Best Elementary Schools in Sacramento, CA (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

122

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Sacramento, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Sacramento, CA rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools

Sacramento, CA elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Phoebe A Hearst Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	76%	67%	Meets Expectations	655
#2	A+	Caleb Greenwood Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	75%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	480
#3	A+	Crockerriverside Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	75%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	621
#4	A+	Arnold Adreani Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	73%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	875
#5	A	William Land Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	68%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	351
#6	A	Genevieve Didion	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	66%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	586
#7	A	Camellia Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	62%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	395
#8	A-	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary (Charter)	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	62%	52%	Meets Expectations	440
#9	A-	David Lubin Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	60%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	449
#10	A-	Mariemont Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	60%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	559
#11	A-	Matsuyama Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	60%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	460
#12	A-	Theodore Judah Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	60%	52%	Meets Expectations	432
#13	A-	Leonardo Da Vinci	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	58%	53%	Meets Expectations	797
#14	A-	Sutterville Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	55%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	389
#15	B+	California Montessori Project Capitol Campus (Charter)	Sacramento	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District	50%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	352
#16	B+	Heron	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	49%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,013
#17	B	James R Cowan Fundamental Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	48%	38%	Meets Expectations	387
#18	B	Maeola E Beitzel Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	48%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	889
#19	B	Pony Express Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	47%	38%	Meets Expectations	359
#20	B	Regency Park Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	47%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	723
#21	B	Ridgepoint Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	44%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	664
#22	B-	Gateway International (Charter)	Sacramento	Gateway International District	42%	37%	Meets Expectations	577
#23	B-	Golden Empire Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	42%	34%	Meets Expectations	469
#24	B-	Two Rivers Elementary	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	41%	36%	Meets Expectations	636
#25	B-	Foothill Oaks Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	40%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	502
#26	B-	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	39%	33%	Meets Expectations	980
#27	B-	O W Erlewine Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	39%	32%	Meets Expectations	257
#28	B-	Robert J Fite Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	39%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	620
#29	B-	Sol Aureus College Preparatory (Charter)	Sacramento	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	39%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	355
#30	B-	Hazel Strauch Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	38%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	599
#31	C+	Pioneer Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	37%	27%	Meets Expectations	639
#32	C+	Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	36%	29%	Meets Expectations	674
#33	C+	Capitol Collegiate Academy (Charter)	Sacramento	Capitol Collegiate Academy District	36%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	417
#34	C+	Earl Warren Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	36%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	434
#35	C+	The Language Academy Of Sacramento (Charter)	Sacramento	The Language Academy of Sacramento District	36%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	616
#36	C+	Del Paso Manor Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	35%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	704
#37	C+	Sequoia Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	35%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	409
#38	C	Frontier Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	34%	25%	Meets Expectations	391
#39	C	Susan B Anthony Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	33%	29%	Meets Expectations	315
#40	C	Anna Kirchgater Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	32%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	732
#41	C	Bell Avenue Elementary	Sacramento	Robla Elementary	32%	23%	Meets Expectations	416
#42	C	Growth Public (Charter)	Sacramento	Growth Public District	32%	22%	Meets Expectations	278
#43	C	Hubert H Bancroft Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	32%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	399
#44	C	John Cabrillo Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	32%	21%	Meets Expectations	305
#45	C	Sierra Enterprise Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	32%	25%	Meets Expectations	521
#46	C	Washington Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	32%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	326
#47	C	Alice Birney Waldorf Inspired	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	31%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	487
#48	C	Bret Harte Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	31%	24%	Meets Expectations	196
#49	C	Isabelle Jackson Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	31%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	749
#50	C	Paso Verde	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	31%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	901
#51	C	Yav Pem Suab Academy Preparing For The Future Charter (Charter)	Sacramento	Yav Pem Suab Acad - Preparing for the Future Charter DIST	31%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	426
#52	C-	Smythe Academy Of Arts And Sciences (Charter)	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	30%	24%	Meets Expectations	1,077
#53	C-	Larry G Meeks Academy	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	29%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	206
#54	C-	Martin Luther King JR	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	28%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	342
#55	C-	Union House Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	28%	22%	Meets Expectations	712
#56	C-	Natomas Park Elementary	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	27%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	690
#57	C-	Witter Ranch Elementary	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	27%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	597
#58	D+	Edward Kemble Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	27%	18%	Meets Expectations	503
#59	D+	Las Palmas Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	27%	21%	Meets Expectations	1,017
#60	D+	Hagginwood Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	26%	19%	Meets Expectations	372
#61	D+	John Bidwell Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	26%	21%	Meets Expectations	256
#62	D+	Robla Elementary	Sacramento	Robla Elementary	26%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	339
#63	D+	Taylor Street Elementary	Sacramento	Robla Elementary	26%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	324
#64	D+	Elder Creek Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	25%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	693
#65	D+	Garden Valley Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	25%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	331
#66	D+	New Joseph Bonnheim Njb Community Charter (Charter)	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	25%	19%	Meets Expectations	233
#67	D+	Sierra Oaks K 8	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	25%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	615
#68	D+	Thomas Edison Language Institute K 8	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	24%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	816
#69	D	Bowling Green Elementary (Charter)	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	23%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	728
#70	D	James Marshall Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	23%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	335
#71	D	Samuel Kennedy Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	23%	16%	Meets Expectations	897
#72	D	Tahoe Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	23%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	309
#73	D	Florin Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	22%	16%	Meets Expectations	494
#74	D	Jefferson	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	22%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	713
#75	D	John H Still	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	22%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	766
#76	D	John Reith Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	22%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	521
#77	D	Peter Burnett Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	22%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	395
#78	D	A M Winn Waldorf Inspired	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	21%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	370
#79	D	Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	373
#80	D	D W Babcock Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	21%	14%	Meets Expectations	362
#81	D	David Reese Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	21%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	774
#82	D	Fairbanks Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	21%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	367
#83	D	Charles E Mack Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	826
#84	D	Pasadena Avenue Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	20%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	333
#85	D-	St Hope Public School 7 (Charter)	Sacramento	St. HOPE Public School 7 District	20%	10%	Meets Expectations	557
#86	D-	Ethel Phillips Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	19%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	446
#87	D-	Father Keith B Kenny	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	19%	12%	Meets Expectations	253
#88	D-	H Allen Hight Elementary	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	19%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	802
#89	D-	H W Harkness Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	19%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	257
#90	D-	Hollywood Park Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	239
#91	D-	New Hope Charter (Charter)	Sacramento		19%	14%	Meets Expectations	207
#92	D-	Prairie Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	19%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	793
#93	D-	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	18%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	535
#94	D-	Herman Leimbach Elementary	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	18%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	630
#95	D-	Woodlake Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	18%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	321
#96	D-	Caroline Wenzel Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	17%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	225
#97	D-	Michael J Castori Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	16%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	567
#98	D-	Woodridge Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	16%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	740
#99	F	Main Avenue Elementary	Sacramento	Robla Elementary	16%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	364
#100	F	Nicholas Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	15%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	534
#101	F	Del Paso Heights Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	14%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	466
#102	F	Glenwood Elementary	Sacramento	Robla Elementary	14%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	460
#103	F	Isador Cohen Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	13%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	307
#104	F	Northwood Elementary	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	13%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	382
#105	F	Parkway Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	13%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	465
#106	F	Cottage Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	12%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	492
#107	F	Ethel I Baker Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	12%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	594
#108	F	Greer Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	12%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	711
#109	F	Mark Twain Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	12%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	246
#110	F	Oak Ridge Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	12%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	455
#111	F	Whitney Avenue Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	12%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	400
#112	F	John D Sloat Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	11%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	206
#113	F	Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Sacramento	Aspire Alexander Twilight College Prep Acad DIST	10%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	429
#114	F	Pacific Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	10%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	685
#115	F	Rosa Parks Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	10%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	734
#116	F	Aspire Capitol Heights Academy (Charter)	Sacramento	Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District	9%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	170
#117	F	Howe Avenue Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	9%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	721
#118	F	Woodbine Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	9%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	278
#119	F	Bannon Creek	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	7%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	457
#120	F	Leataata Floyd Elementary	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	7%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	254
#121	F	American Lakes	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	6%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	665
#122	F	Dyer Kelly Elementary	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	6%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	751

