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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95831

At a glance

Schools

5,438

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedGenevieve Didion518^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter up 651 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sol Aureus College Preparatory 15.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 95831 zip code in Sacramento contains 10 diverse public schools serving approximately 5,438 students, ranging from elementary to high school, all within the Sacramento City Unified district except for three independent charters.

Academic performance varies widely, with Genevieve Didion standing out as a top-rated elementary school with excellent test scores and very low chronic absenteeism, while Caroline Wenzel Elementary faces significant challenges. The specialized School of Engineering & Sciences is the highest-performing high school with a near-perfect graduation rate, outperforming the traditional John F. Kennedy High.

Key findings show that higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, and chronic absenteeism is strongly linked to academic performance. The area shows considerable economic diversity among schools, and charter schools like Yav Pem Suab Academy and Sol Aureus College Preparatory present mixed outcomes compared to district schools.

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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)	% 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized 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
Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	316	20	15.8	51.3%	22 (7.0%)	118 (37.3%)	117 (37.0%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)	43	3006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		43	2993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	13	24.4	34.6		28.4	38.5	47.1	42.5	42.1	69.2	61.5		50.3	60.0	35.3	22.0	31.6	32.4	60.0		37.5
Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7555 South Land Park Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 433-5057	480	22	21.8	60.6%	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	88 (18.3%)	336 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	40.9	3155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		31.6	3806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	651	15.4			15.4	60.3	34.9	26.2	50.0				42.6	55.2	27.0	20.0	34.3				33.6
Matsuyama Elementary	Public	K-6	7680 Windbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4650	435	19	22.8	43.7%	56 (12.9%)	55 (12.6%)	140 (32.2%)	95 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	80 (18.4%)	82.2	1064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		76.8	1295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	231	55.6			55.6	66.2	58.1	72.6	50.8				62.1	67.6	67.2	60.3	50.0				61.5						$25,508	$22,410	$3,098
Caroline Wenzel Elementary	Public	K-6	6870 Greenhaven Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4525	211	10	20.7	77.7%	17 (8.1%)	65 (30.8%)	74 (35.1%)	26 (12.3%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.3%)	16 (7.6%)	12.6	5459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.4	5670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	211	19.1			19.1	4.8	25.0	27.3	20.7				20.0	4.6	14.3	13.6	10.3				10.9	89.7		89.7		93.1	$31,027	$25,996	$5,031
Genevieve Didion	Public	K-8	6490 Harmon Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4575	609	27	22.9	29.2%	129 (21.2%)	14 (2.3%)	160 (26.3%)	176 (28.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (20.2%)	92.4	518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		94.2	413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	105	53.4	50.0		52.0	76.1	72.2	74.0	89.4	74.1	69.1		76.0	79.1	66.7	63.0	86.4	52.7	65.5		69.3						$21,880	$19,018	$2,862
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	6715 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5090	1,652	80	20.5	59.4%	152 (9.2%)	310 (18.8%)	617 (37.3%)	405 (24.5%)	8 (0.5%)	29 (1.8%)	131 (7.9%)	42	1212^th of 2162 public high schools	43.9%		52	956^th of 2159 public high schools	55.7%	256			23.0	23.0							35.3	35.3							17.7	17.7						$27,283	$24,068	$3,215
Pony Express Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 56th Ave.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4690	360	15	23.9	54.7%	36 (10.0%)	27 (7.5%)	156 (43.3%)	92 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.8%)	60.2	2062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		58.7	2119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	57	46.4			46.4	37.2	35.2	58.9	70.8				50.8	37.2	33.3	43.6	66.0				44.7						$27,759	$24,326	$3,433
Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	6251 13th St.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4510	476	21	22.7	27.3%	253 (53.2%)	19 (4.0%)	122 (25.6%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.0%)	33.9	3654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.4	3213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	441	28.6	29.2		28.9	21.3	39.6	28.6	56.1	45.8	43.8		39.5	2.1	29.2	10.7	43.9	35.4	16.7		23.4	95.8	97.2		97.2		$24,721	$21,824	$2,897
Martin Luther King Junior	Public	K-6	480 Little River Way	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4645	357	17	21.0	61.9%	53 (14.8%)	64 (17.9%)	137 (38.4%)	60 (16.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (10.4%)	28.6	4089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.4	4329^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	240	24.6			24.6	33.3	25.0	37.7	25.0				31.4	46.2	18.9	23.0	19.4				26.6						$27,310	$23,236	$4,074
School of Engineering & Sciences	Public	7-12	7345 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5040	542	20	26.7	61.4%	58 (10.7%)	43 (7.9%)	285 (52.6%)	97 (17.9%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	46 (8.5%)	74.2	506^th of 2162 public high schools	76.6%		73.9	509^th of 2159 public high schools	76.4%	3		30.8	38.1	33.2					44.0	48.5	60.3	49.2					35.5	25.4	31.0	30.2						$24,473	$21,264	$3,209

Cities Near Zip Code 95831

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sacramento	0.28 mi	226	628^th
West Sacramento	3.25 mi	20	548^th
Clarksburg	5.58 mi	4	710^th
Elk Grove	6.35 mi	40	217^th
Davis	8.99 mi	17	121^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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