Elementary Schools in Sacramento, California
Near Average2024–25 data152 schools · avg 42.8/100
Sacramento, California has 152 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 42.8/100 — 1.0 points near the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is West Campus at 88/100, where 55.5% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Sacramento schools average 18.8% exceeded standard (state: 21.6%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction reveals whether schools push students beyond proficiency or pace toward it. Of 152 schools, 4 High Ceiling stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 22.8% (above the state average of 18.1%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Avg Scope Score
42.8
State avg: 43.8
SchoolScope composite
Score Range
62.1
26.1 – 88.2
Schools Ranked
152
With Scope Scores
How Sacramento schools compare
Sacramento's 152 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 42.8 — 1.0 points near the California state average of 43.8. Scores range from 26.1 to 88.2, a 62.1-point spread.
The top-ranked school is West Campus with a Scope Score of 88 and 55.5% of students exceeding standard.
Chronic absenteeism in Sacramento averages 22.8%, which is below the state average of 18.1%.
How we score · Scope Score weights exceeded (40%), met (22%), growth (15%), absenteeism (10%), suspension (5%), ELPAC (5%), baseline (3%)
School archetypes in Sacramento
8 Strong All-Around4 High Ceiling4 Culture First1 Solid Base83 Building Momentum
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Schools in Sacramento ranked by Scope Score
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Campus Sacramento City Unified High Ceiling | 55.5% | Strong 88/100 |
| 2 | Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary Sacramento City Unified High Ceiling | 58.3% | Strong 85/100 |
| 3 | Arnold Adreani Elementary Elk Grove Unified High Ceiling | 54.9% | Strong 76/100 |
| 4 | Crocker/Riverside Elementary Sacramento City Unified High Ceiling | 50.1% | Strong 72/100 |
| 5 | William Land Elementary Sacramento City Unified Strong All-Around | 44.6% | Strong 71/100 |
| 6 | Caleb Greenwood Elementary Sacramento City Unified Strong All-Around | 48.2% | Strong 70/100 |
| 7 | Genevieve Didion Sacramento City Unified Strong All-Around | 43.8% | Solid 69/100 |
| 8 | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary Natomas Unified Strong All-Around | 38.9% | Solid 66/100 |
| 9 | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Natomas Unified Strong All-Around | 32.4% | Solid 66/100 |
| 10 | Matsuyama Elementary Sacramento City Unified Strong All-Around | 37.4% | Solid 64/100 |
| 11 | Rio Americano High San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 22.1% | Solid 62/100 |
| 12 | Camellia Elementary Sacramento City Unified Strong All-Around | 31.9% | Solid 61/100 |
| 13 | Kit Carson International Academy Sacramento City Unified Solid Base | 43.5% | Solid 60/100 |
| 14 | David Lubin Elementary Sacramento City Unified Strong All-Around | 37.8% | Solid 59/100 |
| 15 | School of Engineering & Sciences Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 22.4% | Solid 59/100 |
| 16 | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 27.7% | Solid 58/100 |
| 17 | Sheldon High Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 21.5% | Solid 57/100 |
| 18 | Mariemont Elementary San Juan Unified Culture First | 33.9% | Solid 56/100 |
| 19 | Leonardo Da Vinci Sacramento City Unified Culture First | 32.7% | Solid 56/100 |
| 20 | Inderkum High Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 18.6% | Solid 53/100 |
| 21 | Sutterville Elementary Sacramento City Unified Culture First | 32.8% | Solid 53/100 |
| 22 | Theodore Judah Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 30.6% | Solid 53/100 |
| 23 | C. K. McClatchy High Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 14.8% | Solid 52/100 |
| 24 | James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 26.2% | Solid 51/100 |
| 25 | El Camino Fundamental High San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 12.2% | Solid 51/100 |
| 26 | Foothill Oaks Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 29.2% | Solid 51/100 |
| 27 | Valley High Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 12.6% | Solid 50/100 |
| 28 | Heron Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 28.0% | Developing 50/100 |
| 29 | Ridgepoint Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 25.9% | Developing 49/100 |
| 30 | Northlake TK-8 Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 34.4% | Developing 48/100 |
| 31 | Maeola E. Beitzel Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 26.3% | Developing 48/100 |
| 32 | John F. Kennedy High Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 8.3% | Developing 47/100 |
| 33 | Regency Park Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 25.6% | Developing 47/100 |
| 34 | Mira Loma High San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 25.9% | Developing 47/100 |
