Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary

Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in Sacramento, California, part of Sacramento City Unified, with 647 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.

Within Sacramento City Unified, which oversees 73 schools and 37,657 students, Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Umoja International Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 647 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 21% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 in 2025.

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