Las Palmas Elementary, Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Las Palmas Elementary

Las Palmas Elementary is a public school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Sacramento, part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District. The school enrolls a student population that is roughly three-quarters Hispanic, with smaller shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. About nine in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community facing substantial economic hardship.

The neighborhood context includes a housing market where home values have declined slightly year-over-year. Monthly rents are moderate, though rent consumes a significant share of household income in the area. The region's unemployment rate sits near mid-range, and median household income is solidly middle-class, but these broad figures mask the economic reality evident in the school's enrollment data: this is a school serving low-income families.

State test results from the most recent year show proficiency rates that are consistently low across grades and subjects. In mathematics, third graders achieved proficiency at roughly two in five, but the proficiency rate declined steeply in higher grades, falling to about one in five by fifth and sixth grade. In English language arts, results follow a similar pattern. In fifth-grade science, proficiency was even lower. These outcomes place the school below the midpoint of proficiency when compared to other schools across Sacramento County. A parent may want to discuss with the school where students who do not reach proficiency are in their learning trajectories, what additional support is available, and what the school sees as root causes of the performance pattern, particularly the sharp decline in grades five and six.

The district context matters here. Twin Rivers Unified approved two major facilities bonds in 2022 to modernize aging school buildings and add capacity. More recently, in March 2026, the district's teachers conducted their first-ever strike after weeks of job action, ending in a settlement that included raises and increased health benefits. During the strike, classroom instruction was disrupted. The broader staffing and retention crisis that prompted the strike continues to affect classroom stability across the district. For families at Las Palmas, understanding how the school is managing those staffing pressures and what continuity looks like in classrooms is worth exploring directly with school leadership.

Enrollment data was not available for English learners or students with disabilities; parents with students in either group should ask the school directly about services and supports specific to their child's needs.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 38% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 32% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 22%

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

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 28% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 35% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 35% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 36%

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

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 39% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 17% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 12 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income30%Higher-income27%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income55%16 pp gap