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Bowling Green Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-6

4395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bowling Green Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 685 students in Sacramento, part of the Sacramento City Unified district, which faces broader academic challenges across the area.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, but it performs better than most other nearby schools in its district, such as Rosa Parks Elementary and Pacific Elementary. Its chronic absenteeism rate is also lower than many neighbors. The school shows notable strength in supporting special education students, though performance has been volatile year-to-year, and there is a significant drop in math proficiency in 5th grade compared to 4th grade.

An interesting point of comparison is Charles E. Mack Elementary in the neighboring Elk Grove Unified district, which achieves similar academic results while spending significantly less per student. This highlights questions about resource efficiency in a context where Bowling Green spends more per student than other local schools but without proportionally stronger academic outcomes.

685

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,112

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4211 Turnbridge Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95823-1999

(916) 395-5215

District: Sacramento City Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.8%

Asian:

15.2%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,395^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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	25.0	4395 of 5857	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4834 of 5869	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	4013 of 5859	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4533 of 5883	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4393 of 5789	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4591 of 5662	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	4466 of 5692	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	4446 of 5614	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	4488 of 5611	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	4678 of 5530	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	4033 of 5390	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	4050 of 5377	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	3748 of 5314	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	3858 of 5193	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	4097 of 5113	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	4095 of 5113	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	3378 of 4818	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	3430 of 4822	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	3832 of 4809	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	41.6	343 of 661	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	383 of 663	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	340 of 747	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	303 of 700	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1146 of 1203	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1170 of 1205	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1130 of 1190	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1082 of 1154	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1127 of 1149	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1045 of 1071	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	2175 of 2227	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1287 of 2585	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	739 of 2128	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	1827 of 3162	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	730 of 3245	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	42.1	1669 of 3311	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2135 of 3275	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1958 of 3246	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3702 of 5597	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4454 of 5612	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3780 of 5609	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3904 of 5635	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4467 of 5492	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4786 of 5413	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3382 of 5107	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3883 of 5107	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2987 of 5087	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3492 of 5084	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3308 of 4963	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3652 of 4830	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3631 of 5460	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4383 of 5517	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	3020 of 5363	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3618 of 5264	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3490 of 5173	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3715 of 5084	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4676 of 5628	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4787 of 5643	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3977 of 5638	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4676 of 5663	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3898 of 5510	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3945 of 5431	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	996 of 2847	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	1652 of 2635	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1487 of 2420	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science13%-20 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
Bowling Green Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	4211 Turnbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5215	685	30	23.2	82.0%	14 (2.0%)	52 (7.6%)	485 (70.8%)	104 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	15 (2.2%)	25	4395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		20.3	4834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.6%	439	12.9		12.9	32.2	26.4	28.0	27.5			28.7	36.5	38.0	14.9	23.1			28.2	90.7	96.6	96.6	95.8	93.2	94.9	$24,112	$4,569	$19,543
Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 41st St.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4670	597	23	26.4	87.6%	103 (17.3%)	38 (6.4%)	255 (42.7%)	159 (26.6%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	27 (4.5%)	8.1	5734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.7	5817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	83	6.0		6.0	23.0	15.1	9.6	8.2			14.0	20.9	9.6	2.4	3.5			9.2	86.4	90.9	92.7	93.6	90.0	93.6	$20,624	$3,794	$16,830
Nicholas Elementary	Public	K-6	5100 El Paraiso Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4655	482	22	22.0	89.0%	32 (6.6%)	54 (11.2%)	240 (49.8%)	119 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	21 (4.4%)	12.9	5426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.7	5411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	15	8.7		8.7	22.7	18.6	11.8	19.4			18.1	28.6	19.4	8.6	14.1			17.6							$21,075	$3,561	$17,514
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	4720 Forest Pkwy.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4675	409	16	25.4	85.3%	17 (4.2%)	109 (26.7%)	137 (33.5%)	87 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	32 (7.8%)	10.2	5623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.7	5697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	74	10.3		10.3	13.3	16.3	22.8	15.8			17.3	11.1	20.4	6.9	10.5			12.0	91.5						$20,671	$3,367	$17,304
Woodbine Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 52nd Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4910	289	13	22.2	84.8%	23 (8.0%)	55 (19.0%)	139 (48.1%)	56 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.8%)	7.1	5775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.5	5791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	16	6.8		6.8	4.6	8.7	25.6	11.4			12.5	6.7	6.7	9.1	5.7			7.1	75.6	80.5	82.9	87.8	80.5	85.4	$23,302	$3,579	$19,723
Edward Kemble Elementary	Public	K-3	7495 29th St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4550	454	22	20.2	85.0%	21 (4.6%)	38 (8.4%)	247 (54.4%)	114 (25.1%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	21 (4.6%)								(n/a)				28.9						28.9	24.4						24.4	83.9	90.3	90.3	88.7	86.3	88.7	$22,947	$4,039	$18,908
Ethel I. Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	5717 Laurine Way	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4560	608	24	25.3	82.6%	22 (3.6%)	31 (5.1%)	386 (63.5%)	116 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	22 (3.6%)	9.2	5676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.5	5746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	70	9.3		9.3	10.2	18.0	13.8	11.7			13.5	8.1	20.2	15.1	3.9			12.1	91.8	97.3	95.9	95.9	93.2	95.9	$20,110	$3,413	$16,697
H. W. Harkness Elementary	Public	K-6	2147 54th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4585	287	14	21.2	81.2%	10 (3.5%)	27 (9.4%)	182 (63.4%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	21 (7.3%)	19.7	4851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.5	5162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	311	9.5		9.5	12.5	38.5	19.1	34.8			26.8	19.2	30.8	11.9	21.7			20.0							$22,698	$4,084	$18,614
Charles E. Mack Elementary	Public	K-6	4701 Brookfield Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-5524	840	34	25.0	83.8%	36 (4.3%)	70 (8.3%)	420 (50.0%)	251 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	46 (5.5%)	20	4827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		23.5	4529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	298	12.0		12.0	19.5	32.8	34.9	21.2			27.0	20.0	36.7	16.2	12.2			21.4	92.4	92.4	92.4		92.4		$17,138	$2,330	$14,808
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-8	2250 68th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5327	722	35	20.4	81.3%	37 (5.1%)	118 (16.3%)	293 (40.6%)	194 (26.9%)	12 (1.7%)	32 (4.4%)	36 (5.0%)	8.7	5700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.4	5794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	94	4.4	5.6	5.4	22.7	9.4	19.6	17.1	17.5	12.9	15.7	20.0	1.9	0.0	14.3	10.0	6.6	8.4	88.4	90.7		90.7	88.4	93.0	$22,573	$3,939	$18,634

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowling Green Elementary

What district is Bowling Green Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Bowling Green Elementary?

Students at Bowling Green Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Bowling Green Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Bowling Green Elementary.

Is Bowling Green Elementary a good school?

Bowling Green Elementary ranks in the bottom 25.0% of California elementary schools.

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