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Orchard Elementary

Q: Is Orchard Elementary a good school?

Orchard Elementary ranks 3473 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 366 students in Rio Linda, part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, and it is a school on a clear and positive upward trend in both student attendance and academic performance.

The school has shown significant improvement since the pandemic, moving its statewide ranking from the 27th to the 41st percentile, and it now outperforms the district average in English, Math, and Science. A major success story is its management of chronic absenteeism, which at 22.6% is dramatically better than the district average and better than most nearby schools like Sierra View Elementary and F. C. Joyce Tk-8. However, performance varies by grade, with strong 3rd and 6th-grade results but a notable dip in 5th-grade scores that the school is working to address.

Compared to other schools in the area, Orchard Elementary has the highest per-student spending. While it performs better than some peers with similar student demographics, it does not score as high as schools like Regency Park Elementary, which achieves higher results with lower spending, indicating room to refine how resources are used. Overall, Orchard is a improving school that is effectively getting students to class and raising achievement, positioning it as a solid choice within the community.

366

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,826

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 Q St.
Rio Linda, CA 95673-1532

(916) 566-1930

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rio Linda High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.2%

White:

38.5%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,473^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1107^th of 1,543Twin Rivers 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	36.1	3473 of 5857	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3397 of 5869	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4304 of 5859	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4389 of 5883	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4464 of 5789	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3989 of 5662	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	3554 of 5692	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.2	4083 of 5614	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	3690 of 5611	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.6	4694 of 5530	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	3801 of 5390	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.4	3431 of 5377	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.0	2447 of 5314	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.3	1887 of 2585	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	866 of 2128	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	48.1	1340 of 3246	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	3060 of 5597	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	3082 of 5612	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4221 of 5609	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5081 of 5635	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4554 of 5492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3752 of 5413	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4194 of 5107	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3245 of 5107	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3794 of 5087	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3107 of 5084	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3619 of 4963	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3340 of 4830	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	2838 of 5460	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2805 of 5517	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4045 of 5363	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4186 of 5264	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4211 of 5173	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3623 of 5084	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3613 of 5628	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3478 of 5643	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4085 of 5638	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3096 of 5663	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4030 of 5510	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3857 of 5431	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2170 of 2598	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2233 of 2651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2404 of 2661	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2551 of 2726	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2515 of 2834	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	2461 of 2737	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.7	1528 of 2715	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1517 of 2480	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	1586 of 2508	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	1458 of 2497	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	1372 of 2477	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	1451 of 2379	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	1214 of 2259	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.7	557 of 2236	75.1%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2018)59th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 3, 2017

The principal is a bully and says not ok things to the children . shes been written up but twinrivers fails to fix the issue. She firced me to move my kids to a different school after my kids being there sense kindergarden. Now other parents are posting simliar complaints . this could of been avoided if they did somthing about the first time. Instead of ignore the parents. Orchard was once the best school ever and now id tell you dont send your kid there . Close Quote

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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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orchard Elementary	Public	K-6	1040 Q St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1930	366	16	22.8	75.1%	141 (38.5%)	8 (2.2%)	158 (43.2%)	28 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	36.1	3473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		36.6	3397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	76	18.4	18.4	47.1	31.4	26.5	45.8	38.3	43.1	34.3	20.4	29.2	31.7	95.5			97.0	95.5	$25,826	$23,098	$2,728
Dry Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1230 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1820	645	26	24.8	85.1%	171 (26.5%)	16 (2.5%)	325 (50.4%)	72 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.8%)	49.8	2603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		45.2	2851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.4%	248	26.1	26.1	53.7	35.0	48.3	39.8	44.2	58.8	35.8	36.4	35.9	41.6	96.6	96.6			96.6	$20,736	$18,354	$2,382
Elverta Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Eloise Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 991-2244	159	7	22.1	70.4%	62 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (52.2%)	8 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	26.5	4277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		29	4024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	253	26.9	26.9	29.2	25.0	42.3		32.4	29.2	25.0	15.4		23.0	93.6					$27,862	$26,018	$1,844
Westside Elementary	Public	K-6	6537 West Second St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1990	376	14	26.8	76.9%	140 (37.2%)	10 (2.7%)	153 (40.7%)	28 (7.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.4%)	40.5	3184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.7	2940^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	244	25.4	25.4	50.0	42.6	39.0	32.3	40.6	44.4	38.9	30.5	22.6	33.6						$22,365	$19,906	$2,459
Robla Elementary	Public	K-6	5200 Marysville Blvd.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-5200	343	15	22.8	81.9%	49 (14.3%)	41 (12.0%)	165 (48.1%)	74 (21.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	26.4	4288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		23.2	4561^st of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	273	22.8	22.8	26.4	35.0	28.1	42.9	32.2	17.0	28.3	21.1	28.6	23.4	96.0			97.3	97.3	$24,167	$21,774	$2,393
Cyril Spinelli Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Scotland Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6490	347	15	23.1	72.6%	101 (29.1%)	40 (11.5%)	131 (37.8%)	37 (10.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)	25	4399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		27.3	4173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	226	27.5	27.5	47.4	18.6	22.0	29.0	28.4	34.2	14.0	20.0	18.8	21.5	92.1	92.1				$22,693	$20,714	$1,979
Main Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Main Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 929-9559	361	16	22.5	84.8%	38 (10.5%)	58 (16.1%)	167 (46.3%)	72 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.8%)	13.8	5365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		16.4	5173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	192	9.3	9.3	14.6	24.4	18.6	25.0	20.5	14.9	26.7	4.7	21.1	16.8						$24,065	$21,858	$2,207
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	3638 Bainbridge Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1960	318	14	22.1	87.4%	68 (21.4%)	22 (6.9%)	157 (49.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.1%)	36.6	3437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		32	3783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	346	11.6	11.6	29.6	38.9	16.7	51.1	34.3	47.7	27.8	23.3	42.6	35.9	91.9			91.9		$25,724	$23,156	$2,568
Regency Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5901 Bridgecross Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1660	619	23	27.0	71.6%	81 (13.1%)	115 (18.6%)	154 (24.9%)	154 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	101 (16.3%)	64.2	1875^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		62.4	1963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.6%	88	41.5	41.5	53.3	45.7	62.5	53.1	53.7	50.7	47.3	42.7	40.6	45.0						$22,622	$20,566	$2,056
Arthur S. Dudley Elementary	Public	K-6	8000 Aztec Way	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6470	521	21	24.8	71.6%	154 (29.6%)	112 (21.5%)	146 (28.0%)	92 (17.7%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	17.9	5021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.9	5043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	22	11.4	11.4	31.9	17.2	16.0	32.8	24.9	18.6	14.3	14.0	27.6	18.8	94.4	96.6	96.6		95.5	$19,940	$18,814	$1,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Elementary

Is Orchard Elementary a good school?

Orchard Elementary ranks 3473^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Orchard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Elementary?

Students at Orchard Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 39% White, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Orchard Elementary in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What schools do graduates of Orchard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rio Linda High

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