Is Skycrest Elementary a good school?

Skycrest Elementary ranks 3279 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Skycrest Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 409 students attended Skycrest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Skycrest Elementary?

Students at Skycrest Elementary are 45% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Skycrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Skycrest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Will Rogers Middle High : San Juan High

Skycrest Elementary

Summary:

Skycrest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Citrus Heights, California, serving 413 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Juan Unified school district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Skycrest Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 12.3% in 2017-2018 to 40.4% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Notably, Skycrest's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner students performing better than the school's overall averages, while Special Education and Disabled students have the lowest performance, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Skycrest has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 75.3% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the San Juan Unified School District, Skycrest Elementary's performance is generally lower, with the exception of Cambridge Heights Elementary, which is located just 0.51 miles away and consistently outperforms Skycrest across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch eligibility at Skycrest Elementary may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and the significant disparities in performance across different student subgroups suggest that the school may need to focus on targeted interventions and support for its most vulnerable populations.

Detail:

Public K-5

5641 Mariposa Ave.
Citrus Heights, CA 95610-7441

(916) 867-2098

District: San Juan Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3279^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,690

Students who attend Skycrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will Rogers Middle
High:	San Juan High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 409

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

Hispanic:

39.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Skycrest Elementary ranks worse than 55.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^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 38.29. (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 Racial makeup is: White (45%), Hispanic (39.9%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Skycrest Elementary is 22.7, which is the 9^th best among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Skycrest Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Skycrest Elementary is $9,690, which is the 3^rd highest among 41 elementary schools in the San Juan Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Skycrest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Skycrest Elementary 3279^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Skycrest 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 Skycrest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.77	2424^th	4809	49.6%
2005	52.15	2091^st	4822	56.6%
2006	41.03	2659^th	4818	44.8%
2007	37.95	3046^th	5113	40.4%
2008	44.99	2663^rd	5113	47.9%
2009	37.02	3241^st	5193	37.6%
2010	36.86	3366^th	5314	36.7%
2011	24.79	4345^th	5377	19.2%
2012	28.87	4015^th	5390	25.5%
2013	24.46	4438^th	5530	19.7%
2015	24.42	4181^st	5611	25.5%
2016	24.18	4242^nd	5614	24.4%
2017	19.66	4721^st	5692	17.1%
2018	21.95	4514^th	5662	20.3%
2019	32.80	3708^th	5789	35.9%
2022	40.89	3034^th	5883	48.4%
2023	48.85	2588^th	5874	55.9%
2024	38.29	3279^th	5862	44.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.67	2075^th	3246	36.1%
2019	51.59	1167^th	3275	64.4%
2022	54.30	990^th	3311	70.1%
2023	42.91	1627^th	3250	49.9%
2024	46.13	1403^rd	3160	55.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.26	1501^st	2420	38.0%
2024	28.31	1924^th	2634	27.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.99	3769^th	5084	25.9%
2019	44.09	2814^th	5173	45.6%
2022	60.22	1668^th	5264	68.3%
2023	58.43	1847^th	5374	65.6%
2024	40.89	3068^th	5511	44.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.16	4157^th	5413	23.2%
2019	37.19	3276^th	5492	40.3%
2022	52.33	2293^rd	5635	59.3%
2023	53.65	2221^st	5617	60.5%
2024	38.87	3148^th	5605	43.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.40	1085^th	2128	49.0%
2019	31.73	1697^th	2585	34.4%
2022	19.09	2046^th	2227	8.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.59	4508^th	5431	17.0%
2019	30.19	3788^th	5510	31.3%
2022	32.99	3545^th	5663	37.4%
2023	44.08	2799^th	5650	50.5%
2024	38.20	3198^th	5636	43.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.52	4147^th	4830	14.1%
2019	38.56	3056^th	4963	38.4%
2022	53.91	1956^th	5084	61.5%
2023	49.49	2257^th	5098	55.7%
2024	30.62	3695^th	5102	27.6%

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Rank History for White students at Skycrest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.63	2522^nd	2737	7.9%
2019	21.58	2349^th	2834	17.1%
2022	22.06	2219^th	2726	18.6%
2023	31.70	1939^th	2662	27.2%
2024	31.49	1909^th	2647	27.9%

