Is Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired a good school?

Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired ranks 3208 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired?

In the 2023-24 school year, 481 students attended Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired.

What is the racial makeup of Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired?

Students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired are 52% White, 26% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American.

Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Summary:

Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California that serves grades K-8 and has 487 students. It is part of the Sacramento City Unified school district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired has some bright spots, such as 5th and 7th grade ELA proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages, the school generally performs below the Sacramento City Unified and California state averages on standardized tests. The school struggles particularly in math, with proficiency rates well below the district and state, especially in the lower grades. Interestingly, male students and Hispanic students tend to perform better than female students and White students at the school. However, low-income students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired rank in the bottom quartile of the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Sutterville Elementary and Leonardo da Vinci significantly outperform Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired on academic measures, while John Bidwell Elementary and Caroline Wenzel Elementary have even higher chronic absenteeism rates. As a Waldorf-inspired school, Alice Birney likely has a unique curriculum and teaching approach, which could contribute to its mixed academic performance. Addressing equity gaps and chronic absenteeism could be key focus areas for improvement at the school.

Detail:

Public K-8

6251 13th St.
Sacramento, CA 95831-1861

(916) 395-4510

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3208^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,702

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 481

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

Hispanic:

26.2%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired ranks worse than 54.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^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 39.36. (See more...)

Compare Details Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired ranks better than 59.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.24. (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 Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52.4%), Hispanic (26.2%), two or more races (12.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired is 22.9, which is the 25^th best among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired is $6,702. 33 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired:

SchoolDigger ranks Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired 3208^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired 1128^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired 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 Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	40.96	2593^rd	4809	46.1%
2005	39.81	2722^nd	4822	43.6%
2006	26.26	3571^st	4818	25.9%
2007	37.35	3085^th	5113	39.7%
2008	40.96	2887^th	5113	43.5%
2009	30.61	3666^th	5193	29.4%
2010	41.40	3083^rd	5314	42.0%
2011	36.65	3491^st	5377	35.1%
2012	45.71	2896^th	5390	46.3%
2013	39.44	3349^th	5530	39.4%
2015	26.28	4003^rd	5611	28.7%
2016	36.31	3309^th	5614	41.1%
2017	40.14	3095^th	5692	45.6%
2018	35.09	3463^rd	5662	38.8%
2019	32.88	3704^th	5789	36.0%
2022	39.02	3160^th	5883	46.3%
2023	35.24	3480^th	5874	40.8%
2024	39.36	3208^th	5862	45.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.88	4707^th	5084	7.4%
2019	20.75	4519^th	5173	12.6%
2022	40.26	2988^th	5264	43.2%
2023	31.17	3808^th	5374	29.1%
2024	29.10	4030^th	5511	26.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.03	3214^th	5413	40.6%
2019	35.25	3392^nd	5492	38.2%
2022	39.17	3044^th	5635	46.0%
2023	33.66	3447^th	5617	38.6%
2024	35.48	3369^th	5605	39.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	65.07	491^st	2128	76.9%
2019	63.43	642^nd	2585	75.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.17	3457^th	5431	36.3%
2019	30.30	3778^th	5510	31.4%
2022	40.85	2954^th	5663	47.8%
2023	40.18	3057^th	5650	45.9%
2024	44.37	2792^nd	5636	50.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.41	1709^th	4830	64.6%
2019	42.67	2776^th	4963	44.1%
2022	40.24	2883^rd	5084	43.3%
2023	52.55	2087^th	5098	59.1%
2024	40.56	2924^th	5102	42.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.42	2337^th	2737	14.6%
2019	14.96	2512^th	2834	11.4%
2022	20.17	2268^th	2726	16.8%
2023	14.02	2370^th	2662	11.0%
2024	26.72	2055^th	2647	22.4%

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

Rank History for Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

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Rank History for all middle school students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	57.67	625^th	1769	64.7%
2005	65.76	506^th	1777	71.5%
2006	59.27	643^rd	1804	64.4%
2007	45.59	989^th	1999	50.5%
2008	45.95	1016^th	2005	49.3%
2009	49.75	976^th	2063	52.7%
2010	72.14	504^th	2179	76.9%
2011	72.38	483^rd	2236	78.4%
2012	71.37	536^th	2259	76.3%
2013	77.50	387^th	2379	83.7%
2015	50.18	1087^th	2477	56.1%
2016	50.90	1088^th	2497	56.4%
2017	45.34	1241^st	2508	50.5%
2018	45.08	1220^th	2480	50.8%
2019	59.26	929^th	2715	65.8%
2022	55.92	1002^nd	2740	63.4%
2023	51.61	1118^th	2802	60.1%
2024	51.24	1128^th	2777	59.4%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.77	498^th	699	28.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.94	1530^th	2230	31.4%
2019	51.04	984^th	2369	58.5%
2022	27.28	1797^th	2458	26.9%
2023	27.50	1869^th	2549	26.7%
2024	30.93	1734^th	2575	32.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.55	966^th	2262	57.3%
2019	65.88	707^th	2380	70.3%
2022	54.56	958^th	2509	61.8%
2023	47.75	1106^th	2547	56.6%
2024	55.54	921^st	2546	63.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.29	314^th	1369	77.1%
2019	66.37	318^th	1491	78.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.31	1392^nd	2273	38.8%
2019	49.89	1030^th	2407	57.2%
2022	54.33	950^th	2527	62.4%
2023	53.51	969^th	2558	62.1%
2024	46.12	1185^th	2547	53.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	56.36	820^th	2359	65.2%
2023	40.74	1252^nd	2391	47.6%
2024	68.52	537^th	2383	77.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.47	988^th	1496	34.0%
2019	44.35	878^th	1602	45.2%
2022	41.86	886^th	1555	43.0%
2023	42.74	868^th	1552	44.1%
2024	35.45	970^th	1535	36.8%

