William Land Elementary
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (52).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 35 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.0% | 28.6% | 12.4% | 13.0% |
| Math | 41.8% | 25.9% | 21.2% | 11.1% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 72.1% | 65.7% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 60.5% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 59.4% |
| 2017-18 | 63.6% | 54.3% |
| 2016-17 | 56.4% | 52.2% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like William Land Elementary
William Land Elementary's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Land Elementary this school | 367 | 49.3% | 69.5% |
| Manuel De Vargas Elementary San Jose | 379 | 44.9% | 64.6% |
| Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary Daly City | 303 | 48.2% | 45.0% |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary Daly City | 294 | 42.2% | 36.3% |
| Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia | 425 | 54.6% | 50.4% |
| Glenmoor Elementary Fremont | 536 | 47.9% | 62.9% |
Where William Land Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #679 of 5,151 | #19 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #700 of 5,172 ▲ 47 | #19 of 217 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #511 of 5,172 ▲ 235 | #16 of 217 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,466 of 5,116 | #54 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #4,098 of 5,915 | #174 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,316 of 5,352 | #165 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #760 of 5,354 | #121 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #3,935 of 5,625 | #171 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #2,001 of 3,837 | #60 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 367 | 14.8 | 24.8:1 | 49% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 15 | 22.1:1 | 55% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 16 | 21.9:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 16 | 24.2:1 | 53% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 18 | 24.1:1 | 55% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 16 | 29.1:1 | 67% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | N/A | N/A | 78% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 14 | 27.9:1 | 88% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 16 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (433 to 367); teachers down 18% (18 to 14.8).
About William Land Elementary
William Land Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Sacramento, California. The school serves 367 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Sacramento City Unified oversees William Land Elementary and 72 other schools, with 37,657 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at William Land Elementary is Asian (47%). Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 9% White, and 4% Black. The county population is about 18% Asian. William Land Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.8:1, with 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at William Land Elementary is 49%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for William Land Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 69.5%, is 18.8 points above the 50.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of California schools.
In Sacramento County (population about 1,594,006), median household income is about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. William Land Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County, which together enroll about 259,342 students.
The shortest distance from William Land Elementary to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to The MET. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. William Land Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
William Land Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 367 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 387.
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