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Westside Elementary

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Westside Elementary ranks 3286 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary is a K–6 school in Rio Linda, serving 376 students in 2024–2025 as part of Twin Rivers Unified. Its student–teacher ratio was 26.8:1. The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, 51% of students were chronically absent, compared with 44% in the district and 18% statewide. That rate exceeded every nearby school with a reported figure and rose 26 percentage points from 25% the prior year.

Academically, math is the clearest strength relative to the state and nearby schools, while science is the weakest area. In 2025–2026, 36% were proficient in math, above the district’s 27% and near the state’s 38%; the result was also above the 31% average among seven nearby K–6 schools. ELA proficiency was 39%—above the district’s 36% and nearby schools’ 35% average, but below the state’s 49%. Science was 21%, about level with the district’s 21% but below the state’s 36% and nearby schools’ 25% average. Grade-level results vary: fourth-grade math reached 49%, above the state’s 42%, while sixth-grade ELA was 31%, below the state’s 48%.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math proficiency rose 7 percentage points, ELA rose 3, and science fell 3. Over that period, the science gap with the state widened by 8 points. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 44th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026; its percentile is down 6 points from 2023–2024. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is the “White Students” percentile of 16, compared with 44 overall, indicating a lower measure of how well the school serves that group relative to the same group at other schools statewide. In 2024–2025, 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; this is context, not an explanation for results.

376

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,216

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

92%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

6537 West Second St.
Rio Linda, CA 95673-3231

(916) 566-1990

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rio Linda High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.7%

White:

37.2%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

California avg42%

3,286^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	39.1	3286 of 5817	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	3184 of 5857	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2940 of 5869	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3391 of 5859	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	3209 of 5883	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3634 of 5789	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3602 of 5662	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	3353 of 5692	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	3094 of 5614	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	3799 of 5611	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.4	3786 of 5530	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.8	3332 of 5377	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.6	2947 of 5314	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.7	967 of 2227	56.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.2	1878 of 3245	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	3434 of 5581	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	2863 of 5597	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2984 of 5612	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3241 of 5609	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2951 of 5635	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3379 of 5492	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	3211 of 5413	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	2433 of 5094	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	2674 of 5107	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	2347 of 5107	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	3021 of 5087	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2980 of 5084	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2287 of 4963	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	2789 of 4830	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	3013 of 5423	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	2703 of 5460	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	2460 of 5517	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	2788 of 5363	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2450 of 5264	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	2886 of 5173	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2910 of 5084	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	2800 of 5603	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.3	3249 of 5628	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2773 of 5643	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	3316 of 5638	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3232 of 5663	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3536 of 5510	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3542 of 5431	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	2134 of 2536	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	2256 of 2598	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2254 of 2651	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2393 of 2661	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2399 of 2726	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	2565 of 2834	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2491 of 2737	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science21%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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
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%)	39.1	3286^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.5%		40.5	3184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%	102	20.8		20.8	40.0	45.5	38.9	31.5			39.0	37.0	49.1	24.1	33.3			35.9	92%	0%	$19,216	$2,459	$16,757
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%)	41.6	3129^th of 5817 public elementary schools	46.2%		36.1	3473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%	344	33.3		33.3	22.5	40.5	45.2	40.0			36.7	38.5	40.5	31.0	40.0			38.1	≥ 98%		$21,921	$2,728	$19,193
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%)	51.7	2511^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.8%		49.8	2603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%	92	25.0		25.0	42.1	44.4	36.3	59.5			45.7	54.6	48.8	36.3	34.5			43.7	92%	0%	$18,955	$2,382	$16,573
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%)	19.2	4887^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.0%		26.5	4277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%	610	28.0		28.0	13.6	13.0	28.0				18.6	18.2	21.7	28.0				22.9	90%	0%	$17,846	$1,844	$16,002
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%)	66.1	1777^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.5%		64.2	1875^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%	98	40.2		40.2	60.8	45.8	53.7	56.0			54.2	59.5	48.6	35.4	51.7			48.6	97%	0%	$19,593	$2,056	$17,537
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%)	21.2	4702^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	19.2%		26.4	4288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%	414	22.8		22.8	23.2	38.7	28.1	27.8			29.7	30.4	10.9	21.1	16.4			19.4	≥ 95%		$22,249	$2,393	$19,856
Heredia-Arriaga	Public	K-8	1800 Club Center Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5730	223	10	22.3	37.2%	18 (8.1%)	14 (6.3%)	166 (74.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)								(n/a)																		≥ 99%		$16,942	$1,520	$15,422
Natomas Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4700 Crest Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5234	745	29	25.6	69.4%	79 (10.6%)	168 (22.6%)	225 (30.2%)	196 (26.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (9.8%)	18.9	4905^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.7%		28	4139^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%	766	20.2		20.2	23.3	26.4	24.8	21.4			24.3	20.0	30.0	25.0	7.1			22.4	≥ 99%		$17,199	$1,798	$15,401
Heron	Public	K-8	5151 Banfield Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5680	977	43	22.6	35.1%	216 (22.1%)	135 (13.8%)	276 (28.2%)	191 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	145 (14.8%)	62.2	1976^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.0%		73.4	1456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%	520	45.5	60.5	53.1	52.0	46.5	55.9	54.2	57.8	67.5	55.7	47.0	44.8	42.3	42.1	34.7	50.9	43.8	97%	0%	$20,748	$1,520	$19,228
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%		$22,255	$2,417	$19,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary

How many students attend Westside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Westside Elementary.

Is Westside Elementary a good school?

Westside Elementary ranks 3286^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rio Linda High

What district is Westside Elementary in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary?

Students at Westside Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 37% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

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