary

Matsuyama Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in Sacramento, California, one of the schools within Sacramento City Unified, with 435 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Within Sacramento City Unified, which oversees 73 schools and 37,657 students, Matsuyama Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Matsuyama Elementary reports that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 22% Asian, 18% multiracial, 13% White, 13% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Matsuyama Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 44% of students at Matsuyama Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, Matsuyama Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.5%; this one delivers 56.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Sacramento County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Matsuyama Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Martin Luther King Jr., roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Matsuyama Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Matsuyama Elementary has declined 29%, going from 610 students in 2018 to 435 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 27% to 22% across the same window.

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