How does Whitney Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Sacramento?

Whitney Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 26.6/100, placing it at the 5th percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 848 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Whitney Avenue Elementary?

4.1% of students at Whitney Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 12.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Whitney Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Whitney Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Whitney Avenue Elementary?

36.2% of students at Whitney Avenue Elementary 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.

Whitney Avenue Elementary

San Juan Unified Sacramento Sacramento County 95821

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

848 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

401 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 21.7%

White 27.7%

Asian 22.2%

Black 18.0%

Other 10.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Whitney Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.1%
Met Standard	8.7%
Below Standard	87.2%

Exceeded

4.1%

Met

8.7%

Below

87.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for Whitney Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.1% of students exceeded standard while 8.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.9 points below the San Juan Unified district average of 13.0%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.5% exceeded — 7.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 36.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.