Mission Avenue Open Elementary

Set in Carmichael, California, Mission Avenue Open Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school, run under San Juan Unified. It enrolls 415 students across grades K through 6.

San Juan Unified runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 39,171 students. Mission Avenue Open Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mission Avenue Open Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 21% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mission Avenue Open Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mission Avenue Open Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 39.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Mission Avenue Open Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Winston Churchill Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mission Avenue Open Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Mission Avenue Open Elementary's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 487 (now 415). White enrollment moved from 75% to 57% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.