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Main Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Main Avenue Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 361 students in Sacramento's Robla Elementary district, which is ranked in the bottom 13% of all districts in California.

The school has experienced a significant and concerning decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past several years, now placing it among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Academically, it underperforms compared to other schools in its own district, such as Bell Avenue Elementary, which achieves higher proficiency rates in English, math, and science despite serving a similarly high-needs student population. A major differentiator for Main Avenue is a severe history of chronic student absenteeism, which, while improved from over 60% to 30.5%, remains much higher than nearby schools like Glenwood Elementary or Dry Creek Elementary in the Twin Rivers Unified district.

Interestingly, Main Avenue receives more funding per student and has a more favorable student-teacher ratio than several better-performing peers, indicating that resources alone are not driving outcomes. The school has shown historical strength in supporting English Language Learners, suggesting specific programs that work well. For parents, the key considerations are the school's steep performance decline and high absenteeism rate compared to neighboring schools, balanced against its higher per-student resources and smaller class sizes.

361

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,410

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Main Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95838-2406

(916) 929-9559

District: Robla Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

Asian:

19.9%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

California avg41%

5,365^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Robla Elementary

1343^rd of 1,543Robla Elementary 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	13.8	5365 of 5857	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5173 of 5869	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4516 of 5859	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4672 of 5883	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	2691 of 5789	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	3889 of 5662	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.0	4341 of 5692	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	4183 of 5614	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	4490 of 5611	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	3645 of 5530	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.8	3969 of 5390	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	3558 of 5377	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	2942 of 5314	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.2	4338 of 5193	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	3668 of 5113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	3683 of 5113	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	3566 of 4818	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.1	3823 of 4822	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.4	3397 of 4809	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	448 of 663	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.7	994 of 1149	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	980 of 1071	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	1288 of 3162	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	827 of 3245	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	703 of 3311	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	853 of 3275	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	1090 of 3246	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5303 of 5597	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4841 of 5612	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3896 of 5609	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4422 of 5635	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	2315 of 5492	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	3733 of 5413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4619 of 5107	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3550 of 5107	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3567 of 5087	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3795 of 5084	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.4	1668 of 4963	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	2409 of 4830	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5011 of 5460	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4827 of 5517	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4081 of 5363	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4677 of 5264	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1789 of 5173	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	3317 of 5084	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4900 of 5628	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5032 of 5643	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4705 of 5638	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4467 of 5663	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2928 of 5510	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3799 of 5431	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2022)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2019)13th percentile-40 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-28 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

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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)	% 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	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
Main Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Main Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 929-9559	361	16	22.5	84.8%	38 (10.5%)	58 (16.1%)	167 (46.3%)	72 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.8%)	13.8	5365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		16.4	5173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	192	9.3		9.3	14.6	24.4	18.6	25.0			20.5	14.9	26.7	4.7	21.1			16.8							$19,410	$3,331	$16,079
Bell Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Bell Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 922-0202	377	15	25.1	83.6%	71 (18.8%)	29 (7.7%)	178 (47.2%)	88 (23.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	33.2	3702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%		35	3517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	185	31.8		31.8	22.2	30.6	43.2	36.5			33.2	32.6	34.7	29.6	24.5			30.2	84.6	94.2	96.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	$18,870	$3,444	$15,426
Robla Elementary	Public	K-6	5200 Marysville Blvd.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-5200	343	15	22.8	81.9%	49 (14.3%)	41 (12.0%)	165 (48.1%)	74 (21.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	26.4	4288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		23.2	4561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	273	22.8		22.8	26.4	35.0	28.1	42.9			32.2	17.0	28.3	21.1	28.6			23.4	96.0			97.3	97.3		$18,900	$3,564	$15,336
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
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
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
Dry Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1230 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1820	645	26	24.8	85.1%	171 (26.5%)	16 (2.5%)	325 (50.4%)	72 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.8%)	49.8	2603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		45.2	2851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.4%	248	26.1		26.1	53.7	35.0	48.3	39.8			44.2	58.8	35.8	36.4	35.9			41.6	96.6	96.6			96.6		$18,281	$3,164	$15,117
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Main Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Main Avenue Elementary?

Students at Main Avenue Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 16% African American, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Main Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Main Avenue Elementary.

Is Main Avenue Elementary a good school?

Main Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Main Avenue Elementary in?

Robla Elementary

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