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John Cabrillo Elementary

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John Cabrillo Elementary ranks 3737 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Cabrillo Elementary is a K–6 school serving 382 students in Sacramento, within Sacramento City Unified. The most important takeaway is that its 2025–2026 all-grades proficiency rates were below both state and district levels in ELA, math, and science, placing it near the bottom of the nearby-school comparison.

Math is the school’s strongest all-grades subject relative to state and district results, while science is its weakest: proficiency was 31% in math, compared with 38% statewide and 32% districtwide; in science, it was 20%, versus 36% statewide and 30% districtwide. ELA proficiency was 35%, versus 49% statewide and 41% districtwide. Among the ten nearby schools with results, John ranked third-lowest in ELA, fourth-lowest in math, and third-lowest in science. Fourth grade is a bright spot: ELA proficiency was 53% and math was 45%, both above state results (46% and 42%, respectively). Third-grade ELA and fifth-grade results were weaker, including 14% proficiency in fifth-grade math.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: proficiency rose by 6 percentage points in ELA, 6 in math, and 7 in science, narrowing the state gaps by 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. Science nevertheless fell from its 2024–2025 peak. SchoolDigger gives the school 2 stars and ranks it at the 36th statewide percentile for 2025–2026, up 15 percentile points from 2021–2022 but down from 39 the previous year. The student-teacher ratio was 21.2 in 2024–2025. In that school year, 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-highest comparable rate among nearby schools; this is context, not an explanation for results. One notable strength in SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings is Special Education Students: the group ranked at the 83rd statewide percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 36th for the school overall, suggesting stronger relative results for this group.

382

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,606

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

86%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1141 Seamas Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95822-2442

(916) 395-4615

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend John Cabrillo Elementary usually attend:

High:

John F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

African American:

17.3%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% California)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

California avg42%

3,737^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	33.0	3737 of 5817	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	3557 of 5857	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4178 of 5869	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4168 of 5859	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4662 of 5883	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	5272 of 5789	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	5468 of 5662	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	4970 of 5692	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	4531 of 5614	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	4177 of 5611	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	4366 of 5530	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	4388 of 5390	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	4749 of 5377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	5000 of 5314	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	4556 of 5193	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.9	3340 of 5113	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.6	2755 of 5113	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.4	2295 of 4818	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.9	2962 of 4822	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.0	2747 of 4809	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.7	124 of 661	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	423 of 747	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	579 of 700	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.9	664 of 2227	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	1395 of 2585	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	722 of 2128	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3629 of 5581	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	2984 of 5597	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4358 of 5612	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3933 of 5609	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4593 of 5635	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5319 of 5492	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	5355 of 5413	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	3229 of 5094	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	2901 of 5107	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3197 of 5107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3561 of 5087	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3861 of 5084	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4554 of 4963	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	4709 of 4830	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	3149 of 5423	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	3353 of 5460	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3619 of 5517	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3517 of 5363	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	4021 of 5264	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4667 of 5173	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	4877 of 5084	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3596 of 5603	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	3711 of 5628	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3759 of 5643	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3961 of 5638	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4227 of 5663	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4299 of 5510	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	5017 of 5431	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	486 of 2927	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	262 of 2847	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	384 of 2635	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	691 of 2420	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+48 vs school

African American (2023)81st percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

Science20%-16 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
John Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	1141 Seamas Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4615	382	18	21.2	75.7%	37 (9.7%)	66 (17.3%)	188 (49.2%)	30 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.2%)	42 (11.0%)	33	3737^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.3	3557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%	180	20.0		20.0	23.5	52.6	26.0	43.1			35.3	33.3	44.7	14.0	33.3			30.5	86%	0%	$24,606	$3,159	$21,447
Sutterville Elementary	Public	K-6	4967 Monterey Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4730	408	16	25.5	30.9%	137 (33.6%)	8 (2.0%)	136 (33.3%)	62 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.7%)	83.6	975^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.2%		78.1	1239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%	264	67.7		67.7	64.4	61.7	67.7	64.3			64.6	66.7	46.7	58.5	64.8			58.9	≥ 98%		$23,851	$2,859	$20,992
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%	$23,123	$2,897	$20,226
Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	316	20	15.8	51.3%	22 (7.0%)	118 (37.3%)	117 (37.0%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)	34	3665^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.0%		43	3006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%	659	13.9	25.0	19.1	33.3	33.3	29.7	46.2	51.7	56.3	41.5	47.6	54.6	11.1	25.6	33.3	37.5	33.8	≥ 95%
Hollywood Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4915 Harte Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4590	268	13	20.6	70.9%	36 (13.4%)	17 (6.3%)	154 (57.5%)	32 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	19 (7.1%)	16	5140^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.6%		20.8	4760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%	380	16.7		16.7	22.6	25.6	41.7	17.1			25.6	22.6	18.0	8.3	14.3			16.3	≥ 98%		$25,823	$3,273	$22,550
Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	K-8	4701 Joaquin Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4635	822	38	21.9	26.9%	283 (34.4%)	52 (6.3%)	299 (36.4%)	83 (10.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	99 (12.0%)	86.3	843^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	85.5%		83.7	980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%	137	62.1	48.5	56.4	80.0	68.5	63.2	73.6	57.1	57.4	67.8	72.2	56.5	49.5	62.1	49.0	52.9	57.8	≥ 99%		$22,220	$3,088	$19,132
Caroline Wenzel Elementary	Public	K-6	6870 Greenhaven Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4525	211	10	20.7	77.7%	17 (8.1%)	65 (30.8%)	74 (35.1%)	26 (12.3%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.3%)	16 (7.6%)	16.7	5091^st of 5817 public elementary schools	12.5%		12.6	5459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%	368	10.0		10.0	42.9	13.3	23.3	16.0			22.6	47.6	10.0	13.3	8.0			17.9	92%	0%	$27,343	$5,031	$22,312
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%		$24,910	$3,433	$21,477
Stonegate Pk-8	Public	K-8	2500 La Jolla St.	West Sacramento	95601	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7600	928	41	22.6	41.9%	319 (34.4%)	43 (4.6%)	292 (31.5%)	137 (14.8%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.5%)	118 (12.7%)	49.9	2619^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.3	2636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%	17	31.5	42.2	36.9	47.3	50.6	44.9	39.1	46.8	50.0	46.5	53.8	52.8	29.2	23.9	29.8	43.3	38.8	98%	0%
Crocker/Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	2970 Riverside Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4535	631	26	24.2	14.7%	314 (49.8%)	13 (2.1%)	165 (26.1%)	50 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (13.8%)	94.8	344^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.1%		95.8	254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%	90	59.6		59.6	79.6	80.9	69.7	85.0			78.6	86.2	75.3	72.7	87.1			80.2	≥ 98%		$21,372	$2,931	$18,441

Frequently Asked Questions about John Cabrillo Elementary

How many students attend John Cabrillo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended John Cabrillo Elementary.

What district is John Cabrillo Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

What schools do graduates of John Cabrillo Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Cabrillo Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : John F. Kennedy High

Is John Cabrillo Elementary a good school?

John Cabrillo Elementary ranks 3737^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John Cabrillo Elementary?

Students at John Cabrillo Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% White, 8% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander.

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