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Theodore Judah Elementary
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardWhat 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 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Theodore Judah Elementary
As a mid-tier primary school in Sacramento, California, Theodore Judah Elementary serves 485 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Sacramento City Unified.
Sacramento City Unified comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 37,657 students; Theodore Judah Elementary is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Theodore Judah Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Theodore Judah Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.
With demographic context factored in, Theodore Judah Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 60.1%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Theodore Judah Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Miwok Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Theodore Judah Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Theodore Judah Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.1%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Theodore Judah Elementary's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 575 (now 485).
On the community side, the feed for Theodore Judah Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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