Summary:
ZIP code 95824 has four K–6 elementary schools—Elder Creek Elementary, Ethel I. Baker Elementary, Pacific Elementary, and Suy:u Elementary—all part of Sacramento City Unified. In 2025–26, the schools’ average proficiency was 21% in English, 17% in math, and 15% in science, compared with statewide results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. The most important finding is that Elder Creek leads the local schools, but its results are still below the state in every subject.
Elder Creek stands out at the top, with 32% proficient in English, 31% in math, and 24% in science. Those scores were 15, 19, and 13 percentage points above the average of the other three schools, respectively; even so, Elder Creek remained 18 points below the state in English, 8 in math, and 12 in science. Suy:u ranks second in each subject. At the lower end, Pacific had the lowest English and math results, at 13% and 9%, while Baker had the lowest science result, at 9%.
From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the four-school average dipped slightly in English and fell by 2 percentage points in math, while science rose by 3 points; the state improved in all three subjects, so the group did not close its gaps. There are notable grade-level differences: Suy:u’s fourth graders led the group in English and math, at 33% and 30%, but its fifth-grade math result was just 8%. SchoolDigger ranks Elder Creek at the 31st percentile (2 stars), Suy:u at the 10th percentile (1 star), and Baker and Pacific at the 2nd percentile (0 stars). As context, the schools’ reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 76% to 88% in SY 2024–25; student-teacher ratios ranged from 22.9 at Elder Creek and Suy:u to 26.4 at Pacific.
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