Is John D. Sloat Elementary a good school?

John D. Sloat Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend John D. Sloat Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 206 students attended John D. Sloat Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John D. Sloat Elementary?

Students at John D. Sloat Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 17% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of John D. Sloat Elementary attend?

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

John D. Sloat Elementary

Summary:

John D. Sloat Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving 206 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John D. Sloat Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Sacramento City Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14.41% of students at John D. Sloat Elementary were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 38.95% for Sacramento City Unified and 47.04% for California. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also well below the district and state averages. Additionally, John D. Sloat Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 23.7% in 2017-2018 to 37.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools, such as Woodbine Elementary, John Bidwell Elementary, and Rosa Parks Elementary, also struggle academically, some schools, like Capitol Collegiate Academy (a charter school) and Pony Express Elementary, perform significantly better than John D. Sloat Elementary and the district average. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the academic performance of these schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

7525 Candlewood Way
Sacramento, CA 95822-5116

(916) 395-4620

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5602^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,183

Students who attend John D. Sloat Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 21.4

Number of students: 206

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.7%

Asian:

26.7%

African American:

17.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John D. Sloat Elementary ranks worse than 95.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 42^nd among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.17. (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 D. Sloat Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.7%), Asian (26.7%), African American (17%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John D. Sloat Elementary is 21.4, which is the 14^th best among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare John D. Sloat Elementary employs 9.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John D. Sloat Elementary is $8,183, which is the 14^th highest among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John D. Sloat Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John D. Sloat Elementary 5602^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John D. Sloat Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

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 D. Sloat Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John D. Sloat Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.09	4187^th	4809	12.9%
2005	14.65	4359^th	4822	9.6%
2006	23.51	3762^nd	4818	21.9%
2007	29.60	3600^th	5113	29.6%
2008	44.28	2701^st	5113	47.2%
2009	48.09	2602^nd	5193	49.9%
2010	29.95	3854^th	5314	27.5%
2011	31.94	3846^th	5377	28.5%
2012	7.03	5294^th	5390	1.8%
2013	5.14	5473^rd	5530	1.0%
2015	6.12	5596^th	5611	0.3%
2016	4.18	5605^th	5614	0.2%
2017	4.41	5677^th	5692	0.3%
2018	4.74	5626^th	5662	0.6%
2019	6.06	5727^th	5789	1.1%
2022	7.46	5834^th	5883	0.8%
2023	10.53	5684^th	5874	3.2%
2024	11.17	5602^nd	5862	4.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John D. Sloat Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.32	3217^th	3275	1.8%
2023	29.07	2597^th	3250	20.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John D. Sloat Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.28	5057^th	5084	0.5%
2019	6.88	5122^nd	5173	1.0%
2022	7.55	5232^nd	5264	0.6%
2023	13.69	5130^th	5374	4.5%
2024	11.77	5324^th	5511	3.4%

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Rank History for Female students at John D. Sloat Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	3.97	5404^th	5413	0.2%
2019	6.20	5451^st	5492	0.7%
2022	12.73	5383^rd	5635	4.5%
2023	11.73	5402^nd	5617	3.8%
2024	13.09	5276^th	5605	5.9%

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Rank History for Male students at John D. Sloat Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.03	5311^th	5431	2.2%
2019	8.92	5387^th	5510	2.2%
2022	5.86	5652^nd	5663	0.2%
2023	11.02	5467^th	5650	3.2%
2024	10.05	5482^nd	5636	2.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John D. Sloat Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.04	4789^th	4830	0.8%
2019	7.88	4906^th	4963	1.1%
2022	12.22	4941^st	5084	2.8%
2023	12.03	4953^rd	5098	2.8%
2024	11.25	4960^th	5102	2.8%

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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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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Excellent outreach to the community and engaging parents with being involved with the school and their children Close Quote

