Is Caroline Wenzel Elementary a good school?

Caroline Wenzel Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Caroline Wenzel Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 225 students attended Caroline Wenzel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Caroline Wenzel Elementary?

Students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 30% African American, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 8% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Caroline Wenzel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caroline Wenzel Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sam Brannan Middle High : John F. Kennedy High

Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Summary:

Caroline Wenzel Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving 225 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Sacramento City Unified school district, which is ranked 1000 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caroline Wenzel Elementary faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 11.71% of students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to 38.95% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also very low, with only 10.34% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 27.2% for the district and 32.68% for the state. Additionally, Caroline Wenzel Elementary has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.3% in 2017-2018 to 39.3% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Genevieve Didion, Matsuyama Elementary, and Pony Express Elementary, significantly outperform Caroline Wenzel Elementary in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. These nearby schools also have a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to Caroline Wenzel's 79.56%. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and students with disabilities, is particularly concerning, with these groups ranking in the bottom 10-15% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Detail:

Public K-6

6870 Greenhaven Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95831-2759

(916) 395-4525

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5663^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,589

Students who attend Caroline Wenzel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sam Brannan Middle
High:	John F. Kennedy High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 225

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.0%

African American:

29.8%

Asian:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Caroline Wenzel Elementary ranks worse than 96.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 43^rd among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.37. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (36%), African American (29.8%), Asian (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Caroline Wenzel Elementary is 24.5. 37 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Caroline Wenzel Elementary employs 9.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Caroline Wenzel Elementary is $8,589, which is the 7^th highest among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Caroline Wenzel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Caroline Wenzel Elementary 5663^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Caroline Wenzel Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sacramento City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sacramento City Unified 1000^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Caroline Wenzel Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	54.83	1925^th	4809	60.0%
2005	43.29	2523^rd	4822	47.7%
2006	58.76	1789^th	4818	62.9%
2007	61.96	1724^th	5113	66.3%
2008	47.90	2499^th	5113	51.1%
2009	55.77	2138^th	5193	58.8%
2010	50.51	2545^th	5314	52.1%
2011	40.55	3203^rd	5377	40.4%
2012	44.93	2949^th	5390	45.3%
2013	32.96	3815^th	5530	31.0%
2015	28.02	3859^th	5611	31.2%
2016	20.80	4552^nd	5614	18.9%
2017	20.20	4676^th	5692	17.8%
2018	12.38	5296^th	5662	6.5%
2019	9.29	5607^th	5789	3.1%
2022	12.29	5583^rd	5883	5.1%
2023	13.08	5481^st	5874	6.7%
2024	10.37	5663^rd	5862	3.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.16	4654^th	5084	8.5%
2019	11.01	5024^th	5173	2.9%
2022	13.66	5040^th	5264	4.3%
2023	15.20	5029^th	5374	6.4%
2024	10.81	5354^th	5511	2.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.79	4633^rd	5413	14.4%
2019	16.63	4900^th	5492	10.8%
2022	11.79	5438^th	5635	3.5%
2023	23.49	4386^th	5617	21.9%
2024	17.50	4916^th	5605	12.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.41	1367^th	2128	35.8%
2019	24.51	2093^rd	2585	19.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.36	5199^th	5431	4.3%
2019	8.81	5391^st	5510	2.2%
2022	12.70	5399^th	5663	4.7%
2023	11.48	5413^th	5650	4.2%
2024	9.84	5495^th	5636	2.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.98	482^nd	700	31.1%
2019	25.24	596^th	747	20.2%
2022	15.70	650^th	663	2.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.18	4634^th	4830	4.1%
2019	12.07	4792^nd	4963	3.4%
2022	28.02	3875^th	5084	23.8%
2023	13.39	4890^th	5098	4.1%
2024	18.71	4540^th	5102	11.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Caroline Wenzel Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	228	57	288	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	616
1989	208	45	244	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1990	172	39	230	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1991	155	41	222	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	449
1992	164	61	204	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
1993	157	73	174	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1994	135	78	168	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	420
1995	118	60	141	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	360
1996	118	60	141	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	360
1997	149	51	162	39	4	n/a	n/a	0	405
1998	169	65	192	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	482
1999	149	75	170	51	3	n/a	n/a	0	448
2000	132	75	149	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	411
2001	141	62	121	62	3	n/a	n/a	1	390
2002	124	99	107	75	2	n/a	n/a	0	407
2003	124	99	107	75	2	n/a	n/a	0	407
2004	133	95	116	79	2	n/a	n/a	4	429
2005	116	94	96	76	3	n/a	n/a	3	388
2006	96	85	103	80	0	n/a	n/a	2	366
2007	84	86	94	87	1	n/a	n/a	7	359
2008	110	167	90	100	5	n/a	n/a	0	472
2009	124	161	75	117	4	17	16	0	514
2010	96	108	66	138	4	15	58	0	485
2011	96	104	61	140	6	15	42	0	464
2012	75	108	55	151	4	16	38	0	447
2013	59	94	54	130	1	11	31	0	380
2014	55	95	44	120	4	9	30	0	357
2015	42	87	43	111	4	11	25	0	323
2016	41	70	37	104	2	9	21	0	284
2017	45	80	42	120	1	6	19	0	313
2018	42	76	32	122	1	10	22	0	305
2019	41	72	31	116	1	5	30	0	296
2020	29	88	34	115	3	12	34	0	315
2021	32	75	28	91	3	10	30	0	269
2022	22	68	26	88	3	10	24	0	241
2023	18	67	26	81	3	7	23	0	225

