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Northwood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Northwood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 351 students in Sacramento's Twin Rivers Unified School District, operating in a community where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with only about 20% of students proficient in English and 13% proficient in math, placing it in the bottom 7% of all California elementary schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 42% of students missing too much school, which is more than double the state average and higher than most nearby schools like Las Palmas Elementary (20.4%). While Northwood has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and its per-student spending is comparable to some neighbors, these factors have not yet led to improved academic results compared to other schools in the Twin Rivers Unified district.

There are notable differences in performance even among nearby schools with similar student demographics. For instance, Las Palmas Elementary, located just over a mile away, achieves higher test scores with a larger student body and a higher student-teacher ratio. Within Northwood, performance varies greatly by grade, with 5th-grade math proficiency at 0% but 6th-grade performance being relatively stronger. The school has shown slight recent improvement in its statewide ranking, and the fact that other local schools achieve better results suggests there may be strategies from within the community that could help Northwood address its core challenges of attendance and academic proficiency.

351

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,542

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2630 Taft St.
Sacramento, CA 95815-2335

(916) 566-2705

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

Asian:

18.8%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,470^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	12.4	5470 of 5857	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5762 of 5869	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5557 of 5859	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5335 of 5883	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5660 of 5789	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	5461 of 5662	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	5302 of 5692	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	5135 of 5614	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	5116 of 5611	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	5358 of 5530	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	5156 of 5390	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	5243 of 5377	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	4721 of 5314	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.8	638 of 747	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	593 of 700	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	1170 of 1203	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	1187 of 1205	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.4	1183 of 1190	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	3030 of 3162	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	2563 of 3245	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	2541 of 3311	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	2200 of 3275	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	1264 of 3246	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5181 of 5597	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	5518 of 5612	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5319 of 5609	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5109 of 5635	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5331 of 5492	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	5262 of 5413	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4244 of 5107	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4887 of 5107	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4610 of 5087	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4395 of 5084	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4765 of 4963	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	4581 of 4830	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4953 of 5460	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	5361 of 5517	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4958 of 5363	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4624 of 5264	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5000 of 5173	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	4844 of 5084	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	5263 of 5628	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	5521 of 5643	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5269 of 5638	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5091 of 5663	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	5376 of 5510	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5133 of 5431	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	2367 of 2635	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2019)15th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science8%-25 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Elementary?

Students at Northwood Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 13% African American, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Northwood Elementary a good school?

Northwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Northwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Northwood Elementary.

What district is Northwood Elementary in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What schools do graduates of Northwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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