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Howe Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Howe Avenue Elementary a good school?

Howe Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.3% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Howe Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Howe Avenue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Howe Avenue Elementary?

Students at Howe Avenue Elementary are 40% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Howe Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Howe Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Encina High

Public Grades K-5

5783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Howe Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school in Sacramento's San Juan Unified district, serving 741 students in an area where the vast majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1% of all California elementary schools for the past decade with very low proficiency rates in English (12%), Math (9%), and Science (6%). These results are the lowest among nearby San Juan Unified schools like Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8 and Cottage Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about one-third of students missing too much school, a rate higher than most neighbors. Performance declines as students move from 3rd to 5th grade, and the school struggles to effectively serve all student groups, despite spending more per student than some higher-performing schools in the area.

Interestingly, some schools in the neighboring Twin Rivers Unified district, such as D. W. Babcock Elementary and Hagginwood Elementary, serve a similarly high-needs population but achieve better academic results. This suggests improvement is possible with different approaches. The school's performance has remained persistently low for over ten years, indicating deep-rooted issues requiring comprehensive change, a pattern also seen at the very similar Dyer-Kelly Elementary.

741

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,525

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2404 Howe Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95825-0132

(916) 971-5165

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Howe Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Encina High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.7%

Hispanic:

23.1%

White:

22.5%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg33%

California avg41%

5,783^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 41Elementary Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San Juan 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	6.9	5783 of 5857	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5760 of 5869	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	5732 of 5859	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5710 of 5883	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	5694 of 5789	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	5528 of 5662	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	5607 of 5692	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	5551 of 5614	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	5559 of 5611	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	5498 of 5530	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	5366 of 5390	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	5309 of 5377	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	5209 of 5314	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	4652 of 5193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	4277 of 5113	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	4829 of 5113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	4334 of 4818	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	4383 of 4822	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	3851 of 4809	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	492 of 593	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	572 of 661	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	582 of 663	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	571 of 747	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	487 of 700	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	1187 of 1203	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	1189 of 1205	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	1170 of 1190	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.4	1149 of 1154	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	1143 of 1149	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.2	1068 of 1071	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	2177 of 2227	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	2584 of 2585	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1810 of 2128	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	2971 of 3162	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	2840 of 3245	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	2811 of 3311	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2936 of 3275	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	2995 of 3246	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	5557 of 5597	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5550 of 5612	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	5533 of 5609	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5421 of 5635	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5371 of 5492	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	5275 of 5413	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	5093 of 5107	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	4926 of 5107	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4879 of 5087	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4550 of 5084	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	4817 of 4963	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	4707 of 4830	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	427 of 429	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	5406 of 5460	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5355 of 5517	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5193 of 5363	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5028 of 5264	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	5058 of 5173	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	4927 of 5084	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	5527 of 5628	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5519 of 5643	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5395 of 5638	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	5522 of 5663	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	5471 of 5510	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	5346 of 5431	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2665 of 2847	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2203 of 2635	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1980 of 2420	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	2587 of 2598	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	2648 of 2651	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	2655 of 2661	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	2692 of 2726	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	2813 of 2834	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	2717 of 2737	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)17th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-36 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 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 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
Howe Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2404 Howe Ave.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5165	741	31	23.9	84.3%	167 (22.5%)	68 (9.2%)	171 (23.1%)	294 (39.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.6%)	6.9	5783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		8.3	5760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	23	5.6	5.6	17.3	11.4	8.5		12.5	14.4	8.6	3.3		8.7	93.9	97.0	97.0	97.7	95.4		$18,525	$4,241	$14,284
Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2360 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-1788	437	20	21.8	82.6%	9 (2.1%)	96 (22.0%)	243 (55.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.8%)	7.6	5753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		14.7	5336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	417	4.7	4.7	8.7	14.1	11.1		11.2	15.7	12.3	10.9		13.1							$20,677	$1,656	$19,021
D. W. Babcock Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Cormorant Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3415	369	18	20.5	89.7%	43 (11.7%)	48 (13.0%)	169 (45.8%)	51 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	43 (11.7%)	22	4676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		23.4	4538^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	138	10.8	10.8	33.3	23.9	34.3	36.0	31.8	32.7	21.3	5.4	17.7	20.1	88.6			93.2	90.9	93.2	$21,150	$4,254	$16,896
Dyer-Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Bell St.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7150	735	29	25.3	89.0%	159 (21.6%)	44 (6.0%)	158 (21.5%)	319 (43.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	43 (5.9%)	5.2	5834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.9	5848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	14	3.5	3.5	6.6	13.2	8.4		9.3	8.3	7.4	2.6		6.2	92.6	96.3	98.2	96.3	94.4	97.2	$19,714	$3,749	$15,965
Cottage Elementary	Public	K-5	2221 Morse Ave.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2306	502	19	26.4	76.3%	167 (33.3%)	16 (3.2%)	72 (14.3%)	209 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.0%)	8.9	5691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		11.1	5618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	73	8.6	8.6	19.1	14.7	24.2		19.2	14.0	6.7	2.9		8.4	95.3	97.6	97.6		96.1		$18,777	$4,132	$14,645
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2630 Taft St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2705	351	18	19.4	95.2%	39 (11.1%)	47 (13.4%)	162 (46.2%)	66 (18.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	12.4	5470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		8.3	5762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	292	7.6	7.6	15.7	10.0	22.9	35.1	19.9	17.3	11.5	0.0	25.6	12.8	90.3	90.3	96.8	96.8	90.3	96.8	$18,542	$3,586	$14,956
Greer Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7157	762	29	26.2	81.5%	133 (17.5%)	169 (22.2%)	206 (27.0%)	182 (23.9%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (8.3%)	9.2	5677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		13.5	5436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.4%	241	11.3	11.3	9.9	9.0	24.1		14.4	9.3	14.7	10.4		11.4	90.2	96.4	97.3	97.3	90.2	97.3	$16,871	$3,591	$13,280
Hagginwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1418 Palo Verde Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3475	340	16	21.2	90.3%	35 (10.3%)	50 (14.7%)	165 (48.5%)	52 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.4%)	26.5	4272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		19	4936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	664	22.2	22.2	33.9	26.2	23.3	37.8	30.7	38.1	13.6	11.1	30.4	24.8	81.3	89.6	93.8	89.6	87.5	93.8	$21,143	$3,640	$17,503
Michael J. Castori Elementary	Public	K-6	1801 South Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3420	545	23	23.6	92.3%	38 (7.0%)	79 (14.5%)	290 (53.2%)	92 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.4%)	16.4	5161^st of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		14.6	5341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	180	4.6	4.6	25.0	31.2	12.1	26.4	23.7	32.5	21.3	7.8	13.9	19.5	95.4			97.7	97.7	98.5	$18,568	$3,418	$15,150
General Davie Junior Primary Center	Public	K	1500 Dom Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2416	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Howe Avenue Elementary

Is Howe Avenue Elementary a good school?

Howe Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Howe Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Howe Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Encina High

What district is Howe Avenue Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

What is the racial makeup of Howe Avenue Elementary?

Students at Howe Avenue Elementary are 40% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Howe Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Howe Avenue Elementary.

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