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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATOMAS UNIFIED·NCES 060003611085
Witter Ranch Elementary
3790 Poppy Hill Way, Sacramento, CA 95834 · (916) 567-5620 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- C+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.
- DThree-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
23.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
457 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 152 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (152) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · 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
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.7pp since 2014
Math
32.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 16.7% | 24.6% | 42.0% |
| Math | 10.5% | 21.7% | 27.5% | 40.2% |
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 | 33.3% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 37.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.8% | 40.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.7% | 30.6% |
| 2016-17 | 36.3% | 34.8% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Witter Ranch Elementary
Witter Ranch Elementary's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witter Ranch Elementary this school | 621 | 73.6% | 34.7% |
| Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary Sacramento | 719 | 75.8% | 40.3% |
| Elitha Donner Elementary Elk Grove | 706 | 69.5% | 40.7% |
| Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC San Francisco | 555 | 76.6% | 11.7% |
| Regency Park Elementary Sacramento | 619 | 71.6% | 48.6% |
| John Ehrhardt Elementary Elk Grove | 827 | 70.5% | 48.6% |
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 Witter Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #2,998 of 5,151 | #110 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #2,991 of 5,172 ▼ 87 | #109 of 217 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,618 of 5,172 ▼ 972 | #129 of 217 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #795 of 5,116 | #41 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #1,213 of 5,915 | #70 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,485 of 5,352 | #127 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.6% | #46 of 5,354 | #18 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #2,724 of 5,625 | #101 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,920 of 3,837 | #104 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
621
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 981
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 621 | 26.3 | 23.7:1 | 74% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 25.5 | 24.2:1 | 73% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 25 | 23.9:1 | 58% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 30 | 22.1:1 | 62% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 61% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 32 | 25.7:1 | 53% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 981 | N/A | N/A | 46% (451) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Witter Ranch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (676 to 621); teachers down 3% (27 to 26.3).
About Witter Ranch Elementary
Witter Ranch Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Sacramento, California. It reported 621 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 34% higher.
Across its 20 schools, Natomas Unified enrolls 14,902 students. Witter Ranch Elementary is one of those schools.
About 35% of students at Witter Ranch Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% White, and 10% multiracial. Sacramento County's residents are about 18% Asian, 17 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Witter Ranch Elementary totals 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Witter Ranch Elementary is about 74%. The average for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Witter Ranch Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.4%. Witter Ranch Elementary scores 34.7%.
The school's county is Sacramento County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Sacramento County number 387, with about 259,342 students.
The closest school to Witter Ranch Elementary is Natomas Charter, located about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Witter Ranch Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 662 to 621, a 6% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.7:1.
Witter Ranch Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Natomas Unified
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
- Westlake CharterCombined · 1,493 students
- Natomas HighHigh · 1,157 students
- HeronElementary · 977 students
- Paso VerdeElementary · 897 students
- H. Allen Hight ElementaryElementary · 760 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
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Nearby schools
- Natomas Charter1.2 mi · 1,850
- Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary1.4 mi · 504
- Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle1.5 mi · 513
- Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep1.5 mi · 629
- Inderkum High1.7 mi · 2,194
- Jefferson1.7 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Witter Ranch ElementaryHow large is Witter Ranch Elementary?
Witter Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 621 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Witter Ranch Elementary serve?
Witter Ranch Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Witter Ranch Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Witter Ranch Elementary is approximately 23.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Witter Ranch Elementary?
At Witter Ranch Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 35% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Witter Ranch Elementary public or private?
Witter Ranch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Natomas Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.