Is Leonardo Da Vinci a good school?

Leonardo Da Vinci ranks 931 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leonardo Da Vinci?

In the 2023-24 school year, 829 students attended Leonardo Da Vinci.

What is the racial makeup of Leonardo Da Vinci?

Students at Leonardo Da Vinci are 38% Hispanic, 34% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 7% African American.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Summary:

Leonardo Da Vinci is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Sacramento City Unified School District, with 797 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the top 20% of California elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leonardo Da Vinci significantly outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 65.61% of Leonardo Da Vinci students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 38.95% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, White, and special education students, all perform significantly better than their counterparts at the district and state levels. Additionally, Leonardo Da Vinci has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the district average.

Despite being located in the same district as several lower-performing elementary schools, such as John Cabrillo Elementary and Father Keith B. Kenny, Leonardo Da Vinci stands out as a high-achieving outlier. This highlights the potential for significant variation in educational outcomes within a single district, underscoring the importance of school-level factors in driving student success. The school's success can be attributed to effective teaching practices, a supportive learning environment, and strategies to address the needs of diverse learners.

Detail:

Public K-8

4701 Joaquin Way
Sacramento, CA 95822-2120

(916) 395-4635

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
931^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,613

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 829

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.2%

White:

33.5%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leonardo Da Vinci ranks better than 84.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^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 85.45. (See more...)

Compare Details Leonardo Da Vinci ranks better than 79% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.19. (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 Leonardo Da Vinci has the largest elementary school student body size in the Sacramento City Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.2%), White (33.5%), two or more races (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leonardo Da Vinci is 21.9, which is the 19^th best among 49 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Leonardo Da Vinci employs 37.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leonardo Da Vinci is $6,613. 35 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leonardo Da Vinci:

SchoolDigger ranks Leonardo Da Vinci 931^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Leonardo Da Vinci in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Leonardo Da Vinci 583^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Leonardo Da Vinci 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 Leonardo Da Vinci

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	84.93	710^th	4809	85.2%
2005	80.82	894^th	4822	81.5%
2006	82.66	845^th	4818	82.5%
2007	87.99	625^th	5113	87.8%
2008	83.34	822^nd	5113	83.9%
2009	79.06	1043^rd	5193	79.9%
2010	82.94	841^st	5314	84.2%
2011	75.05	1256^th	5377	76.6%
2012	66.46	1702^nd	5390	68.4%
2013	61.52	2028^th	5530	63.3%
2015	64.03	1750^th	5611	68.8%
2016	65.41	1738^th	5614	69.0%
2017	77.61	1221^st	5692	78.5%
2018	75.89	1321^st	5662	76.7%
2019	79.56	1195^th	5789	79.4%
2022	83.47	1024^th	5883	82.6%
2023	84.42	983^rd	5874	83.3%
2024	85.45	931^st	5862	84.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.11	118^th	669	82.4%
2024	66.69	249^th	669	62.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	80.67	297^th	2420	87.7%
2024	59.85	720^th	2634	72.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.94	1908^th	5084	62.5%
2019	60.84	1720^th	5173	66.8%
2022	73.73	1003^rd	5264	80.9%
2023	77.48	878^th	5374	83.7%
2024	67.32	1392^nd	5511	74.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.27	1117^th	5413	79.4%
2019	85.77	778^th	5492	85.8%
2022	84.15	906^th	5635	83.9%
2023	87.37	771^st	5617	86.3%
2024	89.41	650^th	5605	88.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.70	267^th	2128	87.5%
2019	81.95	310^th	2585	88.0%
2022	78.01	325^th	2227	85.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.99	1444^th	5431	73.4%
2019	68.41	1577^th	5510	71.4%
2022	79.86	1113^th	5663	80.3%
2023	77.15	1216^th	5650	78.5%
2024	74.68	1289^th	5636	77.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.36	1427^th	4830	70.5%
2019	75.33	910^th	4963	81.7%
2022	78.26	807^th	5084	84.1%
2023	65.67	1371^st	5098	73.1%
2024	78.79	760^th	5102	85.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.38	664^th	2737	75.7%
2019	77.79	547^th	2834	80.7%
2022	81.75	382^nd	2726	86.0%
2023	82.66	319^th	2662	88.0%
2024	83.68	292^nd	2647	89.0%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.76	466^th	1769	73.7%
2005	53.97	718^th	1777	59.6%
2006	47.95	858^th	1804	52.4%
2007	64.88	593^rd	1999	70.3%
2008	61.67	667^th	2005	66.7%
2009	55.02	856^th	2063	58.5%
2010	49.31	1053^rd	2179	51.7%
2011	55.74	940^th	2236	58.0%
2012	39.46	1375^th	2259	39.1%
2013	54.43	1031^st	2379	56.7%
2015	73.46	564^th	2477	77.2%
2016	71.82	620^th	2497	75.2%
2017	72.01	624^th	2508	75.1%
2018	75.20	535^th	2480	78.4%
2019	81.86	440^th	2715	83.8%
2022	71.25	660^th	2740	75.9%
2023	80.81	471^st	2802	83.2%
2024	75.19	583^rd	2777	79.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	81.70	154^th	1538	90.0%
2024	67.38	307^th	1550	80.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.70	1031^st	2230	53.8%
2019	63.21	652^nd	2369	72.5%
2022	52.31	946^th	2458	61.5%
2023	77.48	369^th	2549	85.5%
2024	65.65	626^th	2575	75.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.89	523^rd	2262	76.9%
2019	86.69	292^nd	2380	87.7%
2022	69.66	616^th	2509	75.4%
2023	81.97	401^st	2547	84.3%
2024	77.37	488^th	2546	80.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	88.93	87^th	1369	93.6%
2019	56.82	449^th	1491	69.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.70	557^th	2273	75.5%
2019	71.64	586^th	2407	75.7%
2022	70.79	603^rd	2527	76.1%
2023	77.38	492^nd	2558	80.8%
2024	70.89	611^th	2547	76.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.94	814^th	2072	60.7%
2019	71.38	465^th	2213	79.0%
2022	64.17	626^th	2359	73.5%
2023	79.75	323^rd	2391	86.5%
2024	75.62	406^th	2383	83.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Leonardo Da Vinci

