Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005277
Pony Express Elementary
1250 56th Ave., Sacramento, CA 95831 · (916) 395-4690 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- C+Three-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
23.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
197 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
72%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
50.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
44.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.9% | 20.9% | 17.4% | 31.8% |
| Math | 22.6% | 22.1% | 30.6% | 24.6% |
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 | 50.8% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 43.8% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 47.3% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 47.5% |
| 2018-19 | 57.2% | 51.3% |
| 2017-18 | 47.4% | 52.2% |
| 2016-17 | 47.9% | 45.0% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Pony Express Elementary
Pony Express Elementary's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Express Elementary this school | 360 | 54.7% | 46.5% |
| Hardy Elementary San Diego | 353 | 54.4% | 59.6% |
| Eastwood Elementary La Mirada | 351 | 55.8% | 49.2% |
| Steve Luther Elementary La Palma | 403 | 58.1% | 56.0% |
| Carver (Charles J.) Elementary Cerritos | 444 | 55.4% | 66.3% |
| Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy Stockton | 448 | 61.8% | N/A |
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 Pony Express Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,963 of 5,151 | #70 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,951 of 5,172 ▼ 42 | #71 of 217 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,970 of 5,172 ▲ 183 | #75 of 217 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,089 of 5,116 | #120 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #4,188 of 5,915 | #179 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,687 of 5,352 | #136 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #406 of 5,354 | #79 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #3,702 of 5,625 | #156 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #2,719 of 3,837 | #94 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
360
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 360 | 15.1 | 23.9:1 | 55% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 13.6 | 27.3:1 | 62% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 14 | 25.6:1 | 61% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 58% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 67% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 16 | 26.8:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | N/A | N/A | 49% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 18 | 21.0:1 | 37% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 14 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pony Express Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (399 to 360); teachers down 16% (18 to 15.1).
About Pony Express Elementary
Pony Express Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Sacramento, California. The school serves 360 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
Sacramento City Unified enrolls 37,657 students, and its 73 schools include Pony Express Elementary.
The most common group at Pony Express Elementary is Hispanic students, at 43%. It is also 26% Asian, 11% multiracial, 10% White, and 8% Black. Sacramento County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. Pony Express Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Pony Express Elementary operates with 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.9:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 55% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Pony Express Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sacramento County, the median household income is $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 387 public schools in Sacramento County, enrolling about 259,342 students in all.
The closest public school to Pony Express Elementary is Caroline Wenzel Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Pony Express Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Pony Express Elementary comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Pony Express Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 388.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Pony Express ElementaryHow large is Pony Express Elementary?
Pony Express Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pony Express Elementary serve?
Pony Express Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pony Express Elementary?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Pony Express Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pony Express Elementary?
At Pony Express Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 43% Hispanic, 8% Black, 26% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Pony Express Elementary in?
Pony Express Elementary is part of Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.