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Alumni: what's one memory from North Country Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060790009750
North Country Elementary
3901 Little Rock Dr., Antelope, CA 95843 · (916) 338-6480 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- FThree-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
23.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
344 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
North Country Elementary→Wilson C. Riles Middle
Based on grade levels within Center Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
23.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 11.7% | 22.8% | 25.1% | 40.4% |
| Math | 7.7% | 16.1% | 33.4% | 42.8% |
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 | 34.5% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 24.6% |
| 2021-22 | 41.7% | 31.6% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 44.7% | 27.3% |
| 2016-17 | 39.4% | 23.1% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 North Country Elementary
North Country Elementary's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Country Elementary this school | 563 | 61.1% | 30.0% |
| Foster Elementary San Diego | 518 | 59.3% | 34.2% |
| Mira Vista Elementary Richmond | 510 | 57.3% | 37.6% |
| Maryland Avenue Elementary La Mesa | 451 | 58.5% | 49.6% |
| George C. Marshall Elementary Seaside | 516 | 55.4% | 36.9% |
| Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood Los Angeles | 446 | 60.3% | N/A |
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 North Country Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,508 of 5,151 | #125 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #3,903 of 5,172 ▲ 6 | #137 of 217 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,491 of 5,172 ▼ 618 | #122 of 217 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #251 of 5,116 | #12 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #1,719 of 5,915 | #88 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,400 of 5,352 | #120 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #333 of 5,354 | #66 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #3,434 of 5,625 | #142 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #2,777 of 3,837 | #97 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
563
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 563 | 23.9 | 23.6:1 | 61% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 65% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 23.5 | 24.4:1 | 67% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 25 | 23.1:1 | 75% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 26 | 23.9:1 | 71% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 23 | 27.2:1 | 66% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | N/A | N/A | 66% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 42% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 30 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Country Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (621 to 563); teachers down 8% (26 to 23.9).
About North Country Elementary
In Antelope, California, North Country Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 563 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 21% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Center Joint Unified, has 4,593 students enrolled across 8 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at North Country Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 39%. The remaining shares are 31% White, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 9% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sacramento County's population at about 24%. North Country Elementary's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at North Country Elementary total 23.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.6:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 61%. For comparison, public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
allk12 grades North Country Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.7%.
Across Sacramento County, the median household income is $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
The nearest public school is Creative Connections Arts Academy, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, North Country Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes North Country Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 577 to 563.
The North Country Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Center Joint Unified
- Center HighHigh · 1,312 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Wilson C. Riles MiddleMiddle · 682 students
- Arthur S. Dudley ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Rex Fortune ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Cyril Spinelli ElementaryElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Antelope
- Antelope HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Center HighHigh · 1,312 students
- Antelope Crossing MiddleMiddle · 1,051 students
- Antelope Meadows ElementaryElementary · 731 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Barrett Ranch ElementaryElementary · 629 students
Nearby schools
- Creative Connections Arts Academy0.5 mi · 716
- Sierra View Elementary0.6 mi · 318
- Arthur S. Dudley Elementary0.7 mi · 521
- Cyril Spinelli Elementary0.7 mi · 347
- Village TK-81.0 mi · 463
- Oak Hill Elementary1.0 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About North Country ElementaryHow many students attend North Country Elementary?
North Country Elementary enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does North Country Elementary serve?
North Country Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Country Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Country Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Country Elementary?
North Country Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 39% Hispanic, 9% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees North Country Elementary?
North Country Elementary is overseen by Center Joint Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.