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Alumni: what's one memory from Michael J. Castori Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133204154
Michael J. Castori Elementary
1801 South Ave., Sacramento, CA 95838 · (916) 566-3420 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
503 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 70% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
23.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
19.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 14.3% | 25.4% | 50.9% |
| Math | 6.9% | 12.6% | 23.1% | 57.4% |
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 | 23.7% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.8% | 16.4% |
| 2022-23 | 20.4% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.9% | 16.6% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 32.1% |
| 2017-18 | 36.5% | 32.7% |
| 2016-17 | 28.6% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Michael J. Castori Elementary
Michael J. Castori Elementary's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Castori Elementary this school | 545 | 92.3% | 19.8% |
| Ayer Elementary Fresno | 590 | 90.3% | 26.9% |
| Robinson Elementary Fresno | 525 | 90.7% | 30.5% |
| Kennedy Elementary Stockton | 511 | 88.5% | 18.6% |
| Vinland Elementary Fresno | 595 | 90.9% | 19.6% |
| Signal Hill Elementary Signal Hill | 599 | 86.1% | 49.4% |
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 Michael J. Castori Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,594 of 5,151 | #181 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #4,348 of 5,172 ▲ 202 | #166 of 217 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #4,597 of 5,172 ▲ 155 | #181 of 217 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,019 of 5,116 | #76 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #1,920 of 5,915 | #93 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,512 of 5,352 | #128 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #1,150 of 5,354 | #150 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #799 of 5,625 | #11 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #1,712 of 3,837 | #46 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
545
-71 (-12%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 545 | 23 | 23.7:1 | 92% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 23.1 | 24.2:1 | 94% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 23.8 | 23.9:1 | 95% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 26 | 23.7:1 | 97% (595) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 26 | 25.4:1 | 95% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 25 | 27.8:1 | 92% (638) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 96% (514) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Michael J. Castori Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (660 to 545); teachers down 12% (26 to 23).
About Michael J. Castori Elementary
Michael J. Castori Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Sacramento, California. It reported 545 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Michael J. Castori Elementary reports to Twin Rivers Unified, which has 44 schools and 24,770 students.
At Michael J. Castori Elementary, 53% of students are Hispanic. It is also 17% Asian, 15% Black, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Sacramento County is roughly 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Michael J. Castori Elementary scores 66%.
There are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at Michael J. Castori Elementary, giving a ratio of 23.7:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 503 students, or 92%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Sacramento County averages 63%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Michael J. Castori Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 17% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.5% at Michael J. Castori Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.8%.
In Sacramento County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 387 public schools and about 259,342 students.
The closest school to Michael J. Castori Elementary is North Area Community, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Michael J. Castori Elementary. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Michael J. Castori Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 616 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 545 by 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Michael J. Castori ElementaryHow many students attend Michael J. Castori Elementary?
Michael J. Castori Elementary enrolls approximately 545 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Michael J. Castori Elementary serve?
Michael J. Castori Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Michael J. Castori Elementary have?
Michael J. Castori Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Michael J. Castori Elementary?
Student demographics at Michael J. Castori Elementary are roughly 7% White, 53% Hispanic, 15% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Michael J. Castori Elementary?
Michael J. Castori Elementary is overseen by Twin Rivers Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.