Is John Bidwell Elementary a good school?

John Bidwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend John Bidwell Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 256 students attended John Bidwell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Bidwell Elementary?

Students at John Bidwell Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 17% African American, 17% Asian, 6% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of John Bidwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Bidwell Elementary usually go on to attend: High : John F. Kennedy High

John Bidwell Elementary

Summary:

John Bidwell Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving 256 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Bidwell Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 16.8% in 2017-2018 to 37.8% in 2022-2023, notably higher than district and state averages. The school also consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 29.71% of John Bidwell students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.95% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 18.84% of John Bidwell students were proficient or better, compared to 29.38% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school has also seen a decline in performance for several student subgroups, including Female Students, Hispanic Students, and Low Socio-Economic Status Students, when compared to state averages.

When comparing John Bidwell Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, it performs significantly worse on most academic metrics, including test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. For example, Pony Express Elementary, located just 0.98 miles away, outperforms John Bidwell Elementary by a wide margin in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and low socio-economic status of the student population at John Bidwell Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance, and there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and additional resources from the district to help improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

1730 65th Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95822-4804

(916) 395-4610

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4665^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,596

Students who attend John Bidwell Elementary usually attend:

High:

John F. Kennedy High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 256

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

African American:

17.2%

Asian:

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Bidwell Elementary ranks worse than 79.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 30^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.04. (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 Student population at John Bidwell Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.8%), African American (17.2%), Asian (16.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Bidwell Elementary is 21.3, which is the 12^th best among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare John Bidwell Elementary employs 12 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Bidwell Elementary is $6,596. 37 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Bidwell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John Bidwell Elementary 4665^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John Bidwell 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 John Bidwell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.98	2810^th	4809	41.6%
2005	42.12	2596^th	4822	46.2%
2006	35.35	2973^rd	4818	38.3%
2007	35.58	3188^th	5113	37.6%
2008	51.54	2290^th	5113	55.2%
2009	49.78	2502^nd	5193	51.8%
2010	48.52	2653^rd	5314	50.1%
2011	60.02	2029^th	5377	62.3%
2012	58.48	2125^th	5390	60.6%
2013	58.40	2214^th	5530	60.0%
2015	42.17	2901^st	5611	48.3%
2016	38.44	3179^th	5614	43.4%
2017	37.61	3266^th	5692	42.6%
2018	34.05	3533^rd	5662	37.6%
2019	30.37	3901^st	5789	32.6%
2022	32.53	3651^st	5883	37.9%
2023	33.59	3608^th	5874	38.6%
2024	22.04	4665^th	5862	20.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.61	2699^th	5084	46.9%
2019	42.21	2958^th	5173	42.8%
2022	41.57	2868^th	5264	45.5%
2023	45.07	2700^th	5374	49.8%
2024	23.12	4520^th	5511	18.0%

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Rank History for Female students at John Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.36	3328^th	5413	38.5%
2019	35.23	3396^th	5492	38.2%
2022	35.74	3275^th	5635	41.9%
2023	40.79	2975^th	5617	47.0%
2024	15.92	5044^th	5605	10.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at John Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.62	2082^nd	2128	2.2%

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Rank History for Male students at John Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.09	3464^th	5431	36.2%
2019	28.39	3911^th	5510	29.0%
2022	31.14	3690^th	5663	34.8%
2023	32.73	3562^nd	5650	37.0%
2024	31.44	3702^nd	5636	34.3%

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Rank History for African American students at John Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	70.30	148^th	700	78.9%
2019	50.53	320^th	747	57.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.03	2163^rd	4830	55.2%
2019	51.31	2201^st	4963	55.7%
2022	45.86	2464^th	5084	51.5%
2023	41.72	2777^th	5098	45.5%
2024	34.33	3392^nd	5102	33.5%