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.96	264^th	1496	82.4%
2019	78.66	285^th	1602	82.2%
2022	80.42	239^th	1555	84.6%
2023	87.70	110^th	1552	92.9%
2024	90.34	71^st	1535	95.4%

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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 Leonardo Da Vinci

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	253	82	65	118	19	n/a	n/a	0	537
1992	245	100	96	140	20	n/a	n/a	0	601
1993	243	100	98	131	23	n/a	n/a	0	595
1994	252	99	106	134	24	n/a	n/a	0	615
1995	241	90	112	134	19	n/a	n/a	0	596
1996	241	90	112	134	19	n/a	n/a	0	596
1997	236	95	109	126	13	n/a	n/a	0	579
1998	236	94	104	123	15	n/a	n/a	0	572
1999	233	101	96	119	22	n/a	n/a	0	571
2000	231	86	108	110	24	n/a	n/a	0	559
2001	231	90	116	103	34	n/a	n/a	6	580
2002	243	66	107	153	22	n/a	n/a	12	603
2003	243	66	107	153	22	n/a	n/a	12	603
2004	231	58	107	159	19	n/a	n/a	18	592
2005	234	50	111	165	13	n/a	n/a	25	598
2006	230	48	104	163	12	n/a	n/a	29	586
2007	235	47	84	158	14	n/a	n/a	37	575
2008	234	51	77	166	10	n/a	n/a	0	538
2009	254	50	74	200	11	2	0	0	591
2010	256	52	55	213	12	1	43	0	632
2011	272	61	51	199	11	2	52	0	648
2012	294	52	56	211	8	2	51	0	674
2013	349	44	57	247	9	4	48	0	758
2014	372	48	60	265	7	5	40	0	797
2015	385	45	60	282	6	4	48	0	830
2016	388	40	48	295	7	2	55	0	835
2017	374	43	53	313	8	3	61	0	855
2018	377	48	55	318	5	3	63	0	869
2019	357	51	62	319	7	2	76	0	874
2020	345	49	70	323	5	1	75	0	868
2021	327	46	68	327	4	2	78	0	852
2022	309	37	68	320	2	2	82	0	820
2023	293	44	68	299	2	3	88	0	797
2024	278	56	75	317	3	4	96	0	829

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 Leonardo Da Vinci

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	537	23.9	22.4	n/a
1992	601	24.3	24.7	22.1
1993	595	24.6	24.2	24.4
1994	615	23.0	26.7	27.5
1995	596	22.6	26.4	24.5
1996	596	22.6	26.4	24.5
1997	579	21.6	26.8	27.1
1998	572	25.7	22.3	20.5
1999	571	26.2	21.8	30.1
2000	559	27.1	20.6	23.8
2001	580	26.0	22.3	27.7
2002	603	27.0	22.3	26.6
2003	603	27.0	22.3	26.6
2004	592	29.1	20.3	32.2
2005	598	29.6	20.2	31.4
2006	586	29.0	20.2	32.3
2007	575	29.9	19.2	28.8
2008	538	29.5	18.2	29.7
2009	591	27.5	19.5	35.2
2010	632	30.0	21.0	35.3
2011	648	n/a	n/a	33.2
2012	674	24.4	27.6	n/a
2013	758	27.0	28.0	33.5
2014	797	31.5	25.3	39.5
2015	830	31.0	26.7	30.2
2016	835	32.0	26.0	37.1
2017	855	36.3	23.5	33.1
2018	869	36.8	23.6	37.1
2019	874	36.8	23.7	35.9
2020	868	n/a	n/a	37.2
2021	852	35.3	24.1	36.9
2022	820	36.5	22.4	32
2023	797	35.5	22.4	34.8
2024	829	37.7	21.9	31.4

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 Leonardo Da Vinci

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	537	23.9	22.4	n/a
1992	601	24.3	24.7	22.1
1993	595	24.6	24.2	24.4
1994	615	23.0	26.7	27.5
1995	596	22.6	26.4	24.5
1996	596	22.6	26.4	24.5
1997	579	21.6	26.8	27.1
1998	572	25.7	22.3	20.5
1999	571	26.2	21.8	30.1
2000	559	27.1	20.6	23.8
2001	580	26.0	22.3	27.7
2002	603	27.0	22.3	26.6
2003	603	27.0	22.3	26.6
2004	592	29.1	20.3	32.2
2005	598	29.6	20.2	31.4
2006	586	29.0	20.2	32.3
2007	575	29.9	19.2	28.8
2008	538	29.5	18.2	29.7
2009	591	27.5	19.5	35.2
2010	632	30.0	21.0	35.3
2011	648	n/a	n/a	33.2
2012	674	24.4	27.6	n/a
2013	758	27.0	28.0	33.5
2014	797	31.5	25.3	39.5
2015	830	31.0	26.7	30.2
2016	835	32.0	26.0	37.1
2017	855	36.3	23.5	33.1
2018	869	36.8	23.6	37.1
2019	874	36.8	23.7	35.9
2020	868	n/a	n/a	37.2
2021	852	35.3	24.1	36.9
2022	820	36.5	22.4	32
2023	797	35.5	22.4	34.8
2024	829	37.7	21.9	31.4

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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