Northridge Elementary

Northridge Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community in Fair Oaks, California, part of San Juan Unified. The school hosts 423 students in grades K through 6.

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

On the student-mix side, Northridge Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 37% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Northridge Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Northridge Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.9%; this one comes in at 27.4%, -16.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Sacramento County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Northridge Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bella Vista High, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northridge Elementary. On composite proficiency, Northridge Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Northridge Elementary's enrollment has edged up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 372 (now 423). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

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