Best Public Schools in West Sacramento, CA

Summary:

The city of West Sacramento, California is home to a diverse set of 15 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools, serving students from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. While the district faces significant challenges, with many schools struggling to meet state standards, a few standout institutions, such as Sacramento Valley Charter and Washington Middle College High, are excelling and ranking among the top schools in the state.

The data reveals stark contrasts in the performance of schools within the Washington Unified School District, with a strong correlation between a school's socioeconomic status and its academic outcomes. Schools with higher poverty rates, such as Riverbank Elementary and Westfield Village Elementary, struggle with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates, while charter schools like Sacramento Valley Charter and Washington Middle College High consistently outperform their peers.

The data highlights the importance of addressing socioeconomic disparities and the potential benefits of charter school models in improving educational outcomes. While the overall performance of the Washington Unified School District suggests significant challenges, the success of schools like River City High, which boasts a high graduation rate and low dropout rate, offers hope for the district's future.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2023)					CAST Science (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Sacramento Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2399 Sellers Way	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Sacramento Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 596-6422	306	20	15.3	85.3%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	282 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	87.8	827^th of 5874 public elementary schools	85.9%		76.2	1349^th of 5883 public elementary schools	77.1%	522						55.0	59.1		57.1	69.6	75.0	62.5	48.4	67.7	81.8		67.2	79.2	82.8	55.0	58.1	43.2	68.2		65.2	81.1			89.2		91.9
Empowering Possibilities International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2945 Ramco St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Empowering Possibilities International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5130	374	19	19.3	66.0%	329 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	17.7	5086^th of 5874 public elementary schools	13.4%		34.6	3479^th of 5883 public elementary schools	40.9%	1607						4.7	22.5		13.3	9.1	27.3	15.6	25.5	39.4	54.1		28.8	16.7	33.3	9.3	18.4	36.1	42.5		25.3	50.0	81.8	90.9	68.2	59.1	77.3
River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	899 Bryte Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 744-1212	369	23	15.7	50.1%	83 (22.5%)	13 (3.5%)	172 (46.6%)	27 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	68 (18.4%)	47.5	2668^th of 5874 public elementary schools	54.6%		46.6	2720^th of 5883 public elementary schools	53.8%	52						30.6	21.1		27.9	27.8	44.4	44.0	50.0	43.6	50.0		41.9	27.8	53.7	30.0	33.3	18.4	20.0		32.5	97.3	97.3			97.3
Elkhorn Village Elementary	Public	K-8	750 Cummins Way	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7670	584	29	20.1	88.9%	44 (7.5%)	17 (2.9%)	485 (83.0%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	24.7	4400^th of 5874 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.9	4459^th of 5883 public elementary schools	24.2%	59	7.5	14.3	15.8	10.0	11.9	14.1	13.1		13.6	25.8	21.0	35.7	32.1	37.5	37.1		31.5	30.3	29.0	19.7	10.7	3.6	4.9		16.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$6,649
River City High	Public	9-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7800	2,216	99	22.4	67.6%	622 (28.1%)	92 (4.2%)	1,033 (46.6%)	311 (14.0%)	8 (0.4%)	30 (1.4%)	115 (5.2%)	61.6	623^rd of 2348 public high schools	73.5%		58.7	744^th of 2123 public high schools	65.0%	121								31.4	30.8							60.4	60.4							26.5	26.5							$7,104
Westfield Village Elementary	Public	K-7	508 Poplar St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7720	470	26	18.3	94.9%	54 (11.5%)	19 (4.0%)	315 (67.0%)	65 (13.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	9.5	5732^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	2.4%		11	5671^st of 5883 public elementary schools	3.6%	61						4.2	9.8		6.7	15.4	11.7	15.9	17.1	20.0	19.5		16.3	11.5	14.5	4.2	7.1	2.0	2.4		7.4							$8,107
