Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133205104
Orchard Elementary
1040 Q St., Rio Linda, CA 95673 · (916) 566-1930 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- AThree-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
22.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
275 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 48% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
38.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.4% | 15.8% | 26.2% | 35.5% |
| Math | 12.6% | 19.1% | 26.8% | 41.5% |
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 | 38.3% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 25.6% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 17.9% |
| 2018-19 | 34.8% | 27.1% |
| 2017-18 | 35.7% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 32.6% | 27.0% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Orchard Elementary
Orchard Elementary's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Elementary this school | 366 | 75.1% | 34.7% |
| Westside Elementary Rio Linda | 376 | 76.9% | 37.7% |
| McManus (John A.) Elementary Chico | 397 | 77.6% | 26.9% |
| Grand Oaks Elementary Citrus Heights | 348 | 78.7% | 23.6% |
| Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy Atascadero | 377 | 70.3% | 31.3% |
| Dunlap Elementary Dunlap | 419 | 76.8% | 51.5% |
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 Orchard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #2,987 of 5,151 | #109 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,054 of 5,172 ▲ 42 | #112 of 217 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #3,111 of 5,172 ▼ 288 | #111 of 217 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.2pp | #285 of 5,116 | #7 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #4,102 of 5,915 | #175 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,885 of 5,352 | #91 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #1,221 of 5,354 | #153 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #2,606 of 5,625 | #100 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #285 of 3,837 | #7 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
366
-48 (-12%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 366 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 75% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 15.1 | 21.3:1 | 74% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 14.1 | 24.5:1 | 71% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | 80% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 22.6 | 25.0:1 | 74% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 21 | 25.9:1 | 73% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | N/A | N/A | 71% (365) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (564 to 366); teachers down 29% (22.6 to 16).
About Orchard Elementary
Orchard Elementary is a small elementary school in Rio Linda, California, under Twin Rivers Unified. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 366 students in 2024-25. The school is 21% below the average for elementary schools in California.
District-wide, Twin Rivers Unified has 44 schools and 24,770 students.
The student body at Orchard Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 43%. Next come 39% White, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orchard Elementary scores 65%.
Based on 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, Orchard Elementary has a ratio of 22.9:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 75%. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Orchard Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 49% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.5% for Orchard Elementary. The school posts 34.7%, within a point of the prediction.
Sacramento County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 387 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,342, Orchard Elementary among them.
Heritage Peak Charter is the nearest public school to Orchard Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 36.5% proficiency; Orchard Elementary posts 34.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Orchard Elementary as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 414 to 366, a 12% decrease.
The Orchard Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Twin Rivers Unified
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Smythe Academy of Arts and SciencesElementary · 1,091 students
- Las Palmas ElementaryElementary · 1,001 students
- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Rio Linda
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Heritage Peak CharterCombined · 1,181 students
- Dry Creek ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Westside Preparatory CharterMiddle · 480 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Rio Linda Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 331 students
Other Orchard Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Orchard Elementary. Orchard Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Orchard ElementarySan Jose, CA · 740 students
- Orchard ElementaryModesto, CA · 579 students
- Orchard ElementaryVacaville, CA · 437 students
- Orchard Elementary SchoolMobile, AL · 622 students
- Orchard ElementaryRichland, WA · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Peak Charter0.8 mi · 1,181
- Rio Linda High1.0 mi · 1,594
- Rio Linda Preparatory Academy1.2 mi · 331
- Dry Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 645
- Elverta Elementary1.6 mi · 159
- Westside Elementary1.6 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard ElementaryHow many students attend Orchard Elementary?
Orchard Elementary enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Orchard Elementary serve?
Orchard Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchard Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orchard Elementary?
At Orchard Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 43% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Orchard Elementary in?
Orchard Elementary is part of Twin Rivers Unified.
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