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Mariposa Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Mariposa Avenue Elementary a good school?

Mariposa Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mariposa Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Mariposa Avenue Elementary.

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

Students at Mariposa Avenue Elementary are 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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

Students who attend Mariposa Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sylvan Middle High : Mesa Verde High

Public Grades K-5

5386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mariposa Avenue Elementary in Citrus Heights serves 326 students in grades K–5 in the San Juan Unified area. The school’s most urgent concern is low achievement: in 2025–26, about 21% of students were proficient in English and 11% in math, and both results have fallen over the supplied years.

English and math results are well below state and district levels: English was 28 percentage points below the state and 19 below the district; math was 27 points below the state and 17 below the district. Among Mariposa and four nearby San Juan Unified K–5 schools, its English result was 11 points below the group average, and math was 15 points below. Science is a relative strength, though it still trailed the state by 13 points and the district by 8; its result was only 3 points below the nearby-school average. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 32%, the highest among nearby schools, compared with 21% districtwide and 18% statewide. Carriage Drive Elementary was next-highest at 31%.

English proficiency fell from 30% in 2022–23 to 21% in 2025–26, while math declined from 20% to 11%. Science has recovered from its 12% low in 2023–24 to 23%, but remains below its earlier 27% result. SchoolDigger places Mariposa at the 7th percentile statewide with 0 stars in 2025–26, down from the 28th percentile in 2022–23. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 25, and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 60% average at nearby schools. One subgroup ranking changed sharply: SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for English Language Learner Students fell from 53 in 2022–23 to 0 in 2023–24, a substantial drop in its measure of how well the school serves that group.

326

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,638

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

7940 Mariposa Ave.
Citrus Heights, CA 95610-1513

(916) 971-5212

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Mariposa Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sylvan Middle
High:	Mesa Verde High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

31.3%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg34%

California avg42%

5,386^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 46Elementary Schools in the San Juan Unified

628^th of 968San 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
2026	13.0	5386 of 5804	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	5279 of 5857	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4866 of 5869	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4226 of 5859	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4978 of 5883	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4750 of 5789	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	5056 of 5662	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	4827 of 5692	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	4622 of 5614	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	4261 of 5611	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	4983 of 5530	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	5108 of 5390	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	4092 of 5377	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.3	3034 of 5314	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.4	3032 of 5193	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.5	3166 of 5113	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.7	3312 of 5113	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	2563 of 4818	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.7	2496 of 4822	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.9	3011 of 4809	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	2182 of 2227	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1437 of 2585	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1814 of 2128	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	3150 of 3162	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1531 of 3245	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	2824 of 3311	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	3160 of 3246	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	5123 of 5569	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	4782 of 5597	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4549 of 5612	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4692 of 5609	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4504 of 5635	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4510 of 5492	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4369 of 5413	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	4879 of 5085	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	4747 of 5107	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4191 of 5107	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3168 of 5087	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3736 of 5084	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4775 of 4963	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	4728 of 4830	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	4983 of 5412	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	5000 of 5460	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4352 of 5517	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	4016 of 5363	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3876 of 5264	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3822 of 5173	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4116 of 5084	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	5171 of 5590	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	5191 of 5628	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4745 of 5643	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3635 of 5638	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4939 of 5663	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4460 of 5510	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	5145 of 5431	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	2300 of 2920	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	2199 of 2847	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1527 of 2635	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1587 of 2420	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	2414 of 2532	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	2451 of 2598	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2431 of 2651	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2446 of 2661	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	2660 of 2726	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2635 of 2834	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2572 of 2737	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (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/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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mariposa Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Mariposa Ave.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5212	326	13	25.0	72.7%	149 (45.7%)	16 (4.9%)	102 (31.3%)	33 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.4%)	13	5386^th of 5804 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.8	5279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%	107	22.9		22.9	18.4	18.2	26.1				21.2	16.3	10.6	8.7				11.4				$29,638	$27,270	$2,368
Carriage Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7519 Carriage Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5241	444	18	24.6	70.3%	205 (46.2%)	16 (3.6%)	161 (36.3%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	23.5	4505^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.7	4528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.7%	23	25.7		25.7	32.3	27.4	29.7				29.9	22.7	33.9	13.5				22.8				$23,865	$20,620	$3,245
Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Rosswood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5208	348	14	24.8	78.7%	154 (44.3%)	11 (3.2%)	137 (39.4%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	19.9	4811^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.1%		16.6	5143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%	332	24.1		24.1	11.8	27.3	24.1				21.3	15.4	27.8	27.6				23.8	87.2	92.3	87.2	$27,899	$25,322	$2,577
Woodside K-8	Public	K-8	8248 Villa Oak Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5216	506	23	21.7	62.5%	227 (44.9%)	25 (4.9%)	192 (37.9%)	13 (2.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	32.1	3802^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	34.5%		37.1	3403^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%	399	30.4	25.6	28.3	38.0	28.6	33.9	37.7	35.5	33.3	34.6	40.0	36.7	17.9	22.6	17.7	23.8	26.0				$22,398	$20,706	$1,692
Lichen K-8	Public	K-8	8319 Lichen Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5237	498	24	20.3	63.9%	175 (35.1%)	25 (5.0%)	222 (44.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	45 (9.0%)	29.8	3999^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.1%		32.6	3753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%	246	28.9	10.7	21.9	32.7	29.2	42.2	33.9	31.5	28.6	33.2	20.4	25.0	26.7	30.7	20.4	10.7	23.4				$23,877	$21,640	$2,237
Crestmont Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 Sheridan Ave.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1750	451	23	20.0	51.2%	238 (52.8%)	7 (1.6%)	147 (32.6%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	55.3	2302^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	60.3%		55.2	2298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%	4	37.1		37.1	52.1	42.7	57.1				50.5	48.0	37.8	37.1				41.0	96.9			$15,271	$14,560	$711
George Cirby Elementary	Public	K-5	814 Darling Way	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1730	370	16	22.7	77.3%	116 (31.4%)	6 (1.6%)	206 (55.7%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	49.9	2612^th of 5804 public elementary schools	55.0%		38.5	3315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%	703	43.1		43.1	47.2	44.6	49.0				46.9	45.3	28.6	33.3				35.6	95.5		95.5	$17,000	$15,574	$1,426
Trajan Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Trajan Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5200	391	16	24.4	48.6%	246 (62.9%)	10 (2.6%)	83 (21.2%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	58.5	2130^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.3%		65.6	1817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%	313	37.8		37.8	42.0	57.9	58.1				53.6	44.9	56.1	28.4				41.7				$27,031	$24,982	$2,049
Arlington Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Trenton Way	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5234	329	13	26.2	66.3%	128 (38.9%)	26 (7.9%)	119 (36.2%)	20 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.4%)	13.8	5319^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.4%		19.7	4852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%	467	14.6		14.6	22.0	22.7	22.0				22.2	19.2	20.0	14.6				18.1				$24,405	$21,910	$2,495
Maidu Elementary	Public	K-3	1950 Johnson Ranch Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 789-7910	450	21	21.4	27.3%	235 (52.2%)	10 (2.2%)	91 (20.2%)	52 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.6%)								(n/a)				65.6						65.6	80.7						80.7	97.4		97.4	$12,865	$12,178	$687

Frequently Asked Questions about Mariposa Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mariposa Avenue Elementary?

Students at Mariposa Avenue Elementary are 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Mariposa Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Sylvan Middle
High : Mesa Verde High

How many students attend Mariposa Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Mariposa Avenue Elementary.

Is Mariposa Avenue Elementary a good school?

Mariposa Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Mariposa Avenue Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

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