Hagginwood Elementary, Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Hagginwood Elementary

Hagginwood Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Sacramento as part of Twin Rivers Unified. The school sits in a neighborhood where the median home value is moderate for the region, with rental housing also available, making it accessible to families across different economic circumstances.

The student body is diverse. Just over half the students are Hispanic, with substantial shares who are Black, Asian, and multiracial. An overwhelming majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting high economic need. Enrollment is small to modest, with about half the students in the primary grades and half in the upper elementary years.

State test scores paint a clear picture: performance is considerably below what is typical for schools statewide. In English language arts, about one-third of students in grade three achieved proficiency, but that rate dropped sharply in grades four and five before rising slightly in grade six. Math proficiency was even lower, with only about one in eight fourth-graders and one in nine fifth-graders meeting the standard, though grade three performed somewhat better and grade six showed a modest uptick. Science testing, available only for fifth grade, showed similar strain. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint when compared against other schools in Sacramento County.

The school operates within Twin Rivers Unified at a time of notable district-level change. In 2022, voters approved two major facilities bond measures to modernize aging school buildings, adding a new property tax on homeowners. More recently, in March 2026, the district experienced its first-ever teacher strike over compensation and staffing concerns. Teachers won raises and improved health benefits, but the disruption lasted several weeks and disrupted classroom instruction. The union cited staffing shortages as a core issue, which could have ongoing effects on classroom stability and continuity across the district.

For a family considering Hagginwood, the essential take is that this is a school serving students with high economic need in a diverse neighborhood, where academic proficiency across the tested grades is low and would warrant direct conversation with school staff about current interventions, support structures, and the school's trajectory. The broader Twin Rivers context of recent labor unrest and facilities investment is relevant context for what the school's near-term operating environment and priorities may be.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 32% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 22% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 28% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 35% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 35% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 36% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 39% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 17% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolTwin Rivers Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.