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Whitney Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Whitney Avenue Elementary is a 411-student K–5 school in Sacramento, in the San Juan Unified district. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were below both district and state averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important finding is that its results are especially weak in ELA and math, where proficiency was 17% and 11%, respectively.

Compared with nearby K–5 schools, Whitney ranked lowest in all-grade ELA and math among the four schools with comparable results. Its ELA rate was 32 percentage points below the state and 23 below the district; it was also 17 points below the nearby-school average of 34%. In math, it was 27 points below the state and 18 below the district, and 15 points below the nearby-school average of 26%. Science is the relative bright spot, but still low: fifth-grade proficiency was 12%, 24 points below the state and 19 below the district. Within the school, fourth grade was the lowest in both ELA and math, while third-grade math was comparatively stronger.

ELA has declined overall, from 23% in 2022–23 to 17% in 2025–26, despite a small improvement in the latest year; math edged down from 12% to 11%, while science rose from 8% to 12%. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling 31 points from 62% in 2021–22 to 31% in 2025–26, but remained above the district’s 21% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranked Whitney in the 3rd percentile statewide, with 0 stars. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24.1, and 85% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for African American students was notably higher, at the 32nd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 3rd percentile. Its English Language Learner ranking fell from the 49th percentile in 2022–23 to the 9th in 2023–24; no later subgroup ranking is provided.

411

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,945

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

88%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

4248 Whitney Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821-3253

(916) 575-2407

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Whitney Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winston Churchill Middle
High:	Mira Loma High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.4%

Hispanic:

23.1%

White:

22.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg34%

California avg42%

5,650^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

987^th of 1,530San 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	9.1	5650 of 5817	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	5713 of 5857	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5267 of 5869	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5393 of 5859	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5519 of 5883	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4789 of 5789	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4879 of 5662	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	4832 of 5692	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	5055 of 5614	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	4810 of 5611	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	5245 of 5530	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	4275 of 5390	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	4876 of 5377	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	3834 of 5314	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	3704 of 5193	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	3230 of 5113	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.9	3236 of 5113	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3245 of 4818	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.0	3404 of 4822	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.1	3866 of 4809	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	346 of 508	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	474 of 569	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	460 of 593	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	467 of 661	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	282 of 747	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	307 of 700	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	0.6	1198 of 1210	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.5	1193 of 1203	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	1200 of 1205	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.3	1187 of 1190	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1575 of 2227	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2549 of 2585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2116 of 2128	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	2866 of 3162	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1669 of 3245	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	2467 of 3311	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2905 of 3275	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	2883 of 3246	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	5377 of 5581	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	5548 of 5597	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5423 of 5612	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4716 of 5609	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5280 of 5635	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4666 of 5492	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	4109 of 5413	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	4837 of 5094	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	4742 of 5107	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4166 of 5107	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4552 of 5087	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	4982 of 5084	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3973 of 4963	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4420 of 4830	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	257 of 366	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.7	381 of 429	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	5263 of 5423	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	5309 of 5460	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4906 of 5517	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4814 of 5363	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5003 of 5264	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4283 of 5173	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3992 of 5084	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	5448 of 5603	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	5302 of 5628	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4510 of 5643	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5445 of 5638	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5316 of 5663	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4305 of 5510	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	4955 of 5431	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	2750 of 2927	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	2846 of 2847	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1060 of 2635	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	2062 of 2420	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	2522 of 2536	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	2570 of 2598	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2423 of 2651	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	2548 of 2661	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	2653 of 2726	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2622 of 2834	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	2546 of 2737	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)32nd percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2026)30th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science12%-24 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)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whitney Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4248 Whitney Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2407	411	17	24.1	85.2%	92 (22.4%)	59 (14.4%)	95 (23.1%)	133 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.6%)	9.1	5650^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.9%		8.4	5713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%	63	11.8		11.8	17.1	11.1	22.2				17.3	16.2	7.7	9.5				11.2	88%	0%	$21,945	$2,326	$19,619
James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	3350 Becerra Way	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8240	406	16	25.3	48.3%	199 (49.0%)	26 (6.4%)	91 (22.4%)	39 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.8%)	53.8	2394^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.8%		54.4	2346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%	48	35.7		35.7	43.1	52.8	50.0	48.3			48.7	44.0	47.2	30.4	41.4			40.4	96%	0%	$17,807	$1,362	$16,445
Pasadena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Pasadena Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7373	343	13	26.3	71.7%	130 (37.9%)	21 (6.1%)	115 (33.5%)	45 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	24.9	4402^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	24.3%		18.3	4987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%	585	23.6		23.6	23.9	38.1	32.7				31.5	31.3	26.2	18.2				24.8	≥ 98%		$20,132	$2,333	$17,799
Mission Avenue Open Elementary	Public	K-6	2925 Mission Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2362	415	15	27.6	48.4%	238 (57.3%)	11 (2.7%)	46 (11.1%)	86 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	44.4	2963^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	49.1%		42.7	3023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%	60	29.8		29.8	44.2	40.5	42.1	52.4			43.9	32.7	33.8	31.6	46.5			35.3	96%	2%	$17,978	$1,314	$16,664
Del Paso Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Maryal Dr.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2330	734	28	26.2	62.1%	250 (34.1%)	48 (6.5%)	161 (21.9%)	197 (26.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.8%)	47.1	2779^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.2%		41.1	3150^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%	371	35.0		35.0	54.6	43.0	45.3	24.7			43.1	53.5	50.4	27.1	13.9			37.2	86%	0%	$18,412	$1,823	$16,589
California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses	Public, Charter	K-8	5330A Gibbons Dr. Ste. 700	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-2432	1,545	60	25.9	32.1%	890 (57.6%)	28 (1.8%)	329 (21.3%)	53 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	239 (15.5%)	44.8	2930^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.6%		54.1	2360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%	570	47.7	51.2	49.0	33.2	38.0	49.0	50.0	48.4	56.0	43.9	29.9	32.7	36.1	36.7	39.8	46.4	35.6	96%	0%	$13,942	$333	$13,609
New Pacific Charter - Arden Arcade	Public, Charter	K-3	2331 St. Marks Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	New Pacific Charter - Arden Arcade District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marvin Marshall Preschool and Children's Center	Public	K	5309 Kenneth Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7375	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oakdale Tk-8	Public	K-8	3708 Myrtle Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1910	559	21	26.0	92.7%	105 (18.8%)	94 (16.8%)	152 (27.2%)	136 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	60 (10.7%)	15.1	5213^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.3	5553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%	340	11.1	8.2	9.7	28.3	21.8	18.6	23.5	6.8	8.3	17.7	33.9	13.3	6.4	18.9	9.8	12.9	15.8	91%	0%	$19,535	$2,236	$17,299
Starr King K-8	Public	K-8	4848 Cottage Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7320	885	41	21.3	85.8%	232 (26.2%)	68 (7.7%)	116 (13.1%)	409 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	50 (5.6%)	7.8	5706^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.9%		7.7	5750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%	44	6.4	4.7	5.6	9.7	12.7	14.0	21.7	28.8	19.3	16.8	14.4	7.9	7.3	15.8	6.8	2.3	9.2	85%	0%	$20,010	$2,027	$17,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Whitney Avenue Elementary?

Students at Whitney Avenue Elementary are 32% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Whitney Avenue Elementary a good school?

Whitney Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Whitney Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Whitney Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Whitney Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Winston Churchill Middle
High : Mira Loma High

What district is Whitney Avenue Elementary in?

San Juan Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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