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Enrollment
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Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005269
Nicholas Elementary
5100 El Paraiso Ave., Sacramento, CA 95824 · (916) 395-4655 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
22.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
429 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 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
67%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
18.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
17.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 11.2% | 17.4% | 64.5% |
| Math | 6.5% | 11.0% | 21.7% | 60.7% |
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 | 18.1% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.1% | 14.5% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 18.2% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 25.2% | 18.4% |
| 2017-18 | 21.9% | 20.6% |
| 2016-17 | 16.5% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Nicholas Elementary
Nicholas Elementary's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Elementary this school | 482 | 89.0% | 17.1% |
| Kennedy Elementary Stockton | 511 | 88.5% | 18.6% |
| Oakwood Elementary Stockton | 522 | 84.7% | 20.0% |
| Edward Kemble Elementary Sacramento | 454 | 85.0% | 25.5% |
| Del Paso Heights Elementary Sacramento | 477 | 93.9% | 18.3% |
| Creekside Elementary Stockton | 501 | 83.8% | 17.9% |
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 Nicholas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #4,811 of 5,151 | #193 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #4,514 of 5,172 ▲ 211 | #175 of 217 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #4,941 of 5,172 ▼ 77 | #201 of 217 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #3,305 of 5,116 | #127 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #2,663 of 5,915 | #120 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,206 of 5,352 | #61 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #988 of 5,354 | #141 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #1,223 of 5,625 | #22 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #827 of 3,837 | #19 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
482
-89 (-16%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 482 | 21.9 | 22.0:1 | 89% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 22.9 | 20.7:1 | 89% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 23.4 | 22.8:1 | 93% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 95% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 89% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 24 | 27.2:1 | 84% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | N/A | N/A | 95% (586) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 30 | 22.9:1 | 87% (599) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 28 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nicholas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (651 to 482); teachers down 19% (27 to 21.9).
About Nicholas Elementary
Nicholas Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Sacramento, California. The school reports 482 students in kindergarten through 6.
Sacramento City Unified counts 37,657 students in its 73 schools, and Nicholas Elementary is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Nicholas Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 50%. Other students are 25% Asian, 11% Black, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all Sacramento County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nicholas Elementary and a ratio of 22.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 89% of enrollment. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
Nicholas Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Nicholas Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.1%, compared with a predicted 27.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Sacramento County residents, the median household income is $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Nicholas Elementary is one of 387 public schools in the county.
Ethel I. Baker Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Nicholas Elementary. On state test proficiency, Nicholas Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 89 students since 2020-21, to 482.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Nicholas Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Nicholas ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Nicholas Elementary?
Nicholas Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Nicholas Elementary serve?
Nicholas Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Nicholas Elementary have?
Nicholas Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Nicholas Elementary?
Student demographics at Nicholas Elementary are roughly 7% White, 50% Hispanic, 11% Black, 25% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Nicholas Elementary?
Nicholas 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.