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What's one thing Pacific Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005272
Pacific Elementary
6201 41st St., Sacramento, CA 95824 · (916) 395-4670 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
26.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
523 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 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
71%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
14.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.0pp since 2014
Math
9.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 9.8% | 15.2% | 70.7% |
| Math | 3.4% | 5.8% | 16.5% | 74.3% |
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 | 14.0% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 8.2% | 7.7% |
| 2022-23 | 7.2% | 5.5% |
| 2021-22 | 8.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 8.3% |
| 2018-19 | 17.0% | 14.8% |
| 2017-18 | 16.9% | 19.3% |
| 2016-17 | 15.8% | 16.8% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pacific Elementary
Pacific Elementary's state test result (9.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Elementary this school | 597 | 87.6% | 9.8% |
| Melville S. Jacobson Elementary Tracy | 644 | 82.3% | 23.9% |
| F. C. Joyce TK-8 North Highlands | 537 | 93.9% | 22.6% |
| Linda Elementary Marysville | 613 | 82.2% | 15.9% |
| Westmore Oaks Elementary West Sacramento | 531 | 90.0% | 12.1% |
| April Lane Elementary Yuba City | 488 | 92.4% | 21.7% |
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 Pacific Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #5,104 of 5,151 | #213 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #5,078 of 5,172 ▲ 14 | #208 of 217 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #5,073 of 5,172 ▲ 79 | #209 of 217 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,883 of 5,116 | #68 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #1,432 of 5,915 | #80 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,003 of 5,352 | #218 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #513 of 5,354 | #91 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #1,382 of 5,625 | #30 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #1,467 of 3,837 | #36 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
597
-118 (-17%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 597 | 22.6 | 26.5:1 | 88% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 24.6 | 26.0:1 | 93% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 26 | 26.4:1 | 96% (655) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 27 | 26.5:1 | 91% (653) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 29.6 | 25.1:1 | 87% (649) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 24 | 28.9:1 | 78% (540) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | N/A | N/A | 98% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 28 | 25.0:1 | 85% (594) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 25 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (743 to 597); teachers down 24% (29.6 to 22.6).
About Pacific Elementary
Families in Sacramento, California, are served by Pacific Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 597 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Sacramento City Unified is responsible for 73 schools, Pacific Elementary included, with 37,657 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Pacific Elementary, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Asian, 17% White, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 24%. Pacific Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pacific Elementary and a ratio of 26.5:1. This ratio sits 4.2 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 88% of students. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 25 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Pacific Elementary is F. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pacific Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.2%. The school's actual rate is 9.8%, 18.4 points lower.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sacramento County, 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%. There are 387 public schools in Sacramento County, enrolling about 259,342 students in all.
Ethel I. Baker Elementary is located about 0.7 miles from Pacific Elementary. The five-mile area around Pacific Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 18.9% proficiency; Pacific Elementary posts 9.8%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Pacific Elementary had 715 students, to 2024-25, when it had 597.
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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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Other Pacific Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Pacific Elementary. Pacific Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Pacific ElementaryManhattan Beach, CA · 510 students
- Pacific ElementaryDavenport, CA · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Ethel I. Baker Elementary0.7 mi · 608
- Fern Bacon Middle0.7 mi · 679
- Nicholas Elementary0.7 mi · 482
- Bowling Green Elementary0.8 mi · 685
- St. HOPE Public School 71.1 mi · 471
- Woodbine Elementary1.3 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pacific Elementary?
Pacific Elementary enrolls approximately 597 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pacific Elementary serve?
Pacific Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Pacific Elementary have?
Pacific Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pacific Elementary?
At Pacific Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pacific Elementary public or private?
Pacific Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.