Southport Elementary

Southport Elementary is a sprawling elementary-level community in West Sacramento, California, run under Washington Unified. The school teaches 785 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 69% above typical.

Southport Elementary is one of 17 schools operated by Washington Unified, a district that works with 9,787 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southport Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, 5% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Yolo County's rate of about 59%.

After controlling for student poverty, Southport Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.5%, the actual is 38.9%, a residual of -10.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Yolo County) records that median household earnings sit near $91,752, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Yolo County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students), of which Southport Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: River City High, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southport Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Southport Elementary's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 851 (now 785). The White share of enrollment declined from 37% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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