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What do you wish you knew before starting at Matsuyama Elementary?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384002539
Matsuyama Elementary
7680 Windbridge Dr., Sacramento, CA 95831 · (916) 395-4650 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
22.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
190 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 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
78%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
62.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.1pp since 2014
Math
61.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.4% | 27.7% | 20.3% | 17.6% |
| Math | 33.9% | 27.6% | 20.6% | 17.9% |
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 | 62.1% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 52.6% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 51.1% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 54.5% |
| 2018-19 | 54.9% | 52.1% |
| 2017-18 | 59.1% | 51.8% |
| 2016-17 | 55.6% | 51.6% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Matsuyama Elementary
Matsuyama Elementary's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsuyama Elementary this school | 435 | 43.7% | 59.1% |
| Sonia Sotomayor Elementary Chula Vista | 488 | 41.8% | 57.2% |
| Los Cerritos Elementary Long Beach | 453 | 36.2% | 65.4% |
| Roosevelt Elementary San Leandro | 524 | 45.8% | 55.6% |
| Olinda Elementary El Sobrante | 318 | 39.6% | 46.2% |
| Iron House Elementary Oakley | 503 | 44.9% | 30.5% |
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 Matsuyama Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #1,167 of 5,151 | #43 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #991 of 5,172 ▲ 374 | #28 of 217 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #1,195 of 5,172 ▲ 46 | #44 of 217 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #1,600 of 5,116 | #62 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #3,224 of 5,915 | #139 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,903 of 5,352 | #94 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.2% | #16 of 5,354 | #8 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #4,191 of 5,625 | #184 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #631 of 3,837 | #17 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
435
-96 (-18%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 18.5 | 23.6:1 | 47% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 20 | 23.0:1 | 47% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 21 | 25.3:1 | 49% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 26.1 | 23.4:1 | 47% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 22 | 29.4:1 | 46% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | N/A | N/A | 35% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 28% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matsuyama Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (610 to 435); teachers down 27% (26.1 to 19).
About Matsuyama Elementary
Matsuyama Elementary is an elementary school located in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. The school's 435 students are in kindergarten through 6.
Matsuyama Elementary sits within Sacramento City Unified, which has 73 schools and 37,657 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Matsuyama Elementary, with 32% of enrollment. Next come 22% Asian, 18% multiracial, 13% White, and 13% Black. Matsuyama Elementary has a diversity index of 78%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Matsuyama Elementary is 19 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.9:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The school counts 190 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 44%. On average, public schools in Sacramento County report 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Matsuyama Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Matsuyama Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (59.1%) and its predicted rate (54.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Federal survey data for Sacramento County show that median household income is about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 387 public schools operate in Sacramento County, serving about 259,342 students.
Martin Luther King Jr. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Matsuyama Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Matsuyama Elementary is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 531 to 435. Students per teacher fell from 25.3 in 2020-21 to 22.9 in 2024-25.
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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 Matsuyama ElementaryHow many students attend Matsuyama Elementary?
Matsuyama Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Matsuyama Elementary serve?
Matsuyama Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matsuyama Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matsuyama Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Matsuyama Elementary?
At Matsuyama Elementary, the student body is approximately 13% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 22% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Matsuyama Elementary?
Matsuyama 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.