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Ethel Phillips Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5096^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ethel Phillips Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 428 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, operating in a community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall test scores are below state and district averages, but the picture is more nuanced when looking at specific student groups and nearby schools. Ethel Phillips has shown a particular historical strength in supporting its English Language Learners, who have performed well above expectations. Furthermore, while it faces challenges, it consistently outperforms other local schools with similar high-need profiles, such as Oak Ridge Elementary and Ethel I. Baker Elementary, in core subjects like math and science. The school has also made significant progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate nearly in half over three years.

However, the school's performance varies dramatically compared to other schools just blocks away, like the highly-ranked Leonardo Da Vinci and Sutterville Elementary. Internally, there are significant gaps, with special education students facing severe academic challenges and performance fluctuating considerably across different grade levels. Interestingly, Ethel Phillips spends more per student than comparable nearby schools, yet overall academic outcomes remain low, indicating that challenges may extend beyond funding to how resources and instruction are delivered.

428

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,343

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2930 21st Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95820-3719

(916) 395-4565

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Ethel Phillips Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

6.5%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 30 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

California avg41%

5,096^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	17.1	5096 of 5857	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4822 of 5869	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4776 of 5859	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5211 of 5883	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5198 of 5789	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5232 of 5662	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	5289 of 5692	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	5215 of 5614	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	5102 of 5611	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	4713 of 5530	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	3861 of 5390	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.3	3510 of 5377	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.7	3261 of 5314	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.1	3436 of 5193	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.6	4299 of 5113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	4045 of 5113	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	3835 of 4818	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	4200 of 4822	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3903 of 4809	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	1834 of 2227	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1801 of 2585	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1499 of 2128	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1463 of 3162	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	659 of 3245	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	1028 of 3311	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	1486 of 3275	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	2027 of 3246	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4688 of 5597	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4789 of 5612	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4682 of 5609	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4976 of 5635	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5032 of 5492	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5077 of 5413	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4070 of 5107	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3503 of 5107	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3267 of 5087	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4254 of 5084	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4185 of 4963	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4176 of 4830	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4673 of 5460	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4274 of 5517	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3961 of 5363	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4396 of 5264	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4520 of 5173	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4684 of 5084	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	5005 of 5628	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4462 of 5643	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4433 of 5638	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4979 of 5663	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4862 of 5510	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4943 of 5431	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2794 of 2847	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2262 of 2635	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2218 of 2420	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science18%-14 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 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ethel Phillips Elementary

How many students attend Ethel Phillips Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Ethel Phillips Elementary.

What district is Ethel Phillips Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

What schools do graduates of Ethel Phillips Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ethel Phillips Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Ethel Phillips Elementary?

Students at Ethel Phillips Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Ethel Phillips Elementary a good school?

Ethel Phillips Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.0% of California elementary schools.

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