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Garden Valley Elementary

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Garden Valley Elementary ranks 4295 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garden Valley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 365 students in Sacramento's Twin Rivers Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's most striking feature is its dramatic and recent shift in academic performance; after ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide in the 2023-2024 school year, it fell to the 27th percentile in 2024-2025. This level of volatility is unusual, as nearby schools like Hazel Strauch Elementary and Smythe Academy have shown much more stable rankings year-to-year. Despite this academic challenge, Garden Valley excels in one critical area: managing chronic student absenteeism. Its rate of 19.0% is far better than the district average and compares favorably to most neighboring schools, which is a significant strength given the community's socioeconomic context.

Historically, the school has shown a strong capacity for supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and students from low-income families, with rankings in the 70th and 80th percentiles just a year ago. Its current science scores, while below the state average, still outperform the Twin Rivers Unified district average, unlike several nearby schools. The school's spending per student is mid-range compared to others, and its history suggests a potential for recovery, but understanding the causes of the recent academic decline will be crucial for its future trajectory.

365

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,159

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2024 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2024) to 27th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,295^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

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

Asian (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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%)	26.3	4295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		58	2144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	2151																					19.4		19.4	30.4	26.4	38.7	41.7			34.0	30.4	18.5	22.6	20.6			23.0							$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%)	54.9	2318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		53.1	2396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	78																					23.0		23.0	46.2	50.0	46.7	57.9			50.0	49.5	41.5	28.0	49.4			42.5	91.5	92.5	94.3	92.5	92.5	93.4	$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%)	21.5	4708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		19.3	4919^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	211																					12.9		12.9	35.2	17.0	32.8	21.4			26.8	41.1	26.4	12.7	15.8			23.6							$29,727	$27,352	$2,375
New Hope Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Jessie Ave.	Sacramento	95838	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)																						10.8	10.8					30.4	30.7	30.3					18.0	11.1	14.6							$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%)	11.3	5547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%		17.5	5071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	476																					7.0		7.0	17.1	23.2	23.2	25.0			22.0	15.7	12.7	5.3	12.5			11.8	91.6	94.4		94.4	93.0	94.4	$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%)	40.9	3160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		41.2	3107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	53																					15.5	23.4	21.2	44.2	39.8	28.1	55.7	34.8	36.6	38.5	45.5	31.0	8.3	46.6	28.2	25.5	29.6	97.2				97.2		$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%)	14.5	5310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%		17.7	5055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.9%	255																					4.2		4.2	20.3	8.6	13.2	33.9			19.1	24.1	10.0	9.9	28.6			18.3	96.3						$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%)	5.2	5835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		8.5	5748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	87																					5.4	3.2	4.2	11.6	8.5	5.4	6.5	20.3	7.9	9.9	10.1	1.7	5.4	3.8	5.2	3.2	4.9							$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%)	33	3724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		30.3	3904^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	180	5.6	30.4	0.0	4.8	9.5	22.2	39.1	27.1	9.7	23.3	9.3	52.2	0.0	12.9	17.6	3.7	28.3	0.0	4.8	8.6	12.5		12.5	29.8	49.6	35.3	28.2			35.0	39.6	51.3	22.2	21.4			32.8							$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%)	26.6	4264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		24.1	4451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	187																					22.0		22.0	27.7	25.0	32.0	40.9			31.7	31.3	24.7	20.0	25.0			25.1	90.5	90.5			90.5		$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 4295^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Garden Valley Elementary?

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

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