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Isabelle Jackson Elementary

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Isabelle Jackson Elementary ranks 3551 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Isabelle Jackson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 725 students in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified district, a community where nearby schools show dramatically different academic results.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency in English, math, and science consistently below the district average and below most neighboring schools like Raymond Case Elementary and Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary. Chronic absenteeism, at 24.9%, is also higher than the district and state averages. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than several higher-performing schools in the area, yet outcomes remain lower, suggesting resources may not be deployed as effectively.

Despite overall challenges, Isabelle Jackson has notable strengths, particularly in serving English Language Learners, where its performance ranks in the 77th percentile statewide. The school's performance has remained consistently in a similar range over the past decade, even as the percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds has increased rapidly. This stability, alongside the extreme performance variations seen at schools within a very short distance like Herman Leimbach Elementary and Anna Kirchgater Elementary, points to localized factors being crucial in shaping student success.

725

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,522

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8351 Cutler Way
Sacramento, CA 95828-5719

(916) 689-2115

District: Elk Grove Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.9%

Hispanic:

34.3%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg46%

California avg41%

3,551^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 43Elementary Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove 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	35.4	3551 of 5857	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3647 of 5869	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3671 of 5859	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3616 of 5883	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	945 of 1417	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3926 of 5789	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3665 of 5662	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	3905 of 5692	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	3431 of 5614	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.2	3057 of 5611	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.5	4166 of 5530	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.9	4172 of 5390	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	4419 of 5377	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	3898 of 5314	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	3361 of 5193	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.7	3289 of 5113	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	2734 of 5113	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	2310 of 4818	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.8	2307 of 4822	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.8	2012 of 4809	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	177 of 569	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	296 of 593	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	419 of 661	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	463 of 663	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	350 of 747	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	360 of 700	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1112 of 1203	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1128 of 1205	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1116 of 1190	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1085 of 1154	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1057 of 1149	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	989 of 1071	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	1438 of 2227	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	180 of 293	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1225 of 2585	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	1707 of 2128	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	718 of 3162	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	819 of 3245	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	876 of 3311	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	120 of 602	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	1320 of 3275	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	1025 of 3246	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3540 of 5597	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3729 of 5612	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3441 of 5609	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3198 of 5635	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	798 of 1267	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4010 of 5492	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3584 of 5413	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2579 of 5107	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2939 of 5107	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	2435 of 5087	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	2518 of 5084	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	3729 of 4963	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3286 of 4830	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2801 of 5460	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3190 of 5517	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2733 of 5363	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2614 of 5264	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	562 of 1110	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3566 of 5173	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3192 of 5084	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3328 of 5628	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3299 of 5643	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3590 of 5638	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3778 of 5663	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	899 of 1272	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3531 of 5510	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3479 of 5431	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	575 of 670	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	639 of 669	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	554 of 610	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	423 of 445	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2190 of 2847	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1606 of 2635	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1428 of 2420	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	2006 of 2661	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2548 of 2726	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	2560 of 2834	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	2285 of 2737	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)14th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

