Is Howe Avenue Elementary a good school?

Howe Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Howe Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 710 students attended Howe Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Howe Avenue Elementary?

Students at Howe Avenue Elementary are 37% Asian, 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Howe Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Howe Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Encina Preparatory High

Howe Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Howe Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving 721 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 923 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Howe Avenue Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 5,366 and 5,862 out of around 5,900 schools. The school has received 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor performance. Compared to the district and state averages, Howe Avenue Elementary significantly underperforms in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 14.15% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 8.48% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.5% to 52.4%, which likely contributes to the poor academic outcomes.

While nearby schools in the San Juan Unified School District, such as Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8 and Dyer-Kelly Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages, they generally outperform Howe Avenue Elementary. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Detail:

Public K-5

2404 Howe Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95825-0132

(916) 971-5165

District: San Juan Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5753^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,103

Students who attend Howe Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Encina Preparatory High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 710

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.5%

White:

23.9%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howe Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 98.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 39^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.29. (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 Howe Avenue Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (37.5%), White (23.9%), Hispanic (22.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howe Avenue Elementary is 25.3. 28 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howe Avenue Elementary is $8,103, which is the 16^th highest among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Howe Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Howe Avenue Elementary 5753^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Howe Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Juan Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Juan Unified 923^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	21.28	3851^st	4809	19.9%
2005	14.26	4383^rd	4822	9.1%
2006	15.31	4334^th	4818	10.0%
2007	11.96	4829^th	5113	5.6%
2008	20.95	4277^th	5113	16.4%
2009	16.39	4652^nd	5193	10.4%
2010	8.41	5209^th	5314	2.0%
2011	6.64	5309^th	5377	1.3%
2012	3.59	5366^th	5390	0.4%
2013	3.38	5498^th	5530	0.6%
2015	7.93	5559^th	5611	0.9%
2016	7.03	5551^st	5614	1.1%
2017	7.53	5607^th	5692	1.5%
2018	8.10	5528^th	5662	2.4%
2019	6.98	5694^th	5789	1.6%
2022	10.36	5710^th	5883	2.9%
2023	9.25	5746^th	5874	2.2%
2024	8.29	5753^rd	5862	1.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.85	2995^th	3246	7.7%
2019	23.92	2936^th	3275	10.4%
2022	27.12	2811^th	3311	15.1%
2023	25.53	2844^th	3250	12.5%
2024	22.61	2969^th	3160	6.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.65	1980^th	2420	18.2%
2024	23.44	2202^nd	2634	16.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.67	4927^th	5084	3.1%
2019	9.74	5058^th	5173	2.2%
2022	13.88	5028^th	5264	4.5%
2023	12.15	5203^rd	5374	3.2%
2024	10.87	5349^th	5511	2.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.98	5275^th	5413	2.5%
2019	8.69	5371^st	5492	2.2%
2022	12.10	5421^st	5635	3.8%
2023	8.80	5541^st	5617	1.4%
2024	8.04	5543^rd	5605	1.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.01	1810^th	2128	14.9%
2019	13.01	2584^th	2585	0.0%
2022	17.61	2177^th	2227	2.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.32	5346^th	5431	1.6%
2019	6.31	5471^st	5510	0.7%
2022	10.62	5522^nd	5663	2.5%
2023	11.55	5406^th	5650	4.3%
2024	9.65	5512^th	5636	2.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	0.23	1068^th	1071	0.3%
2019	0.23	1143^rd	1149	0.5%
2022	0.39	1149^th	1154	0.4%
2023	0.77	1170^th	1190	1.7%
2024	0.68	1187^th	1203	1.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.60	487^th	700	30.4%
2019	27.28	571^st	747	23.6%
2022	22.54	582^nd	663	12.2%
2023	21.41	573^rd	662	13.4%
2024	23.58	492^nd	593	17.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.68	4707^th	4830	2.5%
2019	11.37	4817^th	4963	2.9%
2022	19.43	4550^th	5084	10.5%
2023	13.39	4889^th	5098	4.1%
2024	11.96	4921^st	5102	3.5%

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Rank History for White students at Howe Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	2.54	2717^th	2737	0.7%
2019	2.11	2813^th	2834	0.7%
2022	3.46	2692^nd	2726	1.2%
2023	1.48	2656^th	2662	0.2%
2024	0.96	2644^th	2647	0.1%

