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Skycrest Elementary

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Skycrest Elementary ranks 4186 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Skycrest Elementary is a public elementary school in Citrus Heights, California, serving 409 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 994 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Skycrest Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.65% of Skycrest students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.93% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 27.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Skycrest has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a large proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Skycrest's per-student spending is higher than nearby schools, its academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages, suggesting that additional funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student performance. Interestingly, one nearby school, Cambridge Heights Elementary, outperforms Skycrest and the district in both academic achievement and student demographics. To address the challenges at Skycrest, a more comprehensive approach targeting attendance, resource allocation, and the specific needs of underperforming student subgroups may be necessary.

436

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,838

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5641 Mariposa Ave.
Citrus Heights, CA 95610-7441

(916) 867-2098

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Skycrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will Rogers Middle
High:	San Juan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

38.8%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2023) to 29th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

California avg41%

4,186^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 41Elementary Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San Juan 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	27.3	4186 of 5857	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	3285 of 5869	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	2584 of 5859	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	3034 of 5883	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3708 of 5789	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4514 of 5662	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	4721 of 5692	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	4242 of 5614	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	4181 of 5611	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	4438 of 5530	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	4015 of 5390	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	4345 of 5377	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	3366 of 5314	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	3241 of 5193	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.0	2663 of 5113	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	3046 of 5113	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.0	2659 of 4818	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.2	2091 of 4822	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.8	2424 of 4809	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	2046 of 2227	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1697 of 2585	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1085 of 2128	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	1404 of 3162	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1625 of 3245	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	990 of 3311	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	1167 of 3275	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	2075 of 3246	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	4153 of 5597	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	3154 of 5612	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	2221 of 5609	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2293 of 5635	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	3276 of 5492	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4157 of 5413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3817 of 5107	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3699 of 5107	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	2255 of 5087	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	1956 of 5084	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	3056 of 4963	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4147 of 4830	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	3898 of 5460	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	3072 of 5517	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	1845 of 5363	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	1668 of 5264	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	2814 of 5173	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3769 of 5084	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	3930 of 5628	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3203 of 5643	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	2797 of 5638	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	3545 of 5663	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3788 of 5510	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4508 of 5431	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	2056 of 2847	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1925 of 2635	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1501 of 2420	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2153 of 2598	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1913 of 2651	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1940 of 2661	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	2219 of 2726	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	2349 of 2834	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	2522 of 2737	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 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
Skycrest Elementary	Public	K-5	5641 Mariposa Ave.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2098	436	19	22.9	67.7%	193 (44.3%)	24 (5.5%)	169 (38.8%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.5%)	27.3	4186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		38.3	3285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	901	26.7		26.7	22.8	21.7	42.5				29.7	26.2	22.2	29.7				26.1	86.1	94.9	94.9	93.7	91.1	93.7	$20,838	$3,318	$17,520
Kingswood K-8	Public	K-8	5700 Primrose Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5246	546	27	20.0	81.1%	155 (28.4%)	49 (9.0%)	258 (47.3%)	31 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.5%)	16.3	5165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		16.8	5141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	20.7	6.3	13.1	14.0	25.0	29.1	30.2	20.0	12.1	21.9	15.4	9.3	19.0	11.3	8.8	6.3	11.5	88.7	94.3		96.2	88.7	94.3	$18,510	$3,673	$14,837
Cambridge Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	5555 Fleetwood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2000	348	13	26.7	50.0%	203 (58.3%)	4 (1.1%)	75 (21.6%)	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.8%)	77.4	1265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		81.7	1084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	181	53.5		53.5	66.0	52.6	64.9				61.1	69.2	43.9	55.2				55.7							$16,945	$2,868	$14,077
Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	7025 Falcon Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2020	408	19	22.0	44.9%	261 (64.0%)	7 (1.7%)	89 (21.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	30 (7.4%)	53.7	2386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		48.3	2647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	261	35.6		35.6	65.5	43.1	35.6	49.1			48.0	54.6	50.0	25.0	32.7			40.4	88.2			94.1	92.2	96.1	$19,448	$3,268	$16,180
Northridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5150 Cocoa Palm Way	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2066	423	18	23.5	59.8%	158 (37.4%)	25 (5.9%)	165 (39.0%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	40 (9.5%)	21.6	4701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		26.9	4209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	492	22.6		22.6	22.9	19.6	35.0	16.3			23.9	29.3	26.9	26.7	12.5			24.7	90.2	96.1		94.1	96.1		$18,651	$3,533	$15,118
Coyle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6330 Coyle Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8012	331	14	23.6	81.9%	131 (39.6%)	22 (6.6%)	115 (34.7%)	21 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	35 (10.6%)	9.9	5640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		13.3	5450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.1%	190	8.3		8.3	12.3	15.3	14.0				13.9	17.9	21.0	8.3				15.7	96.0				96.0		$20,705	$4,408	$16,297
Charles Peck Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Rutland Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8570	303	13	23.3	76.9%	111 (36.6%)	23 (7.6%)	98 (32.3%)	39 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	27 (8.9%)	13.7	5366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		19.9	4877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	489	15.8		15.8	18.8	18.0	34.6				24.0	13.2	12.3	10.5				12.0	90.2				92.2		$20,468	$4,158	$16,310
Albert Schweitzer Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Glenridge Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2094	331	14	23.6	58.0%	188 (56.8%)	11 (3.3%)	58 (17.5%)	36 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.7%)	31.4	3852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.2	3661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	191	17.8		17.8	36.5	39.1	25.0				33.8	32.1	35.4	28.9				32.2	90.0	95.0	91.7	96.7	91.7	96.7	$19,149	$3,701	$15,448
Arlington Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Trenton Way	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5234	329	13	26.2	66.3%	128 (38.9%)	26 (7.9%)	119 (36.2%)	20 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.4%)	19.7	4852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		20.2	4849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	3	21.7		21.7	26.1	15.0	38.6				26.9	19.2	19.5	17.4				18.7							$18,739	$4,636	$14,103
Thomas Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Moraga Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2041	321	13	24.6	56.1%	169 (52.6%)	22 (6.9%)	73 (22.7%)	22 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	18.8	4942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		24.9	4379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	563	14.3		14.3	4.3	44.2	29.1				25.5	1.9	32.1	8.9				14.3	94.7		96.1				$18,212	$3,218	$14,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Skycrest Elementary

How many students attend Skycrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Skycrest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Skycrest Elementary?

Students at Skycrest Elementary are 44% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Skycrest Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

What schools do graduates of Skycrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Skycrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Will Rogers Middle
High : San Juan High

Is Skycrest Elementary a good school?

Skycrest Elementary ranks 4186^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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