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Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

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Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired ranks 3654 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired is a public elementary school serving 481 students in grades K-8 in Sacramento, California, which is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District. While the school takes a unique Waldorf-inspired approach to education, it generally underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 39.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 23.36% in math.

One notable bright spot is the school's strong performance for students with disabilities, who outperform their peers. However, Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 30.0% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also spends significantly more per student ($22,340 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state. When comparing Alice Birney to nearby public schools, such as Sol Aureus College Preparatory, it generally underperforms on test scores and other metrics.

The unique Waldorf-inspired curriculum and focus on serving a high-needs student population may contribute to Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired's distinct performance profile. While the school faces some challenges, its commitment to a specialized educational approach and support for students with disabilities could be areas of strength worth further exploration to understand how to best support student success.

476

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,340

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6251 13th St.
Sacramento, CA 95831-1861

(916) 395-4510

District: Sacramento City Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

25.6%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,654^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,142^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3654 of 5857	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3213 of 5869	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3474 of 5859	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	3160 of 5883	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3704 of 5789	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3463 of 5662	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	3095 of 5692	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.3	3309 of 5614	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.3	4003 of 5611	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.4	3349 of 5530	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.7	2896 of 5390	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.6	3491 of 5377	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	3083 of 5314	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.6	3666 of 5193	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.0	2887 of 5113	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	3085 of 5113	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.3	3571 of 4818	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.8	2722 of 4822	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.0	2593 of 4809	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	63.4	642 of 2585	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	491 of 2128	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	3638 of 5597	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3375 of 5612	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3444 of 5609	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3044 of 5635	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3392 of 5492	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	3214 of 5413	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3186 of 5107	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2928 of 5107	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	2086 of 5087	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	2883 of 5084	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2776 of 4963	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	1709 of 4830	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3650 of 5460	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	4035 of 5517	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3803 of 5363	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	2988 of 5264	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4519 of 5173	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4707 of 5084	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3407 of 5628	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2796 of 5643	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	3054 of 5638	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2954 of 5663	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3778 of 5510	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3457 of 5431	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1192 of 2847	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	2066 of 2598	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	2059 of 2651	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	2371 of 2661	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2268 of 2726	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	2512 of 2834	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	2337 of 2737	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1142 of 2761	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	1131 of 2783	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	1115 of 2781	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	1002 of 2740	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	929 of 2715	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	1220 of 2480	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	1241 of 2508	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	1088 of 2497	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	1087 of 2477	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.5	387 of 2379	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	71.4	536 of 2259	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	72.4	483 of 2236	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	504 of 2179	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	49.7	976 of 2063	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.9	1016 of 2005	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	989 of 1999	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.3	643 of 1804	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.8	506 of 1777	71.5%	★★★★☆
2004	57.7	625 of 1769	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.4	318 of 1491	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	314 of 1369	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	803 of 2533	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	924 of 2551	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	1103 of 2531	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	958 of 2509	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	707 of 2380	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	966 of 2262	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	839 of 2395	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	539 of 2388	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	1246 of 2374	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	820 of 2359	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1067 of 2542	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	1737 of 2579	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1858 of 2531	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1797 of 2458	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	984 of 2369	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	1530 of 2230	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1279 of 2534	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1188 of 2552	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	966 of 2538	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	950 of 2527	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	1030 of 2407	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	1392 of 2273	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	500 of 701	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	891 of 1520	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	972 of 1537	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	865 of 1543	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	886 of 1555	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	878 of 1602	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	988 of 1496	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2019)75th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)79th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics23%-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
Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	6251 13th St.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4510	476	21	22.7	27.3%	253 (53.2%)	19 (4.0%)	122 (25.6%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.0%)	33.9	3654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.4	3213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	441	28.6	29.2	28.9	21.3	39.6	28.6	56.1	45.8	43.8	39.5	2.1	29.2	10.7	43.9	35.4	16.7	23.4	95.8		97.2		97.2		$22,340	$3,450	$18,890
Pony Express Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 56th Ave.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4690	360	15	23.9	54.7%	36 (10.0%)	27 (7.5%)	156 (43.3%)	92 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.8%)	60.2	2062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		58.7	2119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	57	46.4		46.4	37.2	35.2	58.9	70.8			50.8	37.2	33.3	43.6	66.0			44.7							$22,646	$3,772	$18,874
Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	316	20	15.8	51.3%	22 (7.0%)	118 (37.3%)	117 (37.0%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)	43	3006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		43	2993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	13	24.4	34.6	28.4	38.5	47.1	42.5	42.1	69.2	61.5	50.3	60.0	35.3	22.0	31.6	32.4	60.0	37.5
Caroline Wenzel Elementary	Public	K-6	6870 Greenhaven Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4525	211	10	20.7	77.7%	17 (8.1%)	65 (30.8%)	74 (35.1%)	26 (12.3%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.3%)	16 (7.6%)	12.6	5459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.4	5670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	211	19.1		19.1	4.8	25.0	27.3	20.7			20.0	4.6	14.3	13.6	10.3			10.9	89.7			89.7		93.1	$24,055	$4,952	$19,103
John Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	1141 Seamas Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4615	382	18	21.2	75.7%	37 (9.7%)	66 (17.3%)	188 (49.2%)	30 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.2%)	42 (11.0%)	35.3	3557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		27.3	4178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	621	30.8		30.8	30.0	46.0	41.2	16.7			34.4	40.0	34.0	26.9	21.4			30.5	92.5	92.5			92.5		$22,909	$3,460	$19,449
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
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
John Morse Therapeutic Center	Public	K-8	1901 60th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4774	15	5	2.8	73.3%	4 (26.7%)	6 (40.0%)	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)										20.0							11.1							$142,658	$8,570	$134,088
John Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-6	1730 65th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4610	262	11	23.3	76.7%	22 (8.4%)	42 (16.0%)	123 (46.9%)	50 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	17 (6.5%)	36.4	3450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		22	4671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	1221	7.4		7.4	22.6	67.5	26.9	42.3			42.3	38.7	32.5	3.7	37.0			28.8	75.0	90.0	85.0	92.5	85.0	92.5	$22,064	$3,961	$18,103
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

How many students attend Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired.

What is the racial makeup of Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired?

Students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired are 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

Is Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired a good school?

Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired ranks 3654^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired in?

Sacramento City Unified

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