The top reported proficiency rate is 14% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Pacific Elementary
Pacific Elementary sits on 41st Street in Sacramento's 95824 zip code, serving kindergarten through sixth grade as a regular public school within Sacramento City Unified. The neighborhood is in the southern part of the city, and the school draws a student body that is racially and ethnically diverse, with Hispanic and Asian students together making up a substantial majority of enrollment. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is very high, near the top of the range that schools typically report, which reflects the economic circumstances of most families the school serves. Data on English learner rates and special education identification were not available in what was provided.
The academic picture that emerges from the most recent California state assessments is a difficult one, and a parent deserves a plain account of it. Across both English language arts and math, and across every tested grade from third through sixth, proficiency rates are low by any measure. In ELA, rates range from the low twenties in third grade down to single digits in sixth. Math results are similarly thin, with third grade showing the strongest showing and upper grades registering very low proficiency. Science, tested in fifth grade, follows the same pattern. When Pacific Elementary's overall proficiency index is placed alongside the other districts in Sacramento County, it falls in the bottom quartile of that group. Trend data covering more than the current year was not available, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving, flat, or declining. A parent will want to ask the school directly about what interventions are in place and how the school is tracking student progress over time.
No information on chronic absenteeism, discipline data, or course-access programs was present in what was provided, and the school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate applicable here.
The district context matters for any family considering this school. Sacramento City Unified has gone through genuine turbulence in recent years. A multi-day teacher and classified staff strike in 2022 closed schools across the district, affecting tens of thousands of students, and the district subsequently had to add instructional days and shift school-year start dates earlier to avoid a major state financial penalty. More pressingly, publicly reported coverage describes the district as being in a serious fiscal crisis as of late 2025 and into 2026. The school board approved a solvency plan, state oversight officials warned the district could face cash shortfalls, and layoff notices went to hundreds of employees. Cost-cutting steps included delaying purchases of updated math curriculum and student devices. These are conditions that directly touch classrooms, staffing stability, and the materials available to teachers. A prospective family would be reasonable to ask the school how these district-level pressures have affected Pacific Elementary specifically.
On the housing side, the zip code where the school sits shows home values that are well below the California statewide benchmark and are closely aligned with the national figure, with values that have edged down modestly over the past year. Rents in the area have moved up slightly over the same period. The rent-to-income picture sits near what is generally considered the threshold of affordability. Voters in November 2024 approved a school facilities bond, Measure D, which adds a property tax levy to assessed value for the life of the debt; that cost is real for homeowners, though the bond funds facilities modernization, technology upgrades, STEAM classrooms, and infrastructure improvements across the district over time.
Program information for Pacific Elementary was not provided, so it is not possible to say what enrichment, arts, language, or other offerings the school may have beyond the core curriculum.
For a family in this part of Sacramento, Pacific Elementary is the neighborhood elementary school, and its community is diverse and economically working-class. The academic attainment numbers as measured by state testing are low, and the district is navigating serious financial instability that has visible classroom consequences. These are things to weigh and to follow up on directly with the school.
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