Summary:
The Robla Elementary School District serves five K-6 elementary schools in a high-need area of Sacramento, where all schools have very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the district as a whole ranks in the bottom 13th percentile in the state.
Among these schools, Bell Avenue Elementary stands out as the top performer, leading the district in English, math, and science test scores and earning a higher state rating than the others. Taylor Street Elementary shows promising improvement and has the lowest rate of chronic student absenteeism, despite serving the community with the highest poverty rate. In contrast, Glenwood Elementary faces the most significant challenges, with the lowest test scores and a sharp decline in its statewide ranking.
Key takeaways for parents include a notable gap between district academic performance and state averages, and a widespread issue with chronic absenteeism that far exceeds the state rate. A concerning pattern is a steep drop in fifth-grade math scores across all schools. The data suggests that school-level practices can make a difference, as seen at Bell Avenue, which achieves stronger results despite similar student demographics to the other schools in the Robla Elementary district.
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