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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 John Bidwell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	65	198	23	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	327
1989	84	165	17	36	4	n/a	n/a	0	306
1990	102	164	16	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	332
1991	128	149	16	64	6	n/a	n/a	0	363
1992	133	175	23	76	4	n/a	n/a	0	411
1993	131	167	29	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	401
1994	103	156	36	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	378
1995	78	176	47	76	14	n/a	n/a	0	391
1996	78	176	47	76	14	n/a	n/a	0	391
1997	74	202	42	79	11	n/a	n/a	0	408
1998	56	175	47	98	10	n/a	n/a	0	386
1999	58	158	43	125	8	n/a	n/a	0	392
2000	61	146	51	129	5	n/a	n/a	7	399
2001	54	145	56	141	6	n/a	n/a	9	411
2002	38	149	62	143	3	n/a	n/a	15	410
2003	38	149	62	143	3	n/a	n/a	15	410
2004	39	137	49	145	2	n/a	n/a	3	375
2005	36	148	55	156	3	n/a	n/a	4	402
2006	32	131	67	148	2	n/a	n/a	4	384
2007	25	144	68	149	0	n/a	n/a	4	390
2008	17	134	74	142	1	n/a	n/a	0	368
2009	17	134	55	158	4	19	0	0	387
2010	18	126	47	168	0	19	17	0	395
2011	15	130	42	157	0	16	18	0	378
2012	17	125	35	148	0	12	11	0	348
2013	22	129	56	156	0	12	14	0	389
2014	21	115	41	170	0	13	10	0	370
2015	20	112	45	156	2	19	12	0	366
2016	16	109	45	171	2	13	12	0	368
2017	13	95	49	177	2	7	11	0	354
2018	15	72	44	162	3	6	15	0	317
2019	7	59	37	153	3	9	13	0	281
2020	6	48	37	155	3	9	9	0	267
2021	8	45	46	162	2	8	10	0	281
2022	9	46	38	130	3	8	8	0	242
2023	15	44	43	125	4	13	12	0	256

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 John Bidwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	327	12.0	27.2	n/a
1989	306	17.0	18.0	n/a
1990	332	17.0	19.5	n/a
1991	363	20.0	18.1	n/a
1992	411	20.3	20.2	51.3
1993	401	16.0	25.1	52.1
1994	378	15.0	25.2	60.3
1995	391	13.0	30.1	76
1996	391	13.0	30.1	76
1997	408	15.0	27.2	75.2
1998	386	17.8	21.7	89.1
1999	392	18.8	20.9	87
2000	399	20.1	19.9	88.3
2001	411	21.0	19.6	95.8
2002	410	24.0	17.1	92.7
2003	410	24.0	17.1	92.7
2004	375	20.6	18.2	97.8
2005	402	21.0	19.1	91.5
2006	384	21.0	18.3	95.8
2007	390	23.0	17.0	85.8
2008	368	22.0	16.7	85.1
2009	387	19.0	17.8	87.1
2010	395	20.0	19.7	83.3
2011	378	n/a	n/a	88.9
2012	348	14.0	24.8	n/a
2013	389	13.0	29.9	99.2
2014	370	13.0	28.4	81.9
2015	366	13.0	28.1	84.4
2016	368	14.0	26.2	90.8
2017	354	13.8	25.6	80.8
2018	317	12.8	24.7	93.7
2019	281	11.8	23.8	91.5
2020	267	n/a	n/a	91.8
2021	281	12.0	23.4	91.5
2022	242	12.0	20.1	83.5
2023	256	12.0	21.3	84.8

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 John Bidwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	327	12.0	27.2	n/a
1989	306	17.0	18.0	n/a
1990	332	17.0	19.5	n/a
1991	363	20.0	18.1	n/a
1992	411	20.3	20.2	51.3
1993	401	16.0	25.1	52.1
1994	378	15.0	25.2	60.3
1995	391	13.0	30.1	76
1996	391	13.0	30.1	76
1997	408	15.0	27.2	75.2
1998	386	17.8	21.7	89.1
1999	392	18.8	20.9	87
2000	399	20.1	19.9	88.3
2001	411	21.0	19.6	95.8
2002	410	24.0	17.1	92.7
2003	410	24.0	17.1	92.7
2004	375	20.6	18.2	97.8
2005	402	21.0	19.1	91.5
2006	384	21.0	18.3	95.8
2007	390	23.0	17.0	85.8
2008	368	22.0	16.7	85.1
2009	387	19.0	17.8	87.1
2010	395	20.0	19.7	83.3
2011	378	n/a	n/a	88.9
2012	348	14.0	24.8	n/a
2013	389	13.0	29.9	99.2
2014	370	13.0	28.4	81.9
2015	366	13.0	28.1	84.4
2016	368	14.0	26.2	90.8
2017	354	13.8	25.6	80.8
2018	317	12.8	24.7	93.7
2019	281	11.8	23.8	91.5
2020	267	n/a	n/a	91.8
2021	281	12.0	23.4	91.5
2022	242	12.0	20.1	83.5
2023	256	12.0	21.3	84.8

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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