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Bret Harte Elementary

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Bret Harte Elementary ranks 3606 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bret Harte Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 173 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, located in a neighborhood with significant economic need where it has shown a remarkable academic turnaround in recent years.

The school's journey is its most compelling story, having climbed from a 0-star state rating (bottom 2% of schools) just six years ago to a 2-star rating today, placing it in the 38th percentile and outperforming several nearby schools like Father Keith B. Kenny (12th percentile) and Oak Ridge Elementary (5th percentile). This improvement is supported by a lower student-teacher ratio of 18:1 and very high per-student spending of $29,764, which is roughly 50% more than high-performing neighbors like Crocker/Riverside Elementary. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting its Hispanic student population, ranking in the 62nd percentile for that subgroup.

Despite this positive trajectory, Bret Harte faces a serious challenge with chronic absenteeism at 35.9%, nearly double the state average and much higher than nearby top schools. Academic performance can be inconsistent, with 5th-grade math proficiency a notable area of concern. The school's story is one of a committed institution using significant resources to overcome substantial challenges, making impressive gains but still working to reach the performance level of the highest-achieving schools in its own district.

173

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,764

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2751 Ninth Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95818-4406

(916) 395-5190

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Bret Harte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	California Middle
High:	C. K. McClatchy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

16.8%

Two or more races:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

California avg41%

3,606^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	34.7	3606 of 5857	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4462 of 5869	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4705 of 5859	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	5005 of 5883	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	5719 of 5789	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	5637 of 5662	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	5587 of 5692	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	5032 of 5614	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5172 of 5611	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	4640 of 5530	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	3642 of 5390	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	3566 of 5377	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.5	4043 of 5314	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	3651 of 5193	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	3604 of 5113	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	3788 of 5113	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	3436 of 4818	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.8	3360 of 4822	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.9	3936 of 4809	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.4	660 of 747	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	689 of 700	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.2	1575 of 2585	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1419 of 2128	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3484 of 5597	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4482 of 5612	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4830 of 5609	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5277 of 5635	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5383 of 5492	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	5407 of 5413	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2642 of 5107	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	2452 of 5107	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	1910 of 5087	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	2606 of 5084	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.5	4938 of 4963	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	4828 of 4830	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3655 of 5460	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3893 of 5517	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3743 of 5363	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4721 of 5264	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	5114 of 5173	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	5059 of 5084	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	4139 of 5638	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3932 of 5663	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.7	5454 of 5510	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	5394 of 5431	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	1402 of 2420	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2023)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)27th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2019)12th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science27%-5 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-6	2751 Ninth Ave.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5190	173	10	18.0	64.2%	29 (16.8%)	20 (11.6%)	85 (49.1%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.1%)	34.7	3606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		24	4462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	856																													27.3		27.3	34.8	28.6	36.4	50.0			36.6	39.1	28.6	0.0	35.3			29.2	91.7	91.7			91.7		$29,764	$4,002	$25,762
Father Keith B. Kenny	Public	K-6	3525 Martin Luther King Jr. Bl	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4570	254	10	26.6	87.0%	22 (8.7%)	56 (22.0%)	129 (50.8%)	22 (8.7%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.7%)	16.5	5150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		15	5306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	156																													13.8		13.8	21.1	17.2	24.1	37.8			26.2	23.7	17.2	10.3	10.9			15.5	91.3	91.3		91.3	91.3	91.3	$24,601	$4,726	$19,875
Ethel Phillips Elementary	Public	K-6	2930 21st Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4565	428	19	22.5	85.3%	28 (6.5%)	17 (4.0%)	340 (79.4%)	28 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	17.1	5096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		20.4	4822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	274																													18.3		18.3	10.0	17.9	27.1	21.5			19.1	21.0	11.9	23.3	27.7			20.9	83.3	91.7	91.7	89.6	87.5	89.6	$22,343	$3,729	$18,614
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	4501 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4665	429	15	28.4	96.5%	21 (4.9%)	38 (8.9%)	250 (58.3%)	77 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	30 (7.0%)	11	5571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		12	5559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.3%	12																													2.9		2.9	13.6	21.6	14.5	24.6			18.3	15.2	23.5	2.9	16.7			13.8	93.1		97.2		97.2	97.2	$21,425	$4,067	$17,358
Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	K-8	4701 Joaquin Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4635	822	38	21.9	26.9%	283 (34.4%)	52 (6.3%)	299 (36.4%)	83 (10.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	99 (12.0%)	83.7	980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		85.4	932^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	48																													54.2	47.5	51.6	69.6	66.3	56.3	70.1	67.7	54.2	64.5	63.0	71.6	45.8	67.4	50.0	42.4	58.0	97.4		98.3				$20,601	$3,302	$17,299
Hollywood Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4915 Harte Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4590	268	13	20.6	70.9%	36 (13.4%)	17 (6.3%)	154 (57.5%)	32 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	19 (7.1%)	20.8	4760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%		25.6	4317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.4%	443																													5.7		5.7	17.1	36.4	31.4	37.5			29.2	34.2	18.2	8.6	21.9			21.5	81.0	92.9	88.1	90.5	90.5	92.9	$23,494	$3,340	$20,154
St. HOPE Public School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	5201 Strawberry Ln.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	St. HOPE Public School 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-7850	471	27	17.4	87.3%	5 (1.1%)	285 (60.5%)	120 (25.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (10.6%)	23.4	4554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.7	5571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	1017																													7.1	14.0	11.1	48.1	43.9	23.3	28.3	36.0	35.1	35.8	23.5	11.9	14.0	15.1	4.0	7.0	12.5							$18,384	$6,070	$12,314
The Language Academy of Sacramento	Public, Charter	K-8	2850 49th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	The Language Academy of Sacramento District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-7137	615	32	19.1	71.2%	26 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	575 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	37.8	3358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.9	3377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	19	13.9	12.1	7.6	6.0	10.6	14.1	10.7	47.7	24.2	30.3	17.9	27.3	37.5	30.7	18.5	16.7	6.1	26.9	34.9	23.4	21.1	13.9	7.6	4.6	3.0	1.5	15.6	7.6	28.8	28.1	28.5	24.6	18.2	40.9	52.2	57.6	51.6	40.9	55.4	19.7	21.2	38.8	48.5	42.2	37.6	96.4					96.4	$14,062	$1,582	$12,480
Crocker/Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	2970 Riverside Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4535	631	26	24.2	14.7%	314 (49.8%)	13 (2.1%)	165 (26.1%)	50 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (13.8%)	95.8	254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.4	482^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	228																													65.6		65.6	77.5	75.5	78.1	88.9			79.7	78.7	77.6	77.1	91.5			80.8							$19,776	$3,381	$16,395
Sutterville Elementary	Public	K-6	4967 Monterey Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4730	408	16	25.5	30.9%	137 (33.6%)	8 (2.0%)	136 (33.3%)	62 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.7%)	78.1	1239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		83.5	1015^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	224																													43.5		43.5	73.1	56.9	55.1	80.3			65.8	67.3	52.6	42.7	63.9			55.9							$22,177	$3,339	$18,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Bret Harte Elementary

How many students attend Bret Harte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 173 students attended Bret Harte Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bret Harte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bret Harte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : California Middle
High : C. K. McClatchy High

Is Bret Harte Elementary a good school?

Bret Harte Elementary ranks 3606^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bret Harte Elementary?

Students at Bret Harte Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% Two or more races, 12% African American, 10% Asian.

What district is Bret Harte Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

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