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Garden Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garden Valley Elementary serves 365 students in grades K–6 in Sacramento. In 2025–26, proficiency was 29% in English language arts (ELA), 24% in math, and 14% in science—below both Twin Rivers Unified and California in every subject. The most important concern is the sharp retreat from stronger results in 2023–24: SchoolDigger’s overall percentile fell from 63 to 20 by 2025–26, while the school’s latest results were well below state levels.

Math is the school’s relative bright spot, but it is not a strong result overall: its 24% proficiency was 3 percentage points below the district and 14 below the state, the smallest gaps among the three subjects. Science was weakest against both, at 7 points below the district and 22 below the state. Among six nearby K–6 schools, Garden Valley was below the peer average in all three subjects—29% versus 32% in ELA, 24% versus 25% in math, and 14% versus 16% in science—and ranked fifth of seven in ELA and fourth of seven in math and science. Grade-level results also differ: grade 4 ELA was 21%, while grade 3 math reached 35%, slightly above the district’s 34% and second-highest among the seven comparable schools.

Results rose in 2023–24 and then fell: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA dropped 16 percentage points and math 13, while science was nearly flat overall despite a peak in 2023–24. SchoolDigger gives the school one star and places it at the 20th percentile; it ranks sixth by percentile among ten nearby schools with a reported rank. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 25.9, the second-highest among nearby schools with data, and 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism improved from 50% in 2021–22 to 19% in 2024–25, then rose to 32% in 2025–26—13 percentage points above the state and 12 below the district. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students was at the 87th percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 63rd percentile, a notably stronger ranking for how well the school served that group; no later subgroup ranking was supplied.

365

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,159

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

91%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

3601 Larchwood Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95834-2212

(916) 566-3460

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Garden Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio Tierra Junior High
High:	Grant Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.3%

Asian:

23.3%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

California avg42%

4,638^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1075^th of 1,530Twin 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4638 of 5817	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	4295 of 5857	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.0	2144 of 5869	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	2582 of 5859	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2750 of 5883	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.1	4355 of 5789	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4745 of 5662	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	4447 of 5692	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	3719 of 5614	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.5	4175 of 5611	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	5442 of 5530	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	5184 of 5390	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	4845 of 5377	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	5191 of 5314	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	20.1	633 of 700	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	1125 of 1210	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	1100 of 1203	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.7	422 of 3162	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	1120 of 3245	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	888 of 3311	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	1584 of 3275	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.1	2451 of 3246	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	5051 of 5581	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	4315 of 5597	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.9	2002 of 5612	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	2199 of 5609	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	2449 of 5635	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	3823 of 5492	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4602 of 5413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3859 of 5094	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	3651 of 5107	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.2	1221 of 5107	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	1930 of 5087	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	2296 of 5084	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	3177 of 4963	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3927 of 4830	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	193 of 366	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3986 of 5423	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	3411 of 5460	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.3	1205 of 5517	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1728 of 5363	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	2044 of 5264	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	3682 of 5173	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4095 of 5084	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3753 of 5603	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	3886 of 5628	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	2210 of 5643	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	2896 of 5638	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2857 of 5663	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4311 of 5510	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4471 of 5431	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.5	663 of 2635	74.8%	★★★★☆

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)87th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)75th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2026)47th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2018)10th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	365	14	25.9	92.1%	18 (4.9%)	51 (14.0%)	158 (43.3%)	85 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	38 (10.4%)	22	4638^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.3%		26.3	4295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%	343	14.0		14.0	28.9	20.7	36.4	34.5			29.4	35.4	17.2	20.7	25.8			24.1	91%	0%	$22,159	$19,946	$2,213
Hazel Strauch Elementary	Public	K-6	3141 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2745	650	24	26.9	86.6%	28 (4.3%)	73 (11.2%)	431 (66.3%)	48 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	50 (7.7%)	43.1	3040^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.7%		54.9	2318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%	722	13.2		13.2	38.7	51.1	42.9	44.0			44.3	41.5	41.5	23.4	38.7			36.8	94%	0%	$19,794	$17,702	$2,092
Fairbanks Elementary	Public	K-6	227 Fairbanks Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3435	320	15	21.3	92.8%	14 (4.4%)	42 (13.1%)	112 (35.0%)	113 (35.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	27 (8.4%)	20	4812^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.3%		21.5	4708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%	104	12.1		12.1	11.4	34.6	33.9	31.7			29.7	11.4	30.9	15.5	16.7			19.2	94%	0%	$29,727	$27,352	$2,375
New Hope Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Jessie Ave.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	New Hope Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-5077	164	8	19.4	81.1%	9 (5.5%)	24 (14.6%)	108 (65.9%)	15 (9.1%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$23,270	$21,586	$1,684
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	201 Jessie Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 922-2767	481	20	24.0	81.7%	23 (4.8%)	54 (11.2%)	356 (74.0%)	36 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14	5314^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.3	5547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%	233	18.8		18.8	25.4	16.7	26.1	30.5			24.3	20.9	6.9	11.6	11.7			12.7	≥ 98%		$19,527	$17,212	$2,315
Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	2781 Northgate Blvd.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2740	1,091	49	22.1	92.2%	70 (6.4%)	101 (9.3%)	707 (64.8%)	115 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	77 (7.1%)	36.7	3458^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.6%		40.9	3160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%	298	24.1	25.0	24.8	32.3	39.3	40.2	50.0	38.6	38.2	39.2	33.3	37.4	23.0	31.3	28.1	30.2	30.0	97%	0%	$29,629	$27,536	$2,093
Del Paso Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	590 Morey Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3425	477	20	24.4	93.9%	31 (6.5%)	54 (11.3%)	198 (41.5%)	142 (29.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	42 (8.8%)	16.2	5123^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.9%		14.5	5310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%	187	13.8		13.8	18.2	18.7	20.7	34.9			23.0	16.7	12.0	14.0	30.3			18.2	92%	0%	$24,036	$21,780	$2,256
American Lakes	Public	K-8	2800 Stonecreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5500	625	28	22.6	87.0%	40 (6.4%)	169 (27.0%)	296 (47.4%)	39 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	67 (10.7%)	5.9	5771^st of 5817 public elementary schools	0.8%		5.2	5835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%	64	7.3	9.7	8.6	10.3	9.2	5.5	15.2	6.5	13.1	9.8	16.2	9.2	3.6	4.4	1.6	4.9	7.0	≥ 98%		$19,750	$17,698	$2,052
Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-6	477 Las Palmas Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2700	1,001	41	24.7	90.9%	24 (2.4%)	54 (5.4%)	768 (76.7%)	100 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.7%)	34.9	3594^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.2%		33	3724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%	130	21.5		21.5	31.0	43.2	49.5	29.6			38.0	32.8	39.0	36.5	16.8			30.9	92%	0%	$23,670	$21,054	$2,616
Taylor Street Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Taylor St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Robla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 927-5340	330	14	23.5	88.8%	53 (16.1%)	66 (20.0%)	121 (36.7%)	69 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	9 (2.7%)	28.9	4086^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.8%		26.6	4264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%	178	14.9		14.9	25.5	40.4	22.4	37.9			31.1	29.8	43.8	19.4	34.5			30.9	≥ 95%		$24,155	$21,738	$2,417

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Valley Elementary

What district is Garden Valley Elementary in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What is the racial makeup of Garden Valley Elementary?

Students at Garden Valley Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Garden Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rio Tierra Junior High
High : Grant Union High

Is Garden Valley Elementary a good school?

Garden Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Garden Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Garden Valley Elementary.

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