| 35 | George Washington Carver School of Arts and Scienc Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 7.9% | Developing 47/100 |
| 36 | Grant Union High Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 10.1% | Developing 46/100 |
| 37 | Golden Empire Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 18.1% | Developing 46/100 |
| 38 | Westlake Charter Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 19.0% | Developing 44/100 |
| 39 | Two Rivers Elementary Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 19.1% | Developing 44/100 |
| 40 | Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 8.9% | Developing 44/100 |
| 41 | Mary Tsukamoto Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 19.9% | Developing 43/100 |
| 42 | Florin High Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 9.6% | Developing 43/100 |
| 43 | Pony Express Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 22.6% | Developing 43/100 |
| 44 | Foothill High Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 8.5% | Developing 42/100 |
| 45 | Earl Warren Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 14.5% | Developing 42/100 |
| 46 | The MET Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 13.0% | Developing 41/100 |
| 47 | Natomas High Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 5.2% | Developing 41/100 |
| 48 | Robert J. Fite Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 19.5% | Developing 40/100 |
| 49 | O. W. Erlewine Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 18.8% | Developing 39/100 |
| 50 | Rosemont High Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 7.5% | Developing 39/100 |
| 51 | Del Paso Manor Elementary San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 25.5% | Developing 39/100 |
| 52 | Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 18.7% | Developing 39/100 |
| 53 | Arden Middle San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 16.8% | Developing 38/100 |
| 54 | Anna Kirchgater Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 15.5% | Developing 38/100 |
| 55 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary Sacramento City Unified Culture First | 14.6% | Developing 38/100 |
| 56 | John Cabrillo Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 16.1% | Developing 38/100 |
| 57 | Hazel Strauch Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 23.3% | Developing 37/100 |
| 58 | Frontier Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 16.7% | Developing 37/100 |
| 59 | New Technology High Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 8.8% | Developing 37/100 |
| 60 | Sierra-Enterprise Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 12.9% | Developing 36/100 |
| 61 | Union House Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 15.3% | Developing 36/100 |
| 62 | Pioneer Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 15.9% | Developing 35/100 |
| 63 | Washington Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 14.8% | Developing 35/100 |
| 64 | Isabelle Jackson Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 12.3% | Developing 35/100 |
| 65 | Jefferson Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 10.8% | Developing 35/100 |
| 66 | Las Palmas Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 16.5% | Developing 34/100 |
| 67 | Elder Creek Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 14.0% | Developing 34/100 |
| 68 | Natomas Park Elementary Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 11.9% | Developing 33/100 |
| 69 | Encina High San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 0.7% | Developing 33/100 |
| 70 | Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 15.2% | Developing 33/100 |
| 71 | Bell Avenue Elementary Robla Elementary Building Momentum | 7.3% | Developing 33/100 |
| 72 | A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 7.9% | Developing 32/100 |
| 73 | Taylor Street Elementary Robla Elementary Building Momentum | 9.5% | Developing 32/100 |
| 74 | Woodlake Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 9.4% | Developing 32/100 |
| 75 | Luther Burbank High Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 3.1% | Developing 32/100 |
| 76 | Tahoe Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 9.3% | Developing 32/100 |
| 77 | Witter Ranch Elementary Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 13.6% | Developing 32/100 |
| 78 | Hiram W. Johnson High Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 5.0% | Developing 31/100 |
| 79 | Paso Verde Natomas Unified Building Momentum | 13.7% | Developing 31/100 |
| 80 | John Bidwell Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 12.3% | Developing 31/100 |
| 81 | Sequoia Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 13.7% | Developing 30/100 |
| 82 | David Reese Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 12.5% | Developing 30/100 |
| 83 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 10.3% | Needs Support 30/100 |
| 84 | Robla Elementary Robla Elementary Building Momentum | 7.8% | Needs Support 29/100 |
