Is Tahoe Elementary a good school?

Tahoe Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tahoe Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 302 students attended Tahoe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tahoe Elementary?

Students at Tahoe Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 21% White, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Tahoe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tahoe Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Hiram W. Johnson High High : Umoja International Academy

Tahoe Elementary

Summary:

Tahoe Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving 309 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Tahoe Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low academic performance, and inequitable outcomes for certain student subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly from 15.8% in 2018-2019 to 34.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Tahoe Elementary consistently performs below the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 23.02% of students proficient or better in ELA and 15.83% in Math, compared to the district's 38.95% and 29.38%, respectively. The school also struggles to support African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who consistently rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide cohorts.

Interestingly, Tahoe Elementary's performance is consistently lower than most of the nearby schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District, such as Father Keith B. Kenny, Earl Warren Elementary, and Suy:u Elementary. However, Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary, located just 0.82 miles away, is a standout performer, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools and significantly outperforming Tahoe Elementary and the district/state averages. Additionally, the Language Academy of Sacramento, a public charter school located 0.88 miles from Tahoe Elementary, outperforms the school in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

Detail:

Public K-6

3110 60th St.
Sacramento, CA 95820-1833

(916) 395-4750

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5214^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,857

Students who attend Tahoe Elementary usually attend:

High:	Hiram W. Johnson High
	Umoja International Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 20.0

Number of students: 302

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

White:

20.9%

African American:

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tahoe Elementary ranks worse than 88.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 37^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 15.93. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Tahoe Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47%), White (20.9%), African American (15.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tahoe Elementary is 20, which is the 7^th best among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tahoe Elementary is $7,857, which is the 15^th highest among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tahoe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tahoe Elementary 5214^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tahoe Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Tahoe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	9.36	4700^th	4809	2.3%
2005	17.74	4124^th	4822	14.5%
2006	18.48	4108^th	4818	14.7%
2007	20.87	4226^th	5113	17.3%
2008	32.72	3408^th	5113	33.3%
2009	30.12	3703^rd	5193	28.7%
2010	28.56	3959^th	5314	25.5%
2011	28.08	4128^th	5377	23.2%
2012	22.94	4462^nd	5390	17.2%
2013	19.81	4752^nd	5530	14.1%
2015	20.51	4575^th	5611	18.5%
2016	15.03	5038^th	5614	10.3%
2017	15.00	5115^th	5692	10.1%
2018	11.17	5373^rd	5662	5.1%
2019	17.49	5032^nd	5789	13.1%
2022	22.10	4641^st	5883	21.1%
2023	22.57	4604^th	5874	21.6%
2024	15.93	5214^th	5862	11.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	15.16	3226^th	3246	0.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.22	1177^th	2420	51.4%
2024	29.24	1873^rd	2634	28.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.51	4972^nd	5084	2.2%
2019	17.60	4713^th	5173	8.9%
2022	28.52	3956^th	5264	24.8%
2023	26.84	4174^th	5374	22.3%
2024	13.74	5218^th	5511	5.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.57	4872^nd	5413	10.0%
2019	25.34	4201^st	5492	23.5%
2022	21.53	4559^th	5635	19.1%
2023	28.57	3907^th	5617	30.4%
2024	18.30	4851^st	5605	13.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	23.57	1790^th	2128	15.9%
2019	27.32	1931^st	2585	25.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.01	5268^th	5431	3.0%
2019	12.42	5220^th	5510	5.3%
2022	23.71	4346^th	5663	23.3%
2023	21.36	4594^th	5650	18.7%
2024	14.90	5163^rd	5636	8.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.43	368^th	662	44.4%
2024	15.75	566^th	593	4.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.64	4571^st	4830	5.4%
2019	24.10	4104^th	4963	17.3%
2022	31.86	3540^th	5084	30.4%
2023	30.91	3638^th	5098	28.6%
2024	22.15	4333^rd	5102	15.1%

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Rank History for White students at Tahoe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.45	2213^th	2834	21.9%

