Skycrest Elementary

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Citrus Heights, California, Skycrest Elementary serves 436 students from grades K through 5, part of San Juan Unified.

San Juan Unified runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 39,171 students. Skycrest Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Skycrest Elementary reports that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Sacramento County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Skycrest Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Skycrest Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.2%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -5.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Sacramento County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Skycrest Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kingswood K-8, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Skycrest Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Skycrest Elementary has contracted 14%, going from 508 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 51% to 44%.

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