Woodridge Elementary

Woodridge Elementary is one of the sprawling K-5 schools in Sacramento, California, part of Twin Rivers Unified, with 814 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 75% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Twin Rivers Unified runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 24,770 students. Woodridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodridge Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (29%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 26% Hispanic, 17% White, 13% Black, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Woodridge Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sacramento County shows median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Woodridge Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Foothill Ranch Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodridge Elementary. On composite proficiency, Woodridge Elementary comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Woodridge Elementary's enrollment has grew 43% since 2018, when it stood at 568 (now 814). Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 13% to 29%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.