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How has Samuel Kennedy Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
883
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233001401
Samuel Kennedy Elementary
7037 Briggs Dr., Sacramento, CA 95828 · (916) 383-3311 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL883 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- 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
26.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
760 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 143 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (143).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
26.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
23.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 18.8% | 19.0% | 54.4% |
| Math | 10.8% | 12.4% | 21.9% | 54.9% |
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 | 26.6% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 26.1% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.6% | 21.3% |
| 2020-21 | 17.1% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 20.6% |
| 2017-18 | 27.1% | 20.0% |
| 2016-17 | 22.8% | 18.4% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Samuel Kennedy Elementary
Samuel Kennedy Elementary's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Kennedy Elementary this school | 883 | 86.1% | 26.0% |
| Charles E. Mack Elementary Sacramento | 840 | 83.8% | 25.1% |
| David Reese Elementary Sacramento | 769 | 84.3% | 24.6% |
| Douglas J. Miller Elementary Bakersfield | 994 | 80.0% | 42.1% |
| Central Elementary Fresno | 762 | 81.5% | 42.8% |
| Halkin Elementary San Leandro | 724 | 83.1% | 29.6% |
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 Samuel Kennedy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #3,965 of 5,151 | #145 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #3,973 of 5,172 ▼ 475 | #143 of 217 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #4,319 of 5,172 ▼ 353 | #170 of 217 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,009 of 5,116 | #113 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 883 | #194 of 5,915 | #17 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #4,840 of 5,352 | #205 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #1,034 of 5,354 | #143 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #1,555 of 5,625 | #46 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #3,501 of 3,837 | #131 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
883
-68 (-7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 981
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 883 | 34 | 26.0:1 | 86% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 34 | 25.6:1 | 86% (751) |
| 2022-23 | 897 | 35 | 25.6:1 | 72% (650) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 37 | 25.7:1 | 97% (920) |
| 2017-18 | 913 | 35.6 | 25.6:1 | 96% (874) |
| 2015-16 | 945 | 46 | 20.5:1 | 94% (884) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | N/A | N/A | 87% (800) |
| 2000-01 | 1,112 | 59 | 18.9:1 | 90% (998) |
| 1990-91 | 981 | 37 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (913 to 883); teachers down 4% (35.6 to 34).
About Samuel Kennedy Elementary
Samuel Kennedy Elementary is a large elementary school with its address in Sacramento, California. It had 883 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 90% larger than average.
Samuel Kennedy Elementary is part of a district of 67 schools: Elk Grove Unified, with 63,232 students.
The student body at Samuel Kennedy Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 44%. The next largest groups are 36% Asian, 7% Black, 5% White, and 5% Pacific Islander. The school's Hispanic share is 19 points above the 24% share among Sacramento County residents. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Samuel Kennedy Elementary are from different groups.
There are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 26.0:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Of all students at Samuel Kennedy Elementary, 86% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Samuel Kennedy Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Samuel Kennedy Elementary would score about 29.1%. It scores 26.0%, 3.1 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Sacramento County show that the median household earns about $92,175 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Sacramento County has 387 public schools with about 259,342 students, including Samuel Kennedy Elementary.
The closest school to Samuel Kennedy Elementary is David Reese Elementary, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Samuel Kennedy Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 26.0% is below the 33.1% average for nearby schools.
Samuel Kennedy Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 883, compared with 951 in 2020-21.
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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 Samuel Kennedy ElementaryHow large is Samuel Kennedy Elementary?
Samuel Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 883 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Samuel Kennedy Elementary serve?
Samuel Kennedy Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Samuel Kennedy Elementary have?
Samuel Kennedy Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Samuel Kennedy Elementary?
At Samuel Kennedy Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 44% Hispanic, 7% Black, 36% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Samuel Kennedy Elementary public or private?
Samuel Kennedy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.