Enrollment information for John D. Sloat Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	74	187	27	94	7	n/a	n/a	0	389
1989	78	153	35	88	2	n/a	n/a	0	356
1990	85	119	43	75	3	n/a	n/a	0	325
1991	104	94	44	78	4	n/a	n/a	0	324
1992	94	102	67	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	334
1993	94	123	89	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	394
1994	79	122	104	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	406
1995	48	102	112	99	4	n/a	n/a	0	365
1996	48	102	112	99	4	n/a	n/a	0	365
1997	40	106	114	102	6	n/a	n/a	0	368
1998	33	95	100	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	340
1999	26	104	106	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	352
2000	29	98	112	117	1	n/a	n/a	5	362
2001	26	93	117	124	7	n/a	n/a	5	372
2002	26	94	101	108	5	n/a	n/a	7	341
2003	26	94	101	108	5	n/a	n/a	7	341
2004	17	80	88	111	5	n/a	n/a	8	309
2005	13	81	89	119	3	n/a	n/a	7	312
2006	15	83	81	120	0	n/a	n/a	5	304
2007	15	90	73	155	0	n/a	n/a	4	337
2008	12	78	81	153	2	n/a	n/a	0	326
2009	15	88	63	156	1	13	0	0	336
2010	14	88	49	171	1	5	16	0	344
2011	13	92	45	177	3	7	12	0	349
2012	18	74	38	161	2	6	12	0	311
2013	16	79	45	154	2	3	11	0	310
2014	12	79	57	150	2	2	9	0	311
2015	8	59	32	149	0	2	9	0	259
2016	12	44	32	128	4	0	10	0	230
2017	12	50	46	122	3	2	16	0	251
2018	4	61	48	120	1	4	17	0	255
2019	7	69	48	108	5	2	17	0	256
2020	7	62	66	123	5	7	20	0	290
2021	7	55	60	102	8	5	15	0	252
2022	12	39	53	98	8	8	13	0	231
2023	8	35	55	88	3	9	8	0	206

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 D. Sloat Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	389	15.0	25.9	n/a
1989	356	20.0	17.8	n/a
1990	325	17.0	19.1	n/a
1991	324	16.5	19.6	n/a
1992	334	16.8	19.8	63.5
1993	394	14.0	28.1	72.1
1994	406	16.5	24.6	72.4
1995	365	14.5	25.2	88.5
1996	365	14.5	25.2	88.5
1997	368	15.3	24.1	89.9
1998	340	16.2	21.0	95
1999	352	18.3	19.2	91.5
2000	362	18.5	19.6	92.2
2001	372	17.0	21.9	93.5
2002	341	18.0	18.9	76.9
2003	341	18.0	18.9	76.9
2004	309	15.0	20.6	92
2005	312	15.0	20.8	91.1
2006	304	16.4	18.5	93
2007	337	16.0	21.1	92.2
2008	326	18.0	18.1	97.5
2009	336	16.0	19.8	85.1
2010	344	20.0	17.2	98
2011	349	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	311	12.3	25.1	n/a
2013	310	11.0	28.1	99
2014	311	12.0	25.9	85.9
2015	259	11.0	23.5	83
2016	230	10.0	23.0	80.9
2017	251	11.4	22.0	81.7
2018	255	13.0	19.6	78.8
2019	256	13.0	19.6	89.5
2020	290	n/a	n/a	92.8
2021	252	11.0	22.9	94.8
2022	231	10.8	21.3	91.3
2023	206	9.5	21.4	89.3

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 D. Sloat Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	389	15.0	25.9	n/a
1989	356	20.0	17.8	n/a
1990	325	17.0	19.1	n/a
1991	324	16.5	19.6	n/a
1992	334	16.8	19.8	63.5
1993	394	14.0	28.1	72.1
1994	406	16.5	24.6	72.4
1995	365	14.5	25.2	88.5
1996	365	14.5	25.2	88.5
1997	368	15.3	24.1	89.9
1998	340	16.2	21.0	95
1999	352	18.3	19.2	91.5
2000	362	18.5	19.6	92.2
2001	372	17.0	21.9	93.5
2002	341	18.0	18.9	76.9
2003	341	18.0	18.9	76.9
2004	309	15.0	20.6	92
2005	312	15.0	20.8	91.1
2006	304	16.4	18.5	93
2007	337	16.0	21.1	92.2
2008	326	18.0	18.1	97.5
2009	336	16.0	19.8	85.1
2010	344	20.0	17.2	98
2011	349	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	311	12.3	25.1	n/a
2013	310	11.0	28.1	99
2014	311	12.0	25.9	85.9
2015	259	11.0	23.5	83
2016	230	10.0	23.0	80.9
2017	251	11.4	22.0	81.7
2018	255	13.0	19.6	78.8
2019	256	13.0	19.6	89.5
2020	290	n/a	n/a	92.8
2021	252	11.0	22.9	94.8
2022	231	10.8	21.3	91.3
2023	206	9.5	21.4	89.3

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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