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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Mission Avenue Open Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005800
Mission Avenue Open Elementary
2925 Mission Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608 · (916) 575-2362 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
27.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
201 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
39.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.9pp since 2014
Math
34.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.2% | 24.9% | 29.6% | 31.2% |
| Math | 13.7% | 21.1% | 27.3% | 37.9% |
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 | 39.1% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 31.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.4% | 37.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.4% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 57.4% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 53.6% | 40.1% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Mission Avenue Open Elementary
Mission Avenue Open Elementary's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Avenue Open Elementary this school | 415 | 48.4% | 38.2% |
| Stoneridge Elementary Roseville | 407 | 44.2% | 61.3% |
| La Crescenta Elementary La Crescenta | 400 | 47.8% | 63.4% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary La Crescenta | 495 | 41.0% | 73.9% |
| Haynes Charter for Enriched Studies West Hills | 381 | 42.8% | 60.0% |
| Eastbluff Elementary Newport Beach | 364 | 39.3% | 59.8% |
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 Mission Avenue Open Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #2,643 of 5,151 | #98 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,772 of 5,172 ▼ 40 | #104 of 217 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #3,017 of 5,172 ▼ 672 | #107 of 217 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.6pp | #248 of 5,116 | #11 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,501 of 5,915 | #145 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.7:1 | #5,204 of 5,352 | #225 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #1,742 of 5,354 | #182 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #3,978 of 5,625 | #174 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #2,060 of 3,837 | #64 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
415
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
27.7:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 415 | 15 | 27.7:1 | 48% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 16 | 26.9:1 | 40% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 15 | 27.0:1 | 40% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 17 | 25.4:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 17 | 28.6:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 17 | 30.0:1 | 22% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | N/A | N/A | 15% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 21 | 21.0:1 | 6% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 16 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Avenue Open Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (487 to 415); teachers down 12% (17 to 15).
About Mission Avenue Open Elementary
Mission Avenue Open Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Carmichael, California. It reported 415 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
San Juan Unified has 67 schools and 39,171 students, and Mission Avenue Open Elementary is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Mission Avenue Open Elementary, about 57 are White. After that, the student body is 21% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Sacramento County, the White share is about 45%. The diversity index for Mission Avenue Open Elementary is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 48% of the student body. Public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
Among California public elementary schools, Mission Avenue Open Elementary outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Mission Avenue Open Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.2% and a predicted 51.2%.
Looking at the county, Sacramento County, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 387 public schools and about 259,342 students.
Winston Churchill Middle, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mission Avenue Open Elementary ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Mission Avenue Open Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 17 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 27.7 students per teacher, compared with 25.4 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Mission Avenue Open Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Carmichael
- Visions In EducationCombined · 7,460 students
- California Montessori Project-San Juan CampusesElementary · 1,545 students
- Winston Churchill MiddleMiddle · 987 students
- Starr King K-8Elementary · 885 students
- John Barrett MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Options for Youth-San JuanHigh · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Winston Churchill Middle0.6 mi · 987
- El Camino Fundamental High0.7 mi · 1,226
- Del Paso Manor Elementary0.8 mi · 734
- Whitney Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 411
- Visions In Education0.8 mi · 7,460
- San Juan Choices Charter1.0 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Mission Avenue Open ElementaryHow large is Mission Avenue Open Elementary?
Mission Avenue Open Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mission Avenue Open Elementary serve?
Mission Avenue Open Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Mission Avenue Open Elementary?
Approximately 27.7:1 students per teacher at Mission Avenue Open Elementary.
How diverse is Mission Avenue Open Elementary?
Mission Avenue Open Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mission Avenue Open Elementary?
Mission Avenue Open Elementary is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.