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Caroline Wenzel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	616	23.0	26.7	n/a
1989	530	21.0	25.2	n/a
1990	480	19.0	25.2	n/a
1991	449	20.0	22.4	n/a
1992	467	20.3	23.0	9.4
1993	428	17.6	24.3	15.4
1994	420	17.0	24.7	18.6
1995	360	15.0	24.0	20.3
1996	360	15.0	24.0	20.3
1997	405	17.8	22.8	14.3
1998	482	23.7	20.3	25.1
1999	448	21.0	21.3	26.6
2000	411	21.0	19.6	26.5
2001	390	18.0	21.7	24.7
2002	407	19.0	21.4	29.5
2003	407	19.0	21.4	29.5
2004	429	22.0	19.5	37.9
2005	388	21.0	18.5	30.4
2006	366	20.0	18.3	32.1
2007	359	18.0	19.9	38.9
2008	472	26.0	18.2	43.9
2009	514	24.0	19.4	51.9
2010	485	23.0	21.0	51.1
2011	464	n/a	n/a	56.7
2012	447	18.4	24.2	n/a
2013	380	15.0	25.3	69.7
2014	357	14.0	25.5	77
2015	323	13.0	24.8	73.4
2016	284	13.0	21.8	80.3
2017	313	13.6	23.0	72.8
2018	305	14.6	20.8	74.8
2019	296	14.6	20.2	83.8
2020	315	n/a	n/a	81.3
2021	269	14.5	18.5	77.3
2022	241	14.0	17.2	76.8
2023	225	9.1	24.5	79.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Caroline Wenzel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	616	23.0	26.7	n/a
1989	530	21.0	25.2	n/a
1990	480	19.0	25.2	n/a
1991	449	20.0	22.4	n/a
1992	467	20.3	23.0	9.4
1993	428	17.6	24.3	15.4
1994	420	17.0	24.7	18.6
1995	360	15.0	24.0	20.3
1996	360	15.0	24.0	20.3
1997	405	17.8	22.8	14.3
1998	482	23.7	20.3	25.1
1999	448	21.0	21.3	26.6
2000	411	21.0	19.6	26.5
2001	390	18.0	21.7	24.7
2002	407	19.0	21.4	29.5
2003	407	19.0	21.4	29.5
2004	429	22.0	19.5	37.9
2005	388	21.0	18.5	30.4
2006	366	20.0	18.3	32.1
2007	359	18.0	19.9	38.9
2008	472	26.0	18.2	43.9
2009	514	24.0	19.4	51.9
2010	485	23.0	21.0	51.1
2011	464	n/a	n/a	56.7
2012	447	18.4	24.2	n/a
2013	380	15.0	25.3	69.7
2014	357	14.0	25.5	77
2015	323	13.0	24.8	73.4
2016	284	13.0	21.8	80.3
2017	313	13.6	23.0	72.8
2018	305	14.6	20.8	74.8
2019	296	14.6	20.2	83.8
2020	315	n/a	n/a	81.3
2021	269	14.5	18.5	77.3
2022	241	14.0	17.2	76.8
2023	225	9.1	24.5	79.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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