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Parkway Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Parkway Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 409 students in Sacramento, part of the Sacramento City Unified district, which faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to neighboring schools.

The school is in a state of academic crisis, ranking in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools with very low proficiency rates in English (17%) and math (12%). A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, with 44% of students missing too much school—a rate more than double the state average and far higher than nearby schools like Susan B. Anthony Elementary (14.3%). This severe attendance problem is closely linked to the school's poor academic outcomes. Despite receiving substantial funding of over $20,600 per student, which is more than many neighboring schools, Parkway has the highest student-teacher ratio among local Sacramento City Unified schools and its performance has declined over the past decade.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight a stark district disparity. Schools in the neighboring Elk Grove Unified district, such as Charles E. Mack Elementary just 0.61 miles away, achieve better academic results with similar student demographics and lower per-student funding. Parkway's performance also shows unusual patterns, like a dramatic drop in 5th-grade math proficiency, and inconsistent results for different student groups from year to year. The data suggests that addressing the attendance crisis and learning from practices in higher-performing neighboring districts are essential steps for improvement.

409

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,640

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4720 Forest Pkwy.
Sacramento, CA 95823-3140

(916) 395-4675

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Parkway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fern Bacon Middle
High:	Luther Burbank High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

African American:

26.7%

Asian:

21.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg34%

California avg41%

5,623^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	10.2	5623 of 5857	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5697 of 5869	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5290 of 5859	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4779 of 5883	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5253 of 5789	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	5362 of 5662	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	5129 of 5692	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	5325 of 5614	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	5413 of 5611	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	5065 of 5530	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	4456 of 5390	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	4069 of 5377	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	3901 of 5314	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	3324 of 5193	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.8	3215 of 5113	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.2	3693 of 5113	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	3546 of 4818	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	3797 of 4822	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	4254 of 4809	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	544 of 569	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	576 of 593	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	530 of 661	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	326 of 663	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	546 of 747	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	493 of 700	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	1104 of 1205	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	1156 of 1190	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1092 of 1154	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1095 of 1149	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1050 of 1071	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	964 of 2227	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	1794 of 2585	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1842 of 2128	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	2737 of 3162	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.3	417 of 3245	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	38.8	1891 of 3311	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	2598 of 3275	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	2735 of 3246	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	5374 of 5597	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5537 of 5612	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5411 of 5609	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4895 of 5635	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4970 of 5492	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5058 of 5413	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4452 of 5107	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4236 of 5107	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3320 of 5087	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3367 of 5084	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4066 of 4963	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4554 of 4830	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	5185 of 5460	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5311 of 5517	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4683 of 5363	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3777 of 5264	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4469 of 5173	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4763 of 5084	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	5370 of 5628	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5318 of 5643	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4601 of 5638	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4288 of 5663	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	5031 of 5510	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	5163 of 5431	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	2360 of 2847	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2309 of 2635	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1070 of 2420	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)57th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2024)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science10%-22 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 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 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 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
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	4720 Forest Pkwy.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4675	409	16	25.4	85.3%	17 (4.2%)	109 (26.7%)	137 (33.5%)	87 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	32 (7.8%)	10.2	5623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.7	5697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	74	10.3	10.3	13.3	16.3	22.8	15.8	17.3	11.1	20.4	6.9	10.5	12.0	91.5						$24,640	$21,464	$3,176
Charles E. Mack Elementary	Public	K-6	4701 Brookfield Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-5524	840	34	25.0	83.8%	36 (4.3%)	70 (8.3%)	420 (50.0%)	251 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	46 (5.5%)	20	4827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		23.5	4529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	298	12.0	12.0	19.5	32.8	34.9	21.2	27.0	20.0	36.7	16.2	12.2	21.4	92.4	92.4	92.4		92.4		$23,265	$21,962	$1,303
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	$31,668	$26,418	$5,250
Union House Elementary	Public	K-6	7850 Deercreek Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 424-9201	795	32	24.8	87.7%	22 (2.8%)	121 (15.2%)	285 (35.8%)	279 (35.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.2%)	44 (5.5%)	33.6	3672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		31.1	3851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	179	16.4	16.4	31.0	33.9	43.1	42.4	37.6	28.7	28.7	24.0	37.0	29.8							$25,115	$23,472	$1,643
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	$28,356	$24,972	$3,384
Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	5251 Valley Hi Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-1843	858	35	24.5	86.4%	43 (5.0%)	102 (11.9%)	390 (45.5%)	240 (28.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	46 (5.4%)	18.3	4984^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.3	5088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.3%	104	11.2	11.2	23.6	22.9	23.1	38.1	26.8	28.3	14.5	12.1	22.4	19.1	91.2	93.6	96.8	95.2	92.8	94.4	$23,358	$22,120	$1,238
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							$22,662	$19,370	$3,292
David Reese Elementary	Public	K-6	7600 Lindale Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-2450	769	31	24.8	84.3%	22 (2.9%)	82 (10.7%)	300 (39.0%)	279 (36.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	53 (6.9%)	23.1	4589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		19.4	4910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	321	9.2	9.2	39.4	29.1	22.9	33.3	30.7	37.9	29.8	14.2	14.3	23.2	95.0			97.0		97.0	$24,851	$23,148	$1,703
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	7864 Detroit Blvd.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4710	329	14	23.5	78.4%	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	59 (17.9%)	233 (70.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	12 (3.6%)	38.4	3318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		31.4	3818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	500	28.2	28.2	20.8	30.2	35.9	40.0	31.1	59.3	34.9	38.5	22.2	39.8	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$24,205	$21,064	$3,141
Samuel Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	7037 Briggs Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 383-3311	883	34	25.9	86.1%	45 (5.1%)	59 (6.7%)	385 (43.6%)	321 (36.4%)	6 (0.7%)	40 (4.5%)	27 (3.1%)	21.7	4692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		27.5	4153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	539	18.8	18.8	13.8	26.2	34.1	30.9	26.6	26.6	24.1	21.7	21.1	23.2	97.7	98.5			97.7		$23,154	$21,680	$1,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkway Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Parkway Elementary?

Students at Parkway Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 27% African American, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Parkway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parkway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fern Bacon Middle
High : Luther Burbank High

How many students attend Parkway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Parkway Elementary.

What district is Parkway Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

Is Parkway Elementary a good school?

Parkway Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of California elementary schools.

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