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H. W. Harkness Elementary

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H. W. Harkness Elementary ranks 4270 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

H. W. Harkness Elementary is a K–6 school with 287 students in Sacramento, served by Sacramento City Unified. Its 2025–26 results were below district and state proficiency rates in ELA, math and science; science is the clearest concern, with 11% proficient compared with 30% districtwide and 36% statewide.

Among nearby K–6 schools, Harkness was around the average in ELA and math but weaker in science: its ELA proficiency was 34%, versus a peer average of 32%; math was 25%, essentially level with the 25% peer average; and science was 11%, versus 18%. Fourth grade was a bright spot in ELA, at 54% proficient—8 points above the state and 14 above the district. Fifth grade was notably weaker: ELA proficiency was 21%, 28 points below the state, and math was 11%, 26 points below. Overall, Harkness remains below district and state results in all three subjects.

ELA and math have improved over time: since 2022–23, ELA rose 15 percentage points to 34% and math rose 10 points to 25%. Science moved in the opposite direction, falling 7 points to 11%. SchoolDigger ranks Harkness 4,260 of 5,804 California schools, at the 27th percentile and one star; its percentile has risen 16 points from 2022–23. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21.2, below the reported ratios of nearby K–6 peers, and 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. In SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings, special education students were at the 32nd percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 12th percentile, indicating stronger relative results for that group; the English Language Learner Students percentile fell from 62 in 2017–18 to 11 in 2021–22.

287

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,778

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

California avg42%

4,270^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

962^nd of 1,530Sacramento 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
2026	26.5	4270 of 5817	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.5	4297 of 5581	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.4	3476 of 5094	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.6	3892 of 5423	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.9	3712 of 5603	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
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

Male (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Science11%-25 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
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%)	26.5	4270^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.6%		19.7	4851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%	581	10.7		10.7	31.8	53.6	21.4	32.6			34.3	31.8	32.1	10.7	21.7			24.7	96%	0%	$27,778	$23,562	$4,216
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)										9.5							10.0
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%)	6.3	5758^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.0%		7.1	5775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%	17	5.9		5.9	8.0	0.0	9.8	20.5			9.8	10.0	0.0	5.9	13.6			7.7	≥ 95%		$27,945	$24,034	$3,911
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%)	43.4	3024^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.0%		36.4	3450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%	426	32.4		32.4	38.5	59.3	44.1	34.8			44.6	34.6	63.0	20.6	13.0			32.7	≥ 98%		$29,022	$25,956	$3,066
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%)	7.8	5709^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.7	5700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%	9	6.1	4.7	5.0	12.5	19.5	8.0	24.4	24.3	19.4	20.0	10.4	14.3	2.0	9.3	9.8	10.0	9.5	≥ 95%		$28,254	$24,316	$3,938
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%)	57.5	2187^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.4%		60.2	2062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%	125	31.4		31.4	55.0	35.3	45.1	65.5			50.3	53.7	33.3	37.3	58.2			45.5	≥ 98%		$27,759	$24,326	$3,433
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%)	25.7	4328^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.6%		33.9	3654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	674	32.7	48.9	40.4	26.1	39.0	44.2	32.8	68.6	43.5	42.3	17.4	18.6	13.5	15.3	52.9	32.6	24.6	96%	0%	$24,721	$21,824	$2,897
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%)	11.3	5524^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.9	5573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%	49	5.3		5.3	13.0	4.0	21.1	35.1			20.2	8.7	0.0	5.3	16.2			8.7	≥ 95%		$29,520	$26,414	$3,106
Cesar E. Chavez	Public	K-6	7495 29th St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4530	357	14	26.3	87.1%	14 (3.9%)	39 (10.9%)	201 (56.3%)	73 (20.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	16 (4.5%)	29.5	4027^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.8%		24	4498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%	471	20.9		20.9	26.4	34.5	46.4	34.4			35.5	31.1	25.9	29.6	22.7			27.1			$26,192	$22,716	$3,476
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%)	35.7	3526^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.4%		42.9	3015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%	511	15.8	15.6	15.7	23.8	40.8	38.6	50.0	57.5	42.2	42.9	31.0	36.7	15.8	38.2	42.6	20.0	30.8	≥ 98%

Frequently Asked Questions about H. W. Harkness Elementary

Is H. W. Harkness Elementary a good school?

H. W. Harkness Elementary ranks 4270^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

What district is H. W. Harkness Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

How many students attend H. W. Harkness Elementary?

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

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.

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