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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 Skycrest Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	416	21	31	37	12	n/a	n/a	0	517
1989	453	22	28	48	13	n/a	n/a	0	564
1990	455	24	49	49	7	n/a	n/a	0	584
1991	515	20	50	54	4	n/a	n/a	0	643
1992	487	29	27	52	7	n/a	n/a	0	602
1993	468	34	32	61	7	n/a	n/a	0	602
1994	459	45	20	77	8	n/a	n/a	0	609
1995	489	56	29	71	13	n/a	n/a	0	658
1996	489	56	29	71	13	n/a	n/a	0	658
1997	484	68	23	98	16	n/a	n/a	0	689
1998	504	80	26	105	12	n/a	n/a	0	727
1999	517	67	21	106	12	n/a	n/a	0	723
2000	510	59	24	111	4	n/a	n/a	0	708
2001	530	75	33	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	734
2002	496	57	41	118	6	n/a	n/a	0	718
2003	496	57	41	118	6	n/a	n/a	0	718
2004	511	59	28	130	9	n/a	n/a	0	737
2005	468	52	29	156	10	n/a	n/a	0	715
2006	446	57	25	170	7	n/a	n/a	0	705
2007	456	49	27	194	7	n/a	n/a	3	736
2008	429	51	29	198	11	n/a	n/a	0	718
2009	446	48	23	211	7	4	1	0	740
2010	421	43	21	211	10	5	2	0	713
2011	319	33	8	195	11	5	9	0	580
2012	291	34	8	175	6	8	7	0	529
2013	248	32	8	195	3	5	11	0	502
2014	235	30	6	186	3	1	14	0	475
2015	239	34	7	188	1	3	28	0	500
2016	261	37	12	172	1	8	2	0	493
2017	258	31	13	173	2	0	33	0	510
2018	260	39	10	167	1	1	30	0	508
2019	253	35	13	168	1	2	25	0	497
2020	205	32	9	171	2	1	25	0	445
2021	190	23	10	152	2	0	25	0	402
2022	166	24	17	164	2	0	24	0	397
2023	181	30	16	161	2	0	23	0	413
2024	184	20	16	163	2	3	21	0	409

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 Skycrest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	517	26.4	19.5	n/a
1989	564	29.4	19.1	n/a
1990	584	27.9	20.9	n/a
1991	643	33.4	19.2	n/a
1992	602	33.9	17.7	51.5
1993	602	23.0	26.2	59.1
1994	609	24.0	25.4	31.4
1995	658	22.5	29.2	62.6
1996	658	22.5	29.2	62.6
1997	689	30.0	23.0	70
1998	727	31.0	23.5	64.9
1999	723	34.0	21.3	68.9
2000	708	31.5	22.5	66.4
2001	734	38.0	19.3	67.4
2002	718	35.6	20.2	40.9
2003	718	35.6	20.2	40.9
2004	737	37.6	19.6	64.9
2005	715	36.9	19.4	64.8
2006	705	34.9	20.2	61.6
2007	736	34.0	21.6	73.8
2008	718	39.8	18.0	78.8
2009	740	38.0	18.0	75.5
2010	713	33.0	21.6	75.5
2011	580	n/a	n/a	80.9
2012	529	26.0	20.3	n/a
2013	502	18.0	27.8	81.5
2014	475	18.0	26.3	81.7
2015	500	19.0	26.3	81.6
2016	493	19.0	25.9	80.7
2017	510	21.0	24.2	77.6
2018	508	22.0	23.0	81.5
2019	497	22.0	22.5	75.7
2020	445	n/a	n/a	79.3
2021	402	19.0	21.1	60.4
2022	397	20.0	19.8	69.5
2023	413	18.0	22.9	75.3
2024	409	18.0	22.7	68.9

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 Skycrest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	517	26.4	19.5	n/a
1989	564	29.4	19.1	n/a
1990	584	27.9	20.9	n/a
1991	643	33.4	19.2	n/a
1992	602	33.9	17.7	51.5
1993	602	23.0	26.2	59.1
1994	609	24.0	25.4	31.4
1995	658	22.5	29.2	62.6
1996	658	22.5	29.2	62.6
1997	689	30.0	23.0	70
1998	727	31.0	23.5	64.9
1999	723	34.0	21.3	68.9
2000	708	31.5	22.5	66.4
2001	734	38.0	19.3	67.4
2002	718	35.6	20.2	40.9
2003	718	35.6	20.2	40.9
2004	737	37.6	19.6	64.9
2005	715	36.9	19.4	64.8
2006	705	34.9	20.2	61.6
2007	736	34.0	21.6	73.8
2008	718	39.8	18.0	78.8
2009	740	38.0	18.0	75.5
2010	713	33.0	21.6	75.5
2011	580	n/a	n/a	80.9
2012	529	26.0	20.3	n/a
2013	502	18.0	27.8	81.5
2014	475	18.0	26.3	81.7
2015	500	19.0	26.3	81.6
2016	493	19.0	25.9	80.7
2017	510	21.0	24.2	77.6
2018	508	22.0	23.0	81.5
2019	497	22.0	22.5	75.7
2020	445	n/a	n/a	79.3
2021	402	19.0	21.1	60.4
2022	397	20.0	19.8	69.5
2023	413	18.0	22.9	75.3
2024	409	18.0	22.7	68.9

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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