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H. W. Harkness Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

H. W. Harkness Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 287 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, consistently performing in the lower tiers of California elementary schools with proficiency rates well below state averages in English, Math, and Science.

When compared to nearby schools, Harkness sits in the middle of its immediate neighbors but falls far behind the highest performers. For example, its academic results are significantly lower than those at Pony Express Elementary, a school just over a mile away with similar per-student funding, suggesting that factors like school culture or specific programs can make a substantial difference. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.5% is a concern, though it has improved from pandemic highs and is lower than at some neighbors like John D. Sloat Elementary; improving attendance appears to be a key opportunity, as seen at the higher-performing Capitol Collegiate Academy charter school.

Analysis reveals specific areas for focus: science proficiency is very low at 9.52%, 5th-grade math scores are particularly weak, and performance for English Language Learners has declined from historically stronger levels. Despite a decade of low rankings, the school shows pockets of strength, such as 4th-grade English scores nearly matching the district average, and has demonstrated past success with specific student subgroups, indicating potential for targeted improvement.

287

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,698

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2147 54th Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95822-4108

(916) 395-4585

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend H. W. Harkness Elementary usually attend:

High:

Luther Burbank High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

Asian:

13.9%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,851^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 49Elementary Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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	19.7	4851 of 5857	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5162 of 5869	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5228 of 5859	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4744 of 5883	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4577 of 5789	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	4014 of 5662	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	4820 of 5692	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	4936 of 5614	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	5390 of 5611	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	4425 of 5530	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.9	3082 of 5390	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	2844 of 5377	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.4	3532 of 5314	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	6.8	5115 of 5193	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.7	4891 of 5113	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	4600 of 5113	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	3484 of 4818	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	4133 of 4822	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.0	3929 of 4809	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	62.3	672 of 2585	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	602 of 2128	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	2942 of 3311	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1863 of 3275	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1236 of 3246	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4623 of 5597	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5015 of 5612	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4899 of 5609	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4591 of 5635	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4243 of 5492	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3624 of 5413	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4401 of 5107	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4426 of 5107	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4108 of 5087	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3870 of 5084	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4039 of 4963	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3201 of 4830	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4437 of 5460	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4783 of 5517	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4768 of 5363	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4205 of 5264	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3412 of 5173	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3190 of 5084	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4509 of 5628	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4878 of 5643	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5138 of 5638	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4446 of 5663	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4323 of 5510	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4092 of 5431	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	1786 of 2635	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2019)74th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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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)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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
H. W. Harkness Elementary	Public	K-6	2147 54th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4585	287	14	21.2	81.2%	10 (3.5%)	27 (9.4%)	182 (63.4%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	21 (7.3%)	19.7	4851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.5	5162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	311	9.5		9.5	12.5	38.5	19.1	34.8			26.8	19.2	30.8	11.9	21.7			20.0							$22,698	$4,084	$18,614
John Morse Therapeutic Center	Public	K-8	1901 60th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4774	15	5	2.8	73.3%	4 (26.7%)	6 (40.0%)	4 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)										20.0							11.1							$142,658	$8,570	$134,088
Woodbine Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 52nd Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4910	289	13	22.2	84.8%	23 (8.0%)	55 (19.0%)	139 (48.1%)	56 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.8%)	7.1	5775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.5	5791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	16	6.8		6.8	4.6	8.7	25.6	11.4			12.5	6.7	6.7	9.1	5.7			7.1	75.6	80.5	82.9	87.8	80.5	85.4	$23,302	$3,579	$19,723
John Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-6	1730 65th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4610	262	11	23.3	76.7%	22 (8.4%)	42 (16.0%)	123 (46.9%)	50 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	17 (6.5%)	36.4	3450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		22	4671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	1221	7.4		7.4	22.6	67.5	26.9	42.3			42.3	38.7	32.5	3.7	37.0			28.8	75.0	90.0	85.0	92.5	85.0	92.5	$22,064	$3,961	$18,103
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-8	2250 68th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5327	722	35	20.4	81.3%	37 (5.1%)	118 (16.3%)	293 (40.6%)	194 (26.9%)	12 (1.7%)	32 (4.4%)	36 (5.0%)	8.7	5700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.4	5794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	94	4.4	5.6	5.4	22.7	9.4	19.6	17.1	17.5	12.9	15.7	20.0	1.9	0.0	14.3	10.0	6.6	8.4	88.4	90.7		90.7	88.4	93.0	$22,573	$3,939	$18,634
Pony Express Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 56th Ave.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4690	360	15	23.9	54.7%	36 (10.0%)	27 (7.5%)	156 (43.3%)	92 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.8%)	60.2	2062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		58.7	2119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	57	46.4		46.4	37.2	35.2	58.9	70.8			50.8	37.2	33.3	43.6	66.0			44.7							$22,646	$3,772	$18,874
Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	6251 13th St.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4510	476	21	22.7	27.3%	253 (53.2%)	19 (4.0%)	122 (25.6%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.0%)	33.9	3654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.4	3213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	441	28.6	29.2	28.9	21.3	39.6	28.6	56.1	45.8	43.8	39.5	2.1	29.2	10.7	43.9	35.4	16.7	23.4	95.8		97.2		97.2		$22,340	$3,450	$18,890
Edward Kemble Elementary	Public	K-3	7495 29th St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4550	454	22	20.2	85.0%	21 (4.6%)	38 (8.4%)	247 (54.4%)	114 (25.1%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	21 (4.6%)								(n/a)				28.9						28.9	24.4						24.4	83.9	90.3	90.3	88.7	86.3	88.7	$22,947	$4,039	$18,908
John D. Sloat Elementary	Public	K-6	7525 Candlewood Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4620	218	10	21.6	83.9%	10 (4.6%)	38 (17.4%)	96 (44.0%)	59 (27.1%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	6 (2.8%)	10.9	5573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		11.2	5609^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	36	5.1		5.1	4.2	5.9	15.4	37.0			16.8	8.3	0.0	12.8	14.8			10.3	90.0	92.5			90.0		$24,724	$3,437	$21,287
Capitol Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 Meadowview Rd.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Capitol Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 476-5796	518	20	26.2	79.9%	5 (1.0%)	134 (25.9%)	285 (55.0%)	35 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	40 (7.7%)	42.9	3015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		42.5	3037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	22	34.7	27.1	31.7	35.4	26.8	45.3	61.2	37.3	62.5	44.3	35.4	19.6	36.0	32.7	35.3	31.3	31.8	90.7			93.0		90.7	$19,373	$534	$18,839

Frequently Asked Questions about H. W. Harkness Elementary

What district is H. W. Harkness Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

What is the racial makeup of H. W. Harkness Elementary?

Students at H. W. Harkness Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is H. W. Harkness Elementary a good school?

H. W. Harkness Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend H. W. Harkness Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended H. W. Harkness Elementary.

What schools do graduates of H. W. Harkness Elementary attend?

Students who attend H. W. Harkness Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Luther Burbank High

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