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David Lubin Elementary

Q: Is David Lubin Elementary a good school?

David Lubin Elementary ranks 990 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

David Lubin Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 454 students in Sacramento, consistently ranking among the top schools in the area despite being part of the Sacramento City Unified district, which faces broader challenges.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly exceeding both district and state averages. A key strength is its exceptional support for all students, as evidenced by its 5-star performance with Hispanic students, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide for that subgroup. Furthermore, David Lubin has made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, now at 13.8%, which is well below the rates at nearby schools like Father Keith B. Kenny and Bret Harte Elementary.

When compared to other local schools, David Lubin's achievement is particularly notable. While Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary ranks slightly higher, David Lubin achieves its strong 83rd percentile statewide ranking while serving a student population with a much higher level of economic need. This consistent performance, effective resource management, and successful post-pandemic recovery make it a compelling choice for families seeking a school that successfully combines high academic standards with support for a diverse community.

454

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,449

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 M St.
Sacramento, CA 95816-5403

(916) 395-4540

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend David Lubin Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hiram W. Johnson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.6%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg34%

California avg41%

990^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	83.5	990 of 5857	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	1094 of 5869	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	1478 of 5859	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	1718 of 5883	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	1331 of 5789	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	1690 of 5662	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	1540 of 5692	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	1440 of 5614	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	72.9	1385 of 5611	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	60.8	2070 of 5530	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	2018 of 5390	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	2012 of 5377	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.6	2184 of 5314	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.7	2508 of 5193	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	1829 of 5113	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.7	2458 of 5113	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.4	1801 of 4818	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.3	2183 of 4822	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.6	2026 of 4809	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.5	1030 of 1154	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	72.7	377 of 2128	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	1123 of 5597	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	1212 of 5612	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	1669 of 5609	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	1910 of 5635	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	1231 of 5492	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	1701 of 5413	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	392 of 5107	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	433 of 5107	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	693 of 5087	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	1472 of 5084	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	1019 of 4963	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	1933 of 4830	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	955 of 5460	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	1433 of 5517	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	1946 of 5363	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	2904 of 5264	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	1363 of 5173	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	1943 of 5084	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	844 of 5628	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	977 of 5643	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	1280 of 5638	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	1498 of 5663	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	1460 of 5510	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	1597 of 5431	70.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	538 of 718	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	456 of 2847	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	242 of 2635	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	56.0	751 of 2420	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	678 of 2598	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	476 of 2651	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	1012 of 2661	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	918 of 2726	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	567 of 2834	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	390 of 2737	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-58 vs school

Asian (2022)11th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science56%+23 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 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
David Lubin Elementary	Public	K-6	3535 M St.	Sacramento	95816	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4540	454	22	20.6	40.3%	180 (39.6%)	20 (4.4%)	152 (33.5%)	44 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.6%)	83.5	990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.4	1094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	104																													55.6		55.6	58.2	66.2	69.8	79.7			68.0	64.2	56.8	48.2	61.0			57.9	93.8		95.1		93.8		$22,449	$3,975	$18,474
Theodore Judah Elementary	Public	K-6	3919 McKinley Blvd.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4790	485	21	23.4	30.1%	238 (49.1%)	27 (5.6%)	138 (28.5%)	16 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (12.6%)	80.8	1129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		79.6	1169^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	40																													60.7		60.7	62.3	60.7	53.6	74.6			62.7	56.6	57.9	55.4	58.2			57.0	94.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	95.8	97.2	$21,390	$3,142	$18,248
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	520 18th St.	Sacramento	95814	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4760	376	17	22.7	48.1%	102 (27.1%)	55 (14.6%)	141 (37.5%)	25 (6.6%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.7%)	33.3	3693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.9%		41.7	3089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	604																													31.9		31.9	38.3	37.9	31.3	35.7			35.9	42.2	22.0	23.4	23.8			27.5	82.1	91.0	89.6	88.1	88.1	86.6	$25,635	$3,327	$22,308
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
Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary	Public	K-6	1410 60th St.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4685	647	26	24.8	14.7%	322 (49.8%)	19 (2.9%)	167 (25.8%)	51 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	84 (13.0%)	96.3	211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.5	299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	88																													67.4		67.4	74.4	90.2	85.3	85.0			83.8	78.9	89.1	67.4	73.9			77.2	96.9		96.9				$19,054	$3,167	$15,887
Caleb Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	5457 Carlson Dr.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4515	536	22	24.8	24.1%	292 (54.5%)	19 (3.5%)	133 (24.8%)	30 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.0%)	92.8	484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		94.4	391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	93																													77.5		77.5	75.0	68.1	85.9	83.8			78.2	76.3	54.9	69.0	80.0			70.5	95.2		96.4	96.4	96.4		$21,138	$3,765	$17,373
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
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
William Land Elementary	Public	K-6	2120 12th St.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4890	367	15	24.7	49.3%	33 (9.0%)	13 (3.5%)	89 (24.3%)	171 (46.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.8%)	90.9	609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		90.5	670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	61																													61.0		61.0	79.2	66.7	70.7	81.3			74.6	75.0	64.7	56.1	73.5			67.7	83.0	91.5	91.5	91.5	89.4	91.5	$21,412	$3,502	$17,910
Tahoe Elementary	Public	K-6	3110 60th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4750	319	17	19.3	66.5%	60 (18.8%)	47 (14.7%)	155 (48.6%)	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (11.9%)	21.4	4717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	5221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	504																													23.4		23.4	18.0	17.7	38.3	30.3			26.8	20.5	5.9	29.8	12.1			18.3	89.1	92.2		92.2	90.6	92.2	$24,229	$3,316	$20,913

Frequently Asked Questions about David Lubin Elementary

Is David Lubin Elementary a good school?

David Lubin Elementary ranks 990^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend David Lubin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended David Lubin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of David Lubin Elementary?

Students at David Lubin Elementary are 40% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of David Lubin Elementary attend?

Students who attend David Lubin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hiram W. Johnson High

What district is David Lubin Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

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