| 85 | Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8 San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 7.0% | Needs Support 29/100 |
| 86 | H. W. Harkness Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 8.9% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 87 | Vista Nueva Career and Technology High Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 0.9% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 88 | Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 12.3% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 89 | Sierra Oaks K-8 San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 12.9% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 90 | Bowling Green Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 10.1% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 91 | Florin Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 8.1% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 92 | Fairbanks Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 9.1% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 93 | John Reith Elementary Elk Grove Unified Building Momentum | 8.7% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 94 | Hollywood Park Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 6.3% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 95 | Arcade Fundamental Middle San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 6.5% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 96 | Pasadena Avenue Elementary San Juan Unified Building Momentum | 6.3% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 97 | Peter Burnett Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 9.2% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 98 | Bret Harte Elementary Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 10.0% | Needs Support 26/100 |
| 99 | John H. Still Sacramento City Unified Building Momentum | 8.7% | Needs Support 26/100 |
| 100 | Hagginwood Elementary Twin Rivers Unified Building Momentum | 9.9% | Needs Support 26/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Private Schools in Sacramento
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Christian Brothers High School
Roman Catholic · Grades 9-12 · 1127 students
16:1Private
St. Francis Catholic High School
Roman Catholic · Grades 9-12 · 964 students
13:1Private
Capital Christian School
African Methodist Episcopal · Grades Pre-K-12 · 677 students
11:1Private
Sacramento Country Day School
Nonsectarian · Grades Pre-K-12 · 521 students
7:1Private
Al Argam Islamic School & College Preparatory
Disciples of Christ · Grades Pre-K-12 · 457 students
12:1Private
What Scope Scores can't tell you about Sacramento
- Class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality
- Quality of arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs
- Teacher experience, turnover, and professional development
- Campus safety, bullying climate, and social-emotional support
- Parent and community engagement levels
- Quality of special education and gifted programs
- How school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access
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Frequently asked questions
Are the schools in Sacramento good?
Sacramento's 152 ranked elementary schools average a Scope Score of 42.8/100, which is 1.0 points near the California state average of 43.8. 18.8% of students exceed the state standard on average (state average: 21.6%). The Scope Score weights six dimensions: exceeded standard (40%), met standard (22%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What is the best elementary school in Sacramento?
The highest-scoring elementary school in Sacramento is West Campus with a Scope Score of 88/100 and 55.5% of students exceeding the state standard. Rankings are based on SchoolScope's 2025 Scope Score, which measures academic performance and school climate using publicly available California data. See full methodology.
How do Sacramento schools compare to the state average?
Sacramento elementary schools average a Scope Score of 42.8 vs. the statewide average of 43.8 (1.0 points near). The exceeded rate averages 18.8% vs. 21.6% statewide. Chronic absenteeism averages 22.8% vs. 18.1% statewide. Scores range from 26.1 to 88.2, a 62.1-point spread.
How many schools are in Sacramento?
Sacramento has 152 ranked elementary schools with Scope Scores. Schools are ranked using a weighted composite of CAASPP test performance, growth trajectory, chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Schools with insufficient testing data are not ranked.
What does the Scope Score measure?
The Scope Score is SchoolScope's proprietary composite rating (0–100) based on six dimensions of publicly available California school data: the exceeded-vs-met standard split, overall proficiency, grade 3–5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score separates students who "exceeded" from those who "met" the standard — revealing whether a school pushes students beyond proficiency or paces toward it. Full methodology and weights.