How does Genevieve Didion compare to other elementary schools in Sacramento?

Genevieve Didion has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.3/100, placing it at the 87th percentile statewide. 44% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,550 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Genevieve Didion?

44.1% of students at Genevieve Didion exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Genevieve Didion improving or declining?

Genevieve Didion's proficiency rate decreases by 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Genevieve Didion?

7.1% of students at Genevieve Didion are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Genevieve Didion

Sacramento City Unified Sacramento Sacramento County 95831

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,550 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

615 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

34%

Teachers

26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 23.9%

White 23.3%

Asian 25.5%

Black 2.1%

Other 25.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Genevieve Didion
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	44.1%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	27.6%

Exceeded

44.1%

Met

28.3%

Below

27.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Genevieve Didion and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

44.1% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 28.4 points above the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 24.6 points higher (vs 19.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

44.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

72.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-9.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,550

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	67	52.2%	23.9%	16.4%	7.5%	76.1%
4th	72	45.8%	26.4%	13.9%	13.9%	72.2%
5th	73	37.0%	37.0%	17.8%	8.2%	74.0%
6th	66	43.9%	45.5%	7.6%	3.0%	89.4%
7th	54	31.5%	42.6%	20.4%	5.6%	74.1%
8th	55	36.4%	32.7%	18.2%	12.7%	69.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	67	50.8%	28.4%	13.4%	7.5%	79.1%
4th	72	33.3%	33.3%	20.8%	12.5%	66.7%
5th	73	43.8%	19.2%	30.1%	6.8%	63.0%
6th	66	68.2%	18.2%	9.1%	4.5%	86.4%
7th	55	32.7%	20.0%	25.4%	21.8%	52.7%
8th	55	52.7%	12.7%	14.6%	20.0%	65.5%