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If you could change one rule at Theodore Judah Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005286
Theodore Judah Elementary
3919 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95819 · (916) 395-4790 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- 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.
- C+Three-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
23.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
146 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 93% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
66%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
62.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.4% | 26.4% | 21.8% | 15.4% |
| Math | 27.1% | 29.9% | 23.5% | 19.5% |
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 | 62.7% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 55.7% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2018-19 | 67.1% | 60.3% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 54.9% |
| 2016-17 | 60.7% | 57.2% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Theodore Judah Elementary
Theodore Judah Elementary's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Judah Elementary this school | 485 | 30.1% | 60.0% |
| Green Elementary San Diego | 493 | 32.3% | 77.5% |
| Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired Sacramento | 476 | 27.3% | 32.1% |
| Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS) Santa Rosa | 525 | 34.1% | 60.3% |
| Odyssey Charter Altadena | 463 | 25.5% | N/A |
| Our Community Charter Chatsworth | 434 | 29.3% | N/A |
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 Theodore Judah Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,115 of 5,151 | #40 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,200 of 5,172 no change | #39 of 217 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #1,162 of 5,172 ▼ 235 | #43 of 217 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #3,058 of 5,116 | #117 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #2,632 of 5,915 | #119 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,347 of 5,352 | #116 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #1,147 of 5,354 | #149 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #4,752 of 5,625 | #212 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,949 of 3,837 | #59 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
485
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 485 | 20.7 | 23.5:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 35% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 18.1 | 23.9:1 | 33% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 33% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 32% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 39% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | N/A | N/A | 37% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 22 | 21.8:1 | 58% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 19 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theodore Judah Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (575 to 485); teachers down 17% (25 to 20.7).
About Theodore Judah Elementary
The public elementary school Theodore Judah Elementary is located in Sacramento, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 485 students.
Theodore Judah Elementary is one school in Sacramento City Unified, a system of 73 schools with 37,657 students.
Theodore Judah Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Other students are 28% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Theodore Judah Elementary's 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.5:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 23.5:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%. The rate at public schools in Sacramento County averages 63%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Theodore Judah Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.9% for Theodore Judah Elementary. The school posts 60.0%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
Theodore Judah Elementary is located in Sacramento County, where the median household income is $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Theodore Judah Elementary, Sacramento County has 386 other public schools.
The school nearest to Theodore Judah Elementary is Miwok Middle, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Theodore Judah Elementary ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Theodore Judah Elementary as City: Large.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment gain, from 471 in 2020-21 to 485 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 23.5:1, from 22.4:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Sacramento City Unified
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Hiram W. Johnson HighHigh · 1,682 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Luther Burbank HighHigh · 1,535 students
- Rosemont HighHigh · 1,485 students
- Miwok MiddleMiddle · 1,181 students
Other schools in Sacramento
- Highlands Community CharterCombined · 11,713 students
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
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- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Other Theodore Judah Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Theodore Judah Elementary. Theodore Judah Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Theodore Judah ElementaryFolsom, CA · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Miwok Middle0.7 mi · 1,181
- David Lubin Elementary0.8 mi · 454
- Caleb Greenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 536
- Umoja International Academy1.3 mi · 412
- Washington Elementary1.7 mi · 376
- Sacramento Charter High1.7 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Theodore Judah ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Theodore Judah Elementary?
Theodore Judah Elementary enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Theodore Judah Elementary serve?
Theodore Judah Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Theodore Judah Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Theodore Judah Elementary.
How diverse is Theodore Judah Elementary?
Theodore Judah Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Theodore Judah Elementary?
Theodore Judah 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.