O. W. Erlewine Elementary

O. W. Erlewine Elementary is a small K-5 school in Sacramento, California, run under Sacramento City Unified. The school hosts 300 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.

Sacramento City Unified runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 37,657 students. O. W. Erlewine Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, O. W. Erlewine Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% White, 16% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, O. W. Erlewine Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, O. W. Erlewine Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.8%, the actual is 35.1%, a residual of -6.6 points.

Around the school, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), O. W. Erlewine Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Growth Public, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts O. W. Erlewine Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 298 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 4% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.