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D. W. Babcock Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

D. W. Babcock Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 369 students in Sacramento's Twin Rivers Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where about 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking is low, it shows important strengths compared to several nearby schools. Babcock outperforms neighbors like Michael J. Castori Elementary and Northwood Elementary in English Language Arts, and it has made dramatic progress in improving student attendance, now having a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the district average and most local peers. The school is particularly effective at supporting English Language Learners, ranking significantly higher for that group than for its overall student body. Furthermore, when compared to schools in other districts like San Juan Unified, Babcock's academic performance in core subjects is more favorable.

The school benefits from higher per-student funding and a better student-teacher ratio than many surrounding schools, resources that appear to be supporting its recovery from severe pandemic-related learning setbacks. However, academic results vary widely between grade levels and subjects, indicating that these resources have not yet translated into consistent achievement across all classrooms. For families in the area, Babcock represents a middle-performing option within its local cluster of Twin Rivers Unified schools, with notable success in improving attendance and serving specific student populations.

369

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,150

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Cormorant Way
Sacramento, CA 95815-2715

(916) 566-3415

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend D. W. Babcock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy
High:	Grant Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

Asian:

13.8%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,676^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	22.0	4676 of 5857	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4538 of 5869	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5025 of 5859	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5481 of 5883	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4740 of 5789	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3726 of 5662	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	3785 of 5692	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.2	4505 of 5614	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	4321 of 5611	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	3731 of 5530	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.3	4226 of 5390	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	3874 of 5377	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	3690 of 5314	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	619 of 747	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	46.8	855 of 2128	59.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	1343 of 3162	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	2010 of 3245	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	2209 of 3311	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	2072 of 3275	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1685 of 3246	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	4367 of 5597	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4670 of 5612	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5049 of 5609	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5335 of 5635	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4239 of 5492	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3375 of 5413	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4058 of 5107	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3300 of 5107	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3432 of 5087	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4413 of 5084	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3723 of 4963	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.0	2167 of 4830	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3927 of 5460	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	4004 of 5517	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4391 of 5363	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4729 of 5264	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4003 of 5173	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2864 of 5084	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4510 of 5628	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4001 of 5643	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4478 of 5638	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5190 of 5663	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4705 of 5510	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3788 of 5431	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)60th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

African American (2019)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 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
D. W. Babcock Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Cormorant Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3415	369	18	20.5	89.7%	43 (11.7%)	48 (13.0%)	169 (45.8%)	51 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	43 (11.7%)	22	4676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		23.4	4538^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	138																					10.8	10.8	33.3	23.9	34.3	36.0	31.8	32.7	21.3	5.4	17.7	20.1	88.6			93.2	90.9	93.2	$21,150	$4,254	$16,896
Howe Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2404 Howe Ave.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5165	741	31	23.9	84.3%	167 (22.5%)	68 (9.2%)	171 (23.1%)	294 (39.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.6%)	6.9	5783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		8.3	5760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	23																					5.6	5.6	17.3	11.4	8.5		12.5	14.4	8.6	3.3		8.7	93.9	97.0	97.0	97.7	95.4		$18,525	$4,241	$14,284
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
Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2360 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-1788	437	20	21.8	82.6%	9 (2.1%)	96 (22.0%)	243 (55.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.8%)	7.6	5753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		14.7	5336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	417																					4.7	4.7	8.7	14.1	11.1		11.2	15.7	12.3	10.9		13.1							$20,677	$1,656	$19,021
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
Dyer-Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Bell St.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7150	735	29	25.3	89.0%	159 (21.6%)	44 (6.0%)	158 (21.5%)	319 (43.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	43 (5.9%)	5.2	5834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.9	5848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	14																					3.5	3.5	6.6	13.2	8.4		9.3	8.3	7.4	2.6		6.2	92.6	96.3	98.2	96.3	94.4	97.2	$19,714	$3,749	$15,965
Woodlake Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Southgate Rd.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2755	351	16	21.9	91.2%	29 (8.3%)	80 (22.8%)	159 (45.3%)	37 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	39 (11.1%)	18.4	4976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		16.8	5145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	169																					9.5	9.5	36.7	24.5	38.6	6.7	26.7	26.0	20.0	18.2	2.2	16.9							$22,863	$3,512	$19,351
Greer Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7157	762	29	26.2	81.5%	133 (17.5%)	169 (22.2%)	206 (27.0%)	182 (23.9%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (8.3%)	9.2	5677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		13.5	5436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	241																					11.3	11.3	9.9	9.0	24.1		14.4	9.3	14.7	10.4		11.4	90.2	96.4	97.3	97.3	90.2	97.3	$16,871	$3,591	$13,280
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about D. W. Babcock Elementary

What is the racial makeup of D. W. Babcock Elementary?

Students at D. W. Babcock Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% African American, 12% White, 12% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is D. W. Babcock Elementary a good school?

D. W. Babcock Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is D. W. Babcock Elementary in?

Twin Rivers Unified

How many students attend D. W. Babcock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended D. W. Babcock Elementary.

What schools do graduates of D. W. Babcock Elementary attend?

Students who attend D. W. Babcock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy
High : Grant Union High

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