How Sacramento, CA's elementary schools compare

A: 14B: 16C: 27D: 41F: 24

25% of the 122 ranked elementary schools in Sacramento, CA earn an A or B (14 A grades, 16 B, 27 C, 41 D, 24 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 53 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (43% here, 70% nationally), and 18 exceed it. On average 30% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 28% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Camellia Elementary (62% against 38%, A), William Land Elementary (68% against 45%, A), Capitol Collegiate Academy (36% against 15%, C+), Caleb Greenwood Elementary (75% against 55%, A+), The Language Academy Of Sacramento (36% against 16%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 31): Sacramento City Unified (14), Twin Rivers Unified (5), Elk Grove Unified (4), Natomas Unified (3).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Smythe Academy Of Arts And Sciences (1,077 students, C-, #52), Las Palmas Elementary (1,017 students, D+, #59), Heron (1,013 students, B+, #16).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Sacramento, CA that are not ranked

1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

D- John Morse Therapeutic Center, Sacramento

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Sacramento, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Sacramento, CA

What is the best elementary school in Sacramento, CA?

Phoebe A Hearst Elementary in Sacramento ranks first among the 122 ranked elementary schools in Sacramento, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 76% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67%.

How are elementary schools in Sacramento, CA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Sacramento, CA have?

SchoolGrade grades 123 public elementary schools in Sacramento, CA; 122 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.