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If you had an hour of school board time for Skycrest Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005820
Skycrest Elementary
5641 Mariposa Ave., Citrus Heights, CA 95610 · (916) 867-2098 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
22.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
295 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
29.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.6pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 18.6% | 27.6% | 42.7% |
| Math | 10.1% | 15.9% | 29.5% | 44.4% |
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 | 29.6% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.5% | 36.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 31.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.3% | 33.2% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 22.4% |
| 2016-17 | 22.7% | 23.4% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Skycrest Elementary
Skycrest Elementary's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skycrest Elementary this school | 436 | 67.7% | 30.8% |
| Carriage Drive Elementary Citrus Heights | 444 | 70.3% | 25.8% |
| San Onofre Elementary San Clemente | 489 | 63.4% | 72.1% |
| Woodside K-8 Citrus Heights | 506 | 62.5% | 31.2% |
| Bidwell Elementary Red Bluff | 387 | 66.9% | 29.9% |
| Jamacha Elementary El Cajon | 415 | 74.0% | 40.9% |
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 Skycrest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #3,418 of 5,151 | #124 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,654 of 5,172 ▼ 783 | #126 of 217 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #4,023 of 5,172 ▼ 769 | #150 of 217 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #347 of 5,116 | #19 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #3,212 of 5,915 | #137 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,951 of 5,352 | #98 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #1,314 of 5,354 | #158 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #3,088 of 5,625 | #124 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #2,133 of 3,837 | #71 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
436
+34 (+8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 436 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 68% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 69% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 75% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 81% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 19 | 25.9:1 | 81% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | N/A | N/A | 81% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 67% (495) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 33 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skycrest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (508 to 436); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Skycrest Elementary
Skycrest Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Citrus Heights, California. Federal data show 436 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Skycrest Elementary is a school in San Juan Unified. The district has 67 schools and 39,171 students.
Of every 100 students at Skycrest Elementary, about 44 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put Sacramento County at about 45% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 22.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Skycrest Elementary, which has 19. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 68%.
Skycrest Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.9% at Skycrest Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.8%.
The county, Sacramento County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 387, with about 259,342 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Skycrest Elementary from the closest public school, Kingswood K-8. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Skycrest Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 8%, from 402 to 436. The number of students per teacher increased from 21.2 to 22.9 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Skycrest Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Citrus Heights
- Mesa Verde HighHigh · 894 students
- Sylvan MiddleMiddle · 604 students
- San Juan HighHigh · 559 students
- Kingswood K-8Elementary · 546 students
- Woodside K-8Elementary · 506 students
- Lichen K-8Elementary · 498 students
Other Skycrest Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Skycrest Elementary. Skycrest Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Kingswood K-80.5 mi · 546
- Cambridge Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 348
- San Juan High0.7 mi · 559
- Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary1.3 mi · 408
- La Vista Center1.5 mi · 28
- Will Rogers Middle1.6 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Skycrest ElementaryHow large is Skycrest Elementary?
Skycrest Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Skycrest Elementary serve?
Skycrest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skycrest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skycrest Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skycrest Elementary?
At Skycrest Elementary, the student body is approximately 44% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Skycrest Elementary public or private?
Skycrest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Juan Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.