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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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Enrollment information for Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	38	71	13	45	5	n/a	n/a	0	172
1999	69	66	11	47	6	n/a	n/a	0	199
2000	98	58	13	56	8	n/a	n/a	1	234
2001	106	53	15	52	6	n/a	n/a	1	233
2002	131	49	20	65	10	n/a	n/a	5	280
2003	131	49	20	65	10	n/a	n/a	5	280
2004	152	42	19	74	11	n/a	n/a	5	303
2005	155	46	19	71	11	n/a	n/a	7	309
2006	164	48	20	59	12	n/a	n/a	3	306
2007	174	44	26	54	13	n/a	n/a	4	315
2008	189	49	28	56	10	n/a	n/a	0	332
2009	208	43	26	67	11	5	1	0	361
2010	227	45	33	78	13	2	15	0	413
2011	232	51	30	83	13	2	22	0	433
2012	272	48	29	99	9	2	27	0	486
2013	320	48	33	108	7	2	32	0	550
2014	335	43	31	106	6	2	35	0	558
2015	341	41	27	113	6	1	43	0	572
2016	349	37	21	123	4	1	47	0	582
2017	324	34	15	129	3	1	48	0	554
2018	309	28	16	122	2	2	49	0	528
2019	306	21	11	118	2	2	58	0	518
2020	313	20	12	124	1	1	62	0	533
2021	288	19	13	124	0	1	61	1	507
2022	267	21	17	114	0	1	69	1	490
2023	263	20	17	118	0	1	67	1	487
2024	252	20	21	126	0	1	61	0	481

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 Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	172	11.0	15.6	61
1999	199	8.4	23.7	62.3
2000	234	11.8	19.8	50.6
2001	233	10.0	23.3	52.6
2002	280	12.8	21.9	41.5
2003	280	12.8	21.9	41.5
2004	303	14.8	20.5	42.6
2005	309	14.8	20.9	31.1
2006	306	14.5	21.1	31
2007	315	15.0	21.0	23.8
2008	332	16.0	20.8	24.7
2009	361	15.0	20.3	36.6
2010	413	17.0	24.2	36.1
2011	433	n/a	n/a	30
2012	486	16.4	29.6	n/a
2013	550	18.0	30.5	34
2014	558	19.0	29.3	39.8
2015	572	22.0	26.0	27.4
2016	582	22.0	26.4	30.8
2017	554	26.0	21.3	27.8
2018	528	25.0	21.1	31.1
2019	518	24.0	21.5	32.8
2020	533	n/a	n/a	39
2021	507	21.0	24.1	36.3
2022	490	20.8	23.5	30
2023	487	20.4	23.7	37.6
2024	481	21.0	22.9	33.9

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 Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	172	11.0	15.6	61
1999	199	8.4	23.7	62.3
2000	234	11.8	19.8	50.6
2001	233	10.0	23.3	52.6
2002	280	12.8	21.9	41.5
2003	280	12.8	21.9	41.5
2004	303	14.8	20.5	42.6
2005	309	14.8	20.9	31.1
2006	306	14.5	21.1	31
2007	315	15.0	21.0	23.8
2008	332	16.0	20.8	24.7
2009	361	15.0	20.3	36.6
2010	413	17.0	24.2	36.1
2011	433	n/a	n/a	30
2012	486	16.4	29.6	n/a
2013	550	18.0	30.5	34
2014	558	19.0	29.3	39.8
2015	572	22.0	26.0	27.4
2016	582	22.0	26.4	30.8
2017	554	26.0	21.3	27.8
2018	528	25.0	21.1	31.1
2019	518	24.0	21.5	32.8
2020	533	n/a	n/a	39
2021	507	21.0	24.1	36.3
2022	490	20.8	23.5	30
2023	487	20.4	23.7	37.6
2024	481	21.0	22.9	33.9

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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