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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 Howe Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	380	94	33	57	19	n/a	n/a	0	583
1989	476	129	38	67	12	n/a	n/a	0	722
1990	449	141	33	95	14	n/a	n/a	0	732
1991	467	140	31	88	14	n/a	n/a	0	740
1992	403	131	37	136	16	n/a	n/a	0	723
1993	401	152	31	169	21	n/a	n/a	0	774
1994	404	175	28	194	25	n/a	n/a	0	826
1995	325	150	24	213	20	n/a	n/a	0	732
1996	325	150	24	213	20	n/a	n/a	0	732
1997	291	162	46	223	18	n/a	n/a	0	740
1998	274	160	33	239	24	n/a	n/a	0	730
1999	250	180	27	223	25	n/a	n/a	0	705
2000	222	151	28	241	13	n/a	n/a	0	655
2001	201	137	23	286	13	n/a	n/a	0	660
2002	155	140	34	307	9	n/a	n/a	0	645
2003	155	140	34	307	9	n/a	n/a	0	645
2004	126	160	31	304	9	n/a	n/a	0	630
2005	103	138	29	314	13	n/a	n/a	0	597
2006	103	134	31	337	8	n/a	n/a	0	613
2007	106	149	27	328	4	n/a	n/a	1	615
2008	97	101	29	350	2	n/a	n/a	0	579
2009	75	109	27	383	6	5	7	0	612
2010	65	92	24	361	7	7	0	0	556
2011	63	92	23	328	2	7	9	0	524
2012	47	105	22	334	1	15	14	0	538
2013	64	101	21	330	1	12	24	0	553
2014	94	118	31	359	4	10	26	0	642
2015	116	127	46	362	2	14	38	0	705
2016	123	112	86	352	3	20	7	0	703
2017	133	113	124	303	3	15	35	0	726
2018	161	95	144	276	3	11	44	0	734
2019	207	119	173	245	8	9	40	0	801
2020	190	122	210	218	3	13	42	0	798
2021	185	110	246	206	0	13	34	0	794
2022	156	113	256	197	1	12	22	0	757
2023	152	100	282	155	1	9	22	0	721
2024	170	85	266	162	1	6	20	0	710

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 Howe Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	25.1	23.2	n/a
1989	722	34.7	20.8	n/a
1990	732	39.0	18.7	n/a
1991	740	38.5	19.2	n/a
1992	723	39.1	18.4	68.3
1993	774	28.5	27.2	73.1
1994	826	30.5	27.1	41.3
1995	732	25.0	29.3	82.4
1996	732	25.0	29.3	82.4
1997	740	34.0	21.8	85.9
1998	730	33.0	22.1	89.7
1999	705	34.5	20.4	94.9
2000	655	32.0	20.5	25.6
2001	660	39.6	16.7	85.5
2002	645	38.9	16.6	74.1
2003	645	38.9	16.6	74.1
2004	630	39.9	15.8	95.1
2005	597	34.0	17.6	85.1
2006	613	38.0	16.1	86.5
2007	615	41.4	14.9	85.8
2008	579	38.4	15.1	69.1
2009	612	34.4	16.4	91.7
2010	556	31.7	17.5	94.6
2011	524	n/a	n/a	93.9
2012	538	27.8	19.3	n/a
2013	553	20.5	26.9	96.9
2014	642	22.0	29.1	97.7
2015	705	24.0	29.3	95.6
2016	703	24.0	29.2	95.7
2017	726	27.0	26.8	95.6
2018	734	28.0	26.2	93.1
2019	801	31.0	25.8	95.6
2020	798	n/a	n/a	99.1
2021	794	31.0	25.6	87.3
2022	757	31.0	24.4	90.4
2023	721	29.0	24.8	85.4
2024	710	28.0	25.3	83.4

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 Howe Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	583	25.1	23.2	n/a
1989	722	34.7	20.8	n/a
1990	732	39.0	18.7	n/a
1991	740	38.5	19.2	n/a
1992	723	39.1	18.4	68.3
1993	774	28.5	27.2	73.1
1994	826	30.5	27.1	41.3
1995	732	25.0	29.3	82.4
1996	732	25.0	29.3	82.4
1997	740	34.0	21.8	85.9
1998	730	33.0	22.1	89.7
1999	705	34.5	20.4	94.9
2000	655	32.0	20.5	25.6
2001	660	39.6	16.7	85.5
2002	645	38.9	16.6	74.1
2003	645	38.9	16.6	74.1
2004	630	39.9	15.8	95.1
2005	597	34.0	17.6	85.1
2006	613	38.0	16.1	86.5
2007	615	41.4	14.9	85.8
2008	579	38.4	15.1	69.1
2009	612	34.4	16.4	91.7
2010	556	31.7	17.5	94.6
2011	524	n/a	n/a	93.9
2012	538	27.8	19.3	n/a
2013	553	20.5	26.9	96.9
2014	642	22.0	29.1	97.7
2015	705	24.0	29.3	95.6
2016	703	24.0	29.2	95.7
2017	726	27.0	26.8	95.6
2018	734	28.0	26.2	93.1
2019	801	31.0	25.8	95.6
2020	798	n/a	n/a	99.1
2021	794	31.0	25.6	87.3
2022	757	31.0	24.4	90.4
2023	721	29.0	24.8	85.4
2024	710	28.0	25.3	83.4

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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