Sierra Oaks K-8

Sierra Oaks K-8, a reasonably sized elementary school in Sacramento, California, one of the schools within San Juan Unified, enrolls 614 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Sierra Oaks K-8 sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

San Juan Unified comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 39,171 students; Sierra Oaks K-8 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sierra Oaks K-8 shows that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 27% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Black, 9% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Sierra Oaks K-8 has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sierra Oaks K-8 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.6%; actual is 27.8%, a gap of -17.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) logs that median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Sierra Oaks K-8 is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Gateway International is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sierra Oaks K-8 at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 20.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Sierra Oaks K-8's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 701 (now 614). Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 37%. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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