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James Marshall Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Marshall Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 337 students in Sacramento, part of the Sacramento City Unified district, operating in a high-needs area where over 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below district and state averages, and its statewide ranking has been volatile, recently dropping to the 20th percentile. While chronic absenteeism at 23% is a concern, it is actually lower than at several nearby schools like Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary. A key point for parents to consider is that James Marshall receives higher per-student funding than many neighboring schools, such as Golden Empire Elementary and Sequoia Elementary, yet its academic outcomes are lower.

Performance varies widely when compared to other local options. For instance, Sierra-Enterprise Elementary in the Elk Grove Unified district serves a similar population but ranks higher, while Del Dayo Elementary in San Juan Unified shows much stronger performance. There are also notable differences in effectiveness for different student groups within James Marshall, and its performance has historically been stronger in some grades than others, suggesting potential areas for targeted improvement.

337

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,956

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9525 Goethe Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95827-3202

(916) 395-4605

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend James Marshall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albert Einstein Middle
High:	Rosemont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.3%

White:

21.1%

Asian:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,695^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th 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	21.7	4695 of 5857	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3676 of 5869	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3838 of 5859	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3419 of 5883	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4736 of 5789	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4361 of 5662	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	4563 of 5692	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	4272 of 5614	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	3711 of 5611	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	3567 of 5530	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	2531 of 5390	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.4	2808 of 5377	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.1	3921 of 5314	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.8	2829 of 5193	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	2220 of 5113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.0	2333 of 5113	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.3	2080 of 4818	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.2	2187 of 4822	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.2	2251 of 4809	53.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	560 of 593	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	41.7	1681 of 3246	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3970 of 5597	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3138 of 5612	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3585 of 5609	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2939 of 5635	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4295 of 5492	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4374 of 5413	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3496 of 5107	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	2477 of 5107	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	2437 of 5087	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	1773 of 5084	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	3986 of 4963	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3599 of 4830	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4371 of 5460	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3563 of 5517	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3195 of 5363	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	2189 of 5264	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.4	4202 of 5173	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3685 of 5084	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4835 of 5628	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3989 of 5643	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3676 of 5638	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3614 of 5663	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4660 of 5510	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4008 of 5431	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	1441 of 2635	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.8	2483 of 2726	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2623 of 2834	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	2542 of 2737	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)48th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2024)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

White (2022)9th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2024)6th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science20%-13 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 (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	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
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	9525 Goethe Rd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4605	337	17	20.4	73.3%	71 (21.1%)	47 (13.9%)	119 (35.3%)	60 (17.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.0%)	21.7	4695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		33.1	3676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	1019	20.0		20.0	30.2	25.0	21.1	27.3			26.4	32.7	11.1	12.5	27.3			22.6	89.4			91.5	91.5	91.5	$32,956	$29,782	$3,174
Growth Public	Public, Charter	K-8	9320 Tech Center Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Growth Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 394-5007	300	14	21.4	63.3%	48 (16.0%)	29 (9.7%)	164 (54.7%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (12.7%)	41.5	3113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		44.1	2914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	199	25.0	18.8	22.2	36.8	37.8	40.0	53.6	34.8	43.8	40.6	36.8	44.4	10.0	32.1	30.4	31.3	33.5	92.9			92.9		92.9
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	3333 Rosemont Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4695	408	20	20.4	63.7%	91 (22.3%)	48 (11.8%)	161 (39.5%)	35 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	64 (15.7%)	43.2	2994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		40.2	3165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	171	27.5		27.5	36.5	27.8	40.4	62.3			41.8	39.3	24.5	29.4	47.2			35.2	93.6	95.2	95.2	96.8	95.2	95.2	$27,859	$24,896	$2,963
A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	3351 Explorer Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4505	405	23	17.5	58.0%	163 (40.2%)	26 (6.4%)	136 (33.6%)	19 (4.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.3%)	20.2	4807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		22.4	4642^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	165	24.6	13.8	20.9	30.3	23.3	32.1	27.6	35.2	20.7	29.1	17.7	9.5	5.4	31.0	18.5	3.5	13.5	89.6		93.8		93.8		$25,593	$21,734	$3,859
O. W. Erlewine Elementary	Public	K-6	2441 Stansberry Way	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4660	300	13	23.8	63.3%	88 (29.3%)	48 (16.0%)	90 (30.0%)	33 (11.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (12.0%)	46.7	2783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%		38.8	3248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	465	36.7		36.7	35.0	42.9	53.3	39.5			41.9	46.3	41.5	40.0	23.8			37.7	91.3	93.5					$32,015	$28,954	$3,061
Isador Cohen Elementary	Public	K-6	9025 Salmon Falls Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4600	370	18	20.5	86.5%	122 (33.0%)	48 (13.0%)	95 (25.7%)	75 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	13.3	5396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		19.1	4932^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	464	7.3		7.3	6.4	12.0	16.7	35.6			17.4	4.2	18.2	9.8	25.5			14.7	86.2	89.7			86.2		$25,553	$21,752	$3,801
Golden Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	9045 Canberra Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4580	438	19	22.9	62.3%	98 (22.4%)	50 (11.4%)	175 (40.0%)	53 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	56 (12.8%)	55	2311^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		46.9	2739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	428	38.2		38.2	51.7	34.4	57.4	36.5			44.5	46.6	37.7	54.6	41.3			44.7	96.4				96.4		$24,455	$20,788	$3,667
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3324 Glenmoor Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4500	498	20	24.3	78.9%	105 (21.1%)	67 (13.5%)	196 (39.4%)	48 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	46 (9.2%)	16.8	5124^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.5	4627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	497	13.4		13.4	15.9	25.8	21.8	32.0			24.1	22.2	10.6	11.3	26.0			17.5	91.0	97.4		97.4	93.6	94.9	$22,886	$19,674	$3,212
Sierra-Enterprise Elementary	Public	K-6	9115 Fruitridge Rd.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 381-2767	565	25	22.6	75.8%	48 (8.5%)	51 (9.0%)	189 (33.5%)	205 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.1%)	56 (9.9%)	39.1	3281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.6	3389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	108	24.7		24.7	37.5	37.3	42.1	47.2			41.1	34.4	33.3	26.9	32.9			31.7	94.8				94.8		$27,451	$26,038	$1,413
Del Dayo Elementary	Public	K-6	1301 McClaren Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2323	496	19	26.1	28.4%	331 (66.7%)	9 (1.8%)	80 (16.1%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.9%)	72.4	1504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%		78.7	1215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.3%	289	45.6		45.6	48.7	57.1	70.9	62.1			59.4	50.6	62.3	44.2	46.4			51.0							$20,456	$18,858	$1,598

Frequently Asked Questions about James Marshall Elementary

Is James Marshall Elementary a good school?

James Marshall Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend James Marshall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended James Marshall Elementary.

What schools do graduates of James Marshall Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Marshall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert Einstein Middle
High : Rosemont High

What district is James Marshall Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

What is the racial makeup of James Marshall Elementary?

Students at James Marshall Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 21% White, 18% Asian, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races.

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