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Pacific Elementary

Q: Is Pacific Elementary a good school?

Pacific Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Pacific Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Pacific Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pacific Elementary?

Students at Pacific Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 17% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Pacific Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pacific Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fern Bacon Middle High : C. K. McClatchy High

Public Grades K-6

5734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 597 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California, with only about 14% of students proficient in English and 9% in math. This performance is notably lower than that of nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Nicholas Elementary and Oak Ridge Elementary. A concerning trend shows that student proficiency declines sharply in higher grades, dropping to just over 3% in 6th-grade math. The school also operates with a higher student-teacher ratio (26-to-1) and lower per-student spending than most surrounding schools.

Despite these academic struggles, Pacific Elementary has achieved a notable bright spot by dramatically improving student attendance since the pandemic, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than the district average. This progress shows the school's capacity for positive change. Parents may want to explore how other schools in the area, like the charter school St. HOPE Public School 7 or Bowling Green Elementary, achieve different results with similar communities.

597

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,624

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6201 41st St.
Sacramento, CA 95824-3736

(916) 395-4670

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Pacific Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fern Bacon Middle
High:	C. K. McClatchy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.7%

Asian:

26.6%

White:

17.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 35 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg34%

California avg41%

5,734^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	8.1	5734 of 5857	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	5817 of 5869	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	5826 of 5859	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	5843 of 5883	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	5601 of 5789	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5344 of 5662	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	5357 of 5692	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	4953 of 5614	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	4969 of 5611	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	5455 of 5530	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	5018 of 5390	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	4505 of 5377	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	4070 of 5314	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	4307 of 5193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.3	4645 of 5113	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	4742 of 5113	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	4403 of 4818	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	4184 of 4822	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.5	3393 of 4809	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.6	427 of 747	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	267 of 700	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	1190 of 1203	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	1198 of 1205	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.2	1190 of 1190	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.3	1151 of 1154	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	1142 of 1149	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	1062 of 1071	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	19.4	1996 of 2128	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	2754 of 3162	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	3155 of 3245	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3104 of 3311	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	2793 of 3275	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	2152 of 3246	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	5540 of 5597	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	5595 of 5612	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	5586 of 5609	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	5609 of 5635	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	5286 of 5492	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	5162 of 5413	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	4730 of 5107	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	4999 of 5107	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	5026 of 5087	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5002 of 5084	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4616 of 4963	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4396 of 4830	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	5336 of 5460	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5468 of 5517	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	5327 of 5363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	5225 of 5264	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	4982 of 5173	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4756 of 5084	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	5421 of 5628	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5565 of 5643	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	5590 of 5638	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	5609 of 5663	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5361 of 5510	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5101 of 5431	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	1835 of 2420	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.5	2598 of 2598	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	2646 of 2651	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)43rd percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2023)24th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2018)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science6%-27 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
Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 41st St.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4670	597	23	26.4	87.6%	103 (17.3%)	38 (6.4%)	255 (42.7%)	159 (26.6%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	27 (4.5%)	8.1	5734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.7	5817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	83	6.0		6.0	23.0	15.1	9.6	8.2			14.0	20.9	9.6	2.4	3.5			9.2	86.4	90.9	92.7	93.6	90.0	93.6	$20,624	$3,794	$16,830
Ethel I. Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	5717 Laurine Way	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4560	608	24	25.3	82.6%	22 (3.6%)	31 (5.1%)	386 (63.5%)	116 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	22 (3.6%)	9.2	5676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.5	5746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	70	9.3		9.3	10.2	18.0	13.8	11.7			13.5	8.1	20.2	15.1	3.9			12.1	91.8	97.3	95.9	95.9	93.2	95.9	$20,110	$3,413	$16,697
Nicholas Elementary	Public	K-6	5100 El Paraiso Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4655	482	22	22.0	89.0%	32 (6.6%)	54 (11.2%)	240 (49.8%)	119 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	21 (4.4%)	12.9	5426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.7	5411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	15	8.7		8.7	22.7	18.6	11.8	19.4			18.1	28.6	19.4	8.6	14.1			17.6							$21,075	$3,561	$17,514
Bowling Green Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	4211 Turnbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5215	685	30	23.2	82.0%	14 (2.0%)	52 (7.6%)	485 (70.8%)	104 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	15 (2.2%)	25	4395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		20.3	4834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.6%	439	12.9		12.9	32.2	26.4	28.0	27.5			28.7	36.5	38.0	14.9	23.1			28.2	90.7	96.6	96.6	95.8	93.2	94.9	$24,112	$4,569	$19,543
St. HOPE Public School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	5201 Strawberry Ln.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	St. HOPE Public School 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-7850	471	27	17.4	87.3%	5 (1.1%)	285 (60.5%)	120 (25.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (10.6%)	23.4	4554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.7	5571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	1017	7.1	14.0	11.1	48.1	43.9	23.3	28.3	36.0	35.1	35.8	23.5	11.9	14.0	15.1	4.0	7.0	12.5							$18,384	$6,070	$12,314
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
Suy:u Elementary	Public	K-6	6032 36th Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4680	392	17	22.9	76.0%	23 (5.9%)	41 (10.5%)	212 (54.1%)	84 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	20.6	4779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.4	5180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	401	17.5		17.5	33.9	28.6	11.9	23.4			24.4	28.6	31.3	13.8	17.5			22.8	90.0	94.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	94.0	$22,028	$3,486	$18,542
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	4501 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4665	429	15	28.4	96.5%	21 (4.9%)	38 (8.9%)	250 (58.3%)	77 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	30 (7.0%)	11	5571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		12	5559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.3%	12	2.9		2.9	13.6	21.6	14.5	24.6			18.3	15.2	23.5	2.9	16.7			13.8	93.1		97.2		97.2	97.2	$21,425	$4,067	$17,358
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	4914 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4640	263	12	21.9	83.3%	32 (12.2%)	25 (9.5%)	146 (55.5%)	32 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (9.1%)	12.1	5496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.8	5320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176	2.9		2.9	15.8	8.3	22.9	33.3			20.0	10.5	13.9	14.3	16.7			13.8	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	$22,738	$3,310	$19,428
Ethel Phillips Elementary	Public	K-6	2930 21st Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4565	428	19	22.5	85.3%	28 (6.5%)	17 (4.0%)	340 (79.4%)	28 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	17.1	5096^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		20.4	4822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	274	18.3		18.3	10.0	17.9	27.1	21.5			19.1	21.0	11.9	23.3	27.7			20.9	83.3	91.7	91.7	89.6	87.5	89.6	$22,343	$3,729	$18,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Elementary?

Students at Pacific Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 17% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Pacific Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

How many students attend Pacific Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Pacific Elementary.

Is Pacific Elementary a good school?

Pacific Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Pacific Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pacific Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fern Bacon Middle
High : C. K. McClatchy High

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