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Ethel I. Baker Elementary

Q: Is Ethel I. Baker Elementary a good school?

Ethel I. Baker Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ethel I. Baker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Ethel I. Baker Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ethel I. Baker Elementary?

Students at Ethel I. Baker Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ethel I. Baker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ethel I. Baker Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Will C. Wood Middle High : Hiram W. Johnson High

Public Grades K-6

5676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ethel I. Baker Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 608 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, operating in a high-need neighborhood where most nearby schools also serve many families facing economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces significant difficulties, consistently ranking in the bottom 3-6% of all California elementary schools for the past decade, with student proficiency in English, math, and science far below both district and state averages. This performance is notably lower than most nearby schools, such as Suy:u Elementary (18th percentile) and Bowling Green Elementary (25th percentile), despite Baker having comparable per-student funding. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with 33.2% of students missing too much school, a rate higher than many local schools and linked to weaker academic outcomes.

Despite these deep-seated challenges, there are some positive signs and potential models for improvement in the area. The school has seen recent decreases in its free/reduced lunch rate and chronic absenteeism, alongside a small uptick in math scores. Furthermore, the stronger performance of nearby schools like The Language Academy of Sacramento—which achieves better academic results with lower spending and much better attendance—suggests that focused interventions on attendance and instructional consistency, particularly in upper-grade math where Baker struggles most, could help the school make meaningful progress.

608

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,110

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5717 Laurine Way
Sacramento, CA 95824-1413

(916) 395-4560

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Ethel I. Baker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will C. Wood Middle
High:	Hiram W. Johnson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

Asian:

19.1%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg34%

California avg41%

5,676^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	9.2	5676 of 5857	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5746 of 5869	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	5730 of 5859	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	5731 of 5883	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	5722 of 5789	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5441 of 5662	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	5495 of 5692	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	5504 of 5614	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	5278 of 5611	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	5392 of 5530	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	5270 of 5390	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	5048 of 5377	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	5069 of 5314	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	4769 of 5193	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	4178 of 5113	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	3986 of 5113	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	3605 of 4818	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	3670 of 4822	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.9	3798 of 4809	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	10.9	744 of 747	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	1166 of 1203	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	1186 of 1205	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1159 of 1190	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	1143 of 1154	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	1126 of 1149	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	1053 of 1071	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	2467 of 3162	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	2633 of 3245	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	2548 of 3311	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	3202 of 3275	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	2978 of 3246	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5457 of 5597	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5474 of 5612	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5429 of 5609	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	5500 of 5635	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	5438 of 5492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5197 of 5413	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	4996 of 5107	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4962 of 5107	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	4928 of 5087	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	4873 of 5084	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	4932 of 4963	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	4615 of 4830	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	5198 of 5460	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5354 of 5517	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5212 of 5363	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	5084 of 5264	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5102 of 5173	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4793 of 5084	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	5424 of 5628	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5561 of 5643	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	5564 of 5638	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	5499 of 5663	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	5462 of 5510	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	5261 of 5431	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.7	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

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)22nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-35 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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
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
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
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
Suy:u Elementary	Public	K-6	6032 36th Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4680	392	17	22.9	76.0%	23 (5.9%)	41 (10.5%)	212 (54.1%)	84 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	20.6	4779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.4	5180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	401	17.5		17.5	33.9	28.6	11.9	23.4			24.4	28.6	31.3	13.8	17.5			22.8	90.0	94.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	94.0	$22,028	$3,486	$18,542
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	4914 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4640	263	12	21.9	83.3%	32 (12.2%)	25 (9.5%)	146 (55.5%)	32 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (9.1%)	12.1	5496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.8	5320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176	2.9		2.9	15.8	8.3	22.9	33.3			20.0	10.5	13.9	14.3	16.7			13.8	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	$22,738	$3,310	$19,428
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ethel I. Baker Elementary

Is Ethel I. Baker Elementary a good school?

Ethel I. Baker Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Ethel I. Baker Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ethel I. Baker Elementary?

Students at Ethel I. Baker Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ethel I. Baker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ethel I. Baker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Will C. Wood Middle
High : Hiram W. Johnson High

How many students attend Ethel I. Baker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Ethel I. Baker Elementary.

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