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Monday, September 3, 2018

best school in Sacramento best teachers and the number one principle mr. Fine is the best Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Isabelle Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	8351 Cutler Way	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2115	725	29	25.0	77.4%	43 (5.9%)	77 (10.6%)	249 (34.3%)	289 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	55 (7.6%)	35.4	3551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.4	3647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	96	23.5	23.5	36.1	37.3	38.6	43.3	38.8	32.4	34.6	25.2	27.9	30.0	96.8		97.6	96.8	97.6	$16,522	$1,815	$14,707
Anna Kirchgater Elementary	Public	K-6	8141 Stevenson Ave.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-9150	738	32	23.0	81.6%	40 (5.4%)	63 (8.5%)	245 (33.2%)	330 (44.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	43 (5.8%)	41.6	3099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		39.1	3229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	130	20.2	20.2	44.3	39.2	36.4	46.9	41.8	45.4	36.7	25.3	33.3	35.1	95.8		96.8	96.8	96.8	$16,519	$2,255	$14,264
Mary Tsukamoto Elementary	Public	K-6	8737 Brittany Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7580	989	40	24.6	69.6%	72 (7.3%)	92 (9.3%)	306 (30.9%)	418 (42.3%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.6%)	81 (8.2%)	57.6	2191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		55	2285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	94	21.1	21.1	50.7	55.1	47.2	59.0	53.3	54.5	45.8	30.5	37.7	42.6						$15,107	$1,379	$13,728
Herman Leimbach Elementary	Public	K-6	8101 Grandstaff Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2120	659	30	21.9	86.9%	28 (4.2%)	130 (19.7%)	247 (37.5%)	201 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	37 (5.6%)	16	5180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.7	5239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	59	9.3	9.3	26.4	29.5	29.1	26.0	27.7	25.0	14.8	11.5	10.0	15.6						$18,041	$2,277	$15,764
Raymond Case Elementary	Public	K-6	8565 Shasta Lily Dr.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-8820	751	30	25.0	67.9%	63 (8.4%)	66 (8.8%)	172 (22.9%)	356 (47.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	71 (9.5%)	78.9	1198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.6	1170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	28	36.5	36.5	68.0	73.8	59.7	68.0	67.2	68.0	62.5	43.9	51.2	55.8						$15,981	$1,758	$14,223
Roy Herburger Elementary	Public	K-6	8670 Maranello Dr.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-1390	937	38	24.6	67.2%	45 (4.8%)	78 (8.3%)	130 (13.9%)	559 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)	92 (9.8%)	67.3	1722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		73.5	1431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	291	32.6	32.6	56.4	51.3	49.6	62.0	54.7	72.3	53.0	38.4	47.5	52.2						$14,695	$1,468	$13,227
Irene B. West Elementary	Public	K-6	8625 Serio Way	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4362	1,063	45	23.6	73.0%	112 (10.5%)	117 (11.0%)	186 (17.5%)	543 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.7%)	75 (7.1%)	44.2	2940^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		55.7	2253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.6%	687	27.7	27.7	42.2	38.8	46.0	39.5	41.6	39.4	43.0	34.5	31.4	36.7	95.2	98.4				$16,031	$1,929	$14,102
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 Caymus Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-8484	888	36	24.6	72.6%	83 (9.3%)	85 (9.6%)	222 (25.0%)	401 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	79 (8.9%)	66.6	1758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		62.5	1956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	198	42.3	42.3	51.6	57.1	61.8	54.9	56.2	53.2	43.4	46.0	39.7	45.7	96.0		96.6	97.3	98.0	$15,286	$1,952	$13,334
Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	7000 Cranleigh Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-8586	719	28	25.6	75.8%	56 (7.8%)	139 (19.3%)	188 (26.1%)	252 (35.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	63 (8.8%)	47	2761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		49.1	2598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	163	25.0	25.0	32.6	48.6	46.2	54.1	45.8	35.4	41.7	23.6	44.3	36.4	97.4		97.4		97.4	$16,209	$2,019	$14,190
Florin Elementary	Public	K-6	7300 Kara Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 383-0530	583	26	22.4	91.9%	35 (6.0%)	62 (10.6%)	263 (45.1%)	183 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	26 (4.5%)	20.9	4752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		18	5023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	271	15.5	15.5	24.6	39.2	37.1	26.4	31.9	19.7	17.6	13.9	17.8	17.2	96.5					$19,158	$3,091	$16,067

Frequently Asked Questions about Isabelle Jackson Elementary

What district is Isabelle Jackson Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Isabelle Jackson Elementary?

Students at Isabelle Jackson Elementary are 40% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Isabelle Jackson Elementary a good school?

Isabelle Jackson Elementary ranks 3551^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Isabelle Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Isabelle Jackson Elementary.

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