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Del Paso Heights Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Del Paso Heights Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 477 students in Sacramento's Twin Rivers Unified district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages; its statewide ranking places it in the bottom 9% of California elementary schools. While chronic absenteeism is a concern, the school has made notable progress in improving student attendance over the past few years. Interestingly, the school shows a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students, and there are dramatic differences in performance from one grade level to the next, suggesting inconsistency in the educational experience.

The school's performance is part of a broader trend within its district, where most schools rank in the lower percentiles statewide. However, a striking comparison is nearby Hazel Strauch Elementary, which serves a similarly high-need population in the same district but achieves significantly higher academic results, demonstrating that different approaches within the same context can lead to different outcomes. This suggests that factors beyond demographics and funding are critical, and for Del Paso Heights, building on its strengths and learning from higher-performing peers could be a path forward.

477

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,703

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

590 Morey Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95838-3332

(916) 566-3425

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Del Paso Heights Elementary usually attend:

High:

Grant Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

Asian:

29.8%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 19th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,310^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1107^th of 1,543Twin Rivers Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5310 of 5857	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	5055 of 5869	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4972 of 5859	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4780 of 5883	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5352 of 5789	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	5501 of 5662	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	5230 of 5692	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	5364 of 5614	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	5163 of 5611	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	5336 of 5530	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	4622 of 5390	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	4416 of 5377	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	3927 of 5314	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	521 of 569	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	678 of 700	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	1160 of 1203	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1136 of 1205	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1144 of 1190	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1102 of 1154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1109 of 1149	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	1060 of 1071	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.0	1487 of 2227	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2560 of 2585	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1274 of 2128	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	1377 of 3162	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	1765 of 3245	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	1433 of 3311	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	1913 of 3275	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	2150 of 3246	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4755 of 5597	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4599 of 5612	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4420 of 5609	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4419 of 5635	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	5009 of 5492	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	5346 of 5413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4571 of 5107	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4305 of 5107	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4504 of 5087	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4390 of 5084	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4594 of 4963	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4631 of 4830	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	241 of 429	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4891 of 5460	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4694 of 5517	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4484 of 5363	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4109 of 5264	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4650 of 5173	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4935 of 5084	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	5269 of 5628	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5013 of 5643	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4983 of 5638	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4756 of 5663	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	5179 of 5510	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5188 of 5431	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	110 of 140	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	114 of 130	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1955 of 2847	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1273 of 2635	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	1289 of 2420	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+22 vs school

Military Connected (2023)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science4%-28 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Del Paso Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	590 Morey Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3425	477	20	24.4	93.9%	31 (6.5%)	54 (11.3%)	198 (41.5%)	142 (29.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	42 (8.8%)	14.5	5310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%		17.7	5055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	255																					4.2		4.2	20.3	8.6	13.2	33.9			19.1	24.1	10.0	9.9	28.6			18.3	96.3						$18,703	$3,138	$15,565
Fairbanks Elementary	Public	K-6	227 Fairbanks Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3435	320	15	21.3	92.8%	14 (4.4%)	42 (13.1%)	112 (35.0%)	113 (35.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	27 (8.4%)	21.5	4708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		19.3	4919^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	211																					12.9		12.9	35.2	17.0	32.8	21.4			26.8	41.1	26.4	12.7	15.8			23.6							$19,790	$3,314	$16,476
Taylor Street Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Taylor St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 927-5340	330	14	23.5	88.8%	53 (16.1%)	66 (20.0%)	121 (36.7%)	69 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	9 (2.7%)	26.6	4264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		24.1	4451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	187																					22.0		22.0	27.7	25.0	32.0	40.9			31.7	31.3	24.7	20.0	25.0			25.1	90.5	90.5			90.5		$19,186	$3,229	$15,957
New Hope Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Jessie Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	New Hope Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-5077	164	8	19.4	81.1%	9 (5.5%)	24 (14.6%)	108 (65.9%)	15 (9.1%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						10.8	10.8					30.4	30.7	30.3					18.0	11.1	14.6							$19,636	$1,558	$18,078
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	201 Jessie Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 922-2767	481	20	24.0	81.7%	23 (4.8%)	54 (11.2%)	356 (74.0%)	36 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	11.3	5547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%		17.5	5071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	476																					7.0		7.0	17.1	23.2	23.2	25.0			22.0	15.7	12.7	5.3	12.5			11.8	91.6	94.4		94.4	93.0	94.4	$17,012	$3,086	$13,926
Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-6	477 Las Palmas Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2700	1,001	41	24.7	90.9%	24 (2.4%)	54 (5.4%)	768 (76.7%)	100 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.7%)	33	3724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		30.3	3904^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	180	5.6	30.4	0.0	4.8	9.5	22.2	39.1	27.1	9.7	23.3	9.3	52.2	0.0	12.9	17.6	3.7	28.3	0.0	4.8	8.6	12.5		12.5	29.8	49.6	35.3	28.2			35.0	39.6	51.3	22.2	21.4			32.8							$19,199	$3,726	$15,473
Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	365	14	25.9	92.1%	18 (4.9%)	51 (14.0%)	158 (43.3%)	85 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	38 (10.4%)	26.3	4295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		58	2144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	2151																					19.4		19.4	30.4	26.4	38.7	41.7			34.0	30.4	18.5	22.6	20.6			23.0							$18,894	$3,240	$15,654
Hagginwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1418 Palo Verde Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3475	340	16	21.2	90.3%	35 (10.3%)	50 (14.7%)	165 (48.5%)	52 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.4%)	26.5	4272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		19	4936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	664																					22.2		22.2	33.9	26.2	23.3	37.8			30.7	38.1	13.6	11.1	30.4			24.8	81.3	89.6	93.8	89.6	87.5	93.8	$21,143	$3,640	$17,503
Michael J. Castori Elementary	Public	K-6	1801 South Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3420	545	23	23.6	92.3%	38 (7.0%)	79 (14.5%)	290 (53.2%)	92 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.4%)	16.4	5161^st of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		14.6	5341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	180																					4.6		4.6	25.0	31.2	12.1	26.4			23.7	32.5	21.3	7.8	13.9			19.5	95.4			97.7	97.7	98.5	$18,568	$3,418	$15,150
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2630 Taft St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2705	351	18	19.4	95.2%	39 (11.1%)	47 (13.4%)	162 (46.2%)	66 (18.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	12.4	5470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		8.3	5762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	292																					7.6		7.6	15.7	10.0	22.9	35.1			19.9	17.3	11.5	0.0	25.6			12.8	90.3	90.3	96.8	96.8	90.3	96.8	$18,542	$3,586	$14,956

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Paso Heights Elementary

How many students attend Del Paso Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Del Paso Heights Elementary.

Is Del Paso Heights Elementary a good school?

Del Paso Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Del Paso Heights Elementary in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What schools do graduates of Del Paso Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Paso Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Grant Union High

What is the racial makeup of Del Paso Heights Elementary?

Students at Del Paso Heights Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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