Michael J. Castori Elementary

Michael J. Castori Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school in Sacramento, California, part of Twin Rivers Unified. The school caters to 545 students in grades K through 6.

Twin Rivers Unified comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 24,770 students; Michael J. Castori Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Michael J. Castori Elementary lists that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 17% Asian, 15% Black, 7% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, Michael J. Castori Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) records that median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Michael J. Castori Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Area Community, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Michael J. Castori Elementary. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Michael J. Castori Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Michael J. Castori Elementary has decreased 17%, going from 660 students in 2018 to 545 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 in 2025.

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