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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 Tahoe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	264	177	97	177	12	n/a	n/a	0	727
1989	259	191	94	170	14	n/a	n/a	0	728
1990	243	168	145	178	13	n/a	n/a	0	747
1991	225	149	112	172	7	n/a	n/a	0	665
1992	210	155	139	177	7	n/a	n/a	0	688
1993	155	128	93	163	4	n/a	n/a	0	543
1994	137	123	92	135	4	n/a	n/a	0	491
1995	123	122	76	134	5	n/a	n/a	0	460
1996	123	122	76	134	5	n/a	n/a	0	460
1997	127	123	65	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1998	121	123	84	140	3	n/a	n/a	0	471
1999	116	125	89	122	10	n/a	n/a	0	462
2000	126	134	71	131	6	n/a	n/a	2	470
2001	125	153	53	130	5	n/a	n/a	10	476
2002	110	131	53	129	6	n/a	n/a	30	459
2003	110	131	53	129	6	n/a	n/a	30	459
2004	88	112	50	152	11	n/a	n/a	15	428
2005	93	102	55	123	10	n/a	n/a	12	395
2006	76	69	48	114	3	n/a	n/a	8	318
2007	96	86	46	146	11	n/a	n/a	9	394
2008	88	87	38	150	13	n/a	n/a	0	376
2009	82	97	30	147	13	6	6	0	381
2010	63	61	26	164	6	6	32	0	358
2011	62	49	22	163	5	7	35	0	343
2012	53	36	21	169	3	6	29	0	317
2013	52	47	20	152	1	6	37	0	315
2014	51	45	20	168	3	9	40	0	336
2015	53	52	20	165	2	11	35	0	338
2016	51	44	17	170	0	11	30	0	323
2017	54	65	20	175	1	9	37	0	361
2018	58	59	26	167	1	8	39	0	358
2019	65	62	28	170	3	9	44	0	381
2020	74	55	19	171	4	10	38	0	371
2021	48	44	19	154	4	8	42	0	319
2022	48	48	16	120	3	3	29	0	267
2023	54	58	20	139	3	3	32	0	309
2024	63	46	14	142	5	2	30	0	302

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 Tahoe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	727	28.0	25.9	n/a
1989	728	28.0	26.0	n/a
1990	747	28.0	26.6	n/a
1991	665	28.0	23.7	n/a
1992	688	28.5	24.1	74.9
1993	543	20.0	27.2	79.2
1994	491	17.0	28.9	77.8
1995	460	19.0	24.2	87.4
1996	460	19.0	24.2	87.4
1997	454	19.0	23.9	89.9
1998	471	23.2	20.3	86.6
1999	462	22.0	21.0	90.9
2000	470	23.0	20.4	92.1
2001	476	24.0	19.8	94
2002	459	23.5	19.5	90
2003	459	23.5	19.5	90
2004	428	21.0	20.4	88.1
2005	395	19.0	20.8	90.1
2006	318	16.0	19.9	101.6
2007	394	22.0	17.9	90.1
2008	376	21.0	17.9	83
2009	381	19.5	16.7	86.4
2010	358	21.0	17.0	81.6
2011	343	n/a	n/a	80.5
2012	317	14.2	22.3	n/a
2013	315	12.0	26.2	84.4
2014	336	14.0	24.0	89.3
2015	338	12.0	28.1	87.6
2016	323	13.0	24.8	86.1
2017	361	14.7	24.5	78.1
2018	358	14.8	24.0	80.4
2019	381	17.2	22.0	81.6
2020	371	n/a	n/a	81.9
2021	319	15.4	20.7	70.5
2022	267	15.0	17.8	77.2
2023	309	14.8	20.8	73.5
2024	302	15.0	20.0	64.2

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 Tahoe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	727	28.0	25.9	n/a
1989	728	28.0	26.0	n/a
1990	747	28.0	26.6	n/a
1991	665	28.0	23.7	n/a
1992	688	28.5	24.1	74.9
1993	543	20.0	27.2	79.2
1994	491	17.0	28.9	77.8
1995	460	19.0	24.2	87.4
1996	460	19.0	24.2	87.4
1997	454	19.0	23.9	89.9
1998	471	23.2	20.3	86.6
1999	462	22.0	21.0	90.9
2000	470	23.0	20.4	92.1
2001	476	24.0	19.8	94
2002	459	23.5	19.5	90
2003	459	23.5	19.5	90
2004	428	21.0	20.4	88.1
2005	395	19.0	20.8	90.1
2006	318	16.0	19.9	101.6
2007	394	22.0	17.9	90.1
2008	376	21.0	17.9	83
2009	381	19.5	16.7	86.4
2010	358	21.0	17.0	81.6
2011	343	n/a	n/a	80.5
2012	317	14.2	22.3	n/a
2013	315	12.0	26.2	84.4
2014	336	14.0	24.0	89.3
2015	338	12.0	28.1	87.6
2016	323	13.0	24.8	86.1
2017	361	14.7	24.5	78.1
2018	358	14.8	24.0	80.4
2019	381	17.2	22.0	81.6
2020	371	n/a	n/a	81.9
2021	319	15.4	20.7	70.5
2022	267	15.0	17.8	77.2
2023	309	14.8	20.8	73.5
2024	302	15.0	20.0	64.2

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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