Westmore Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Clarendon St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7730	539	27	20.3	91.7%	132 (24.5%)	28 (5.2%)	239 (44.3%)	99 (18.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.1%)	12.2	5559^th of 5874 public elementary schools	5.4%		13.7	5478^th of 5883 public elementary schools	6.9%	81						3.4	19.6		10.5	17.9	18.6	1.7	15.0	18.5	22.5		15.5	29.3	14.5	0.0	15.0	5.6	4.2		11.8							$7,539
Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	96	6	15.8	90.6%	14 (14.6%)	9 (9.4%)	61 (63.5%)	4 (4.2%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	7.5	2238^th of 2348 public high schools	4.7%		13.3	1866^th of 2123 public high schools	12.1%	372								0.0	0.0							4.4	4.4							0.0	0.0							$16,810
Southport Elementary	Public	K-8	2747 Linden Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7890	708	33	21.7	50.0%	229 (32.3%)	27 (3.8%)	270 (38.1%)	93 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	73 (10.3%)	46.1	2754^th of 5874 public elementary schools	53.1%		63.7	1860^th of 5883 public elementary schools	68.4%	894						30.3	36.4		33.3	41.9	55.4	42.9	26.5	41.8	53.9		44.1	44.6	48.7	23.7	16.2	33.8	33.8		33.6	94.7	96.5	98.3	96.5	96.5	95.6	$6,140
West Sacramento School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 371-7891	0	1	2.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bridgeway Island Elementary	Public	K-8	3255 Half Moon Bay Cir.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7778	1,063	44	23.9	40.8%	361 (34.0%)	57 (5.4%)	261 (24.6%)	249 (23.4%)	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.1%)	115 (10.8%)	61.8	1975^th of 5874 public elementary schools	66.4%		70.3	1593^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	72.9%	382						30.5	46.5		38.0	46.3	48.8	50.8	64.5	67.2	67.0		57.3	50.8	53.7	27.3	39.7	41.3	44.4		42.7	92.5	96.8		96.8	94.6	96.8	$6,060
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2500 La Jolla St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7600	883	41	21.7	41.3%	314 (35.6%)	28 (3.2%)	285 (32.3%)	135 (15.3%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.0%)	105 (11.9%)	53.8	2343^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	60.1%		56.2	2229^th of 5883 public elementary schools	62.1%	114						27.2	32.6		29.8	45.8	57.7	45.1	43.6	56.4	58.8		51.1	45.8	43.5	34.8	28.7	37.2	25.9		35.8							$6,260
Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	151	7	21.5	80.8%	36 (23.8%)	7 (4.6%)	88 (58.3%)	12 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.0%)	63.5	588^th of 2348 public high schools	75.0%		77.7	420^th of 2123 public high schools	80.2%	168								35.7	35.7							73.8	73.8							16.7	16.7							$16,357
Riverbank Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Carrie St.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7700	616	35	17.8	93.2%	100 (16.2%)	16 (2.6%)	370 (60.1%)	96 (15.6%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	15 (2.4%)	10.3	5691^st of 5874 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.1	5661^st of 5883 public elementary schools	3.8%	30						7.3	8.5		7.9	23.6	15.2	18.5	5.1	28.6	20.6		18.2	24.7	6.1	1.9	0.0	6.2	7.0		8.0	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8	$7,551
Evergreen Elementary	Public	1-6	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Evergreen Middle	Public	7-9	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	6	1	4.4		1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (66.7%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Washington Unified Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1100 Clarendon St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 375-7600	83	10	8.7	85.5%	14 (16.9%)	6 (7.2%)	39 (47.0%)	13 (15.7%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	8 (9.6%)	20.2	4827^th of 5874 public elementary schools	17.8%					(n/a)						14.3	6.7		10.3			28.6		42.9	20.0		26.9			14.3		14.3	6.7		11.9

Cities Near West Sacramento

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sacramento	1.14 mi	226	625^th
Rio Linda	7.5 mi	8	439^th
Davis	8.44 mi	17	116^th
Elverta	9.11 mi	2	693^rd
North Highlands	9.69 mi	13	724^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.