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What's something Sutterville Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005284
Sutterville Elementary
4967 Monterey Way, Sacramento, CA 95822 · (916) 395-4730 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
25.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
126 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
65.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +25.8pp since 2014
Math
55.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.7% | 29.2% | 16.7% | 17.5% |
| Math | 30.3% | 25.6% | 27.3% | 16.8% |
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 | 65.8% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 56.1% |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 59.4% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 59.4% |
| 2018-19 | 58.2% | 46.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.3% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 48.3% | 44.5% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sutterville Elementary
Sutterville Elementary's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutterville Elementary this school | 408 | 30.9% | 61.5% |
| Imperial Elementary Anaheim | 389 | 34.7% | 55.3% |
| Loyal Barker Elementary Garden Grove | 444 | 28.2% | 83.4% |
| Panorama Elementary Santa Ana | 408 | 33.3% | 78.2% |
| Charles Wagner Elementary Placentia | 440 | 27.7% | 63.0% |
| Highlands Elementary Concord | 512 | 32.4% | 47.6% |
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 Sutterville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #1,046 of 5,151 | #35 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,266 of 5,172 ▼ 91 | #42 of 217 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #969 of 5,172 ▼ 78 | #36 of 217 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #1,279 of 5,116 | #61 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,598 of 5,915 | #151 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,667 of 5,352 | #194 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #329 of 5,354 | #65 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #4,722 of 5,625 | #210 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #1,468 of 3,837 | #37 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
408
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 408 | 16 | 25.5:1 | 31% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 14.5 | 28.0:1 | 36% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 15 | 25.9:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 18 | 25.5:1 | 39% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 20.6 | 24.7:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 21 | 27.8:1 | 45% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | N/A | N/A | 35% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 33% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutterville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (508 to 408); teachers down 22% (20.6 to 16).
About Sutterville Elementary
At 4967 Monterey Way in Sacramento, California, Sutterville Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Its 408 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
Sutterville Elementary reports to Sacramento City Unified, which has 73 schools and 37,657 students.
Enrollment at Sutterville Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 34%. The school is also 33% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, and 15% Asian. That is lower than the 45% White share among all Sacramento County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Sutterville Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Teacher staffing is 16 full-time equivalents, or about 25.5 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 31% of students, or 126, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sutterville Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sutterville Elementary is +0.0 points: 61.5% actual, 61.4% predicted.
Among Sacramento County residents, median household income is about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 387 public schools in Sacramento County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,342.
The shortest distance from Sutterville Elementary to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Hollywood Park Elementary. The five-mile area around Sutterville Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 30.4%, lower than Sutterville Elementary's 61.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Sutterville Elementary had 459 students in 2020-21 and 408 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sutterville ElementaryHow many students attend Sutterville Elementary?
Sutterville Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sutterville Elementary serve?
Sutterville Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sutterville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sutterville Elementary is approximately 25.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sutterville Elementary?
At Sutterville Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 15% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Sutterville Elementary?
Sutterville Elementary is overseen by Sacramento City Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.