Crocker/riverside Elementary, Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Crocker/riverside Elementary

Crocker/Riverside Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Sacramento. With roughly six hundred students across seven grades, it is a stable mid-sized elementary school in a residential neighborhood near the American River.

The school's academic performance on California's 2024-25 standardized assessments shows solid proficiency in math and English language arts. In tested math grades, proficiency ranges across third through sixth grade, with notably higher performance in sixth grade. English proficiency follows a similar pattern, with particularly strong results in the upper grades. Fifth-grade science proficiency was measured in the recent cycle. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Sacramento County, a meaningful distinction that reflects steady achievement.

The student body is predominantly white, with substantial representation of Latino, multiracial, and Asian students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has not reported enrollment data for students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent may want to look into those support systems with the school directly.

Sacramento City Unified, the parent district, faces real constraints that affect classroom resources and staffing. The district is managing a severe budget crisis and has implemented significant cost-cutting measures, including delayed purchases of new curriculum and technology. Publicly reported, the district's deficit has grown sharply, and state oversight agencies have warned of potential receivership risk. While Crocker/Riverside itself is not identified as a Title I school in the available data, these district-wide pressures mean that specialized supplies, technology refresh cycles, and staff positions may be stretched.

The district also recently approved a school facilities bond that, while adding a property tax for homeowners, dedicates funds to infrastructure modernization and upgrades to STEAM classrooms and building systems across the district. This is a long-term investment in campus quality but represents an ongoing cost families in the area bear.

The neighborhood surrounding the school is residential. Housing values in the Sacramento zip code are moderate for California, though affordability depends on family income and down payment capacity. Rental costs are in the low-to-mid range for the region.

For families considering Crocker/Riverside, the school offers solid academic achievement in the county context, a mixed-composition peer group, and a conventional elementary curriculum. Prospective parents should weigh the school's strengths against the current budget pressures affecting the wider district and confirm directly with the school about special education and English learner services, for which enrollment data was not available.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 39% · ▲ 40 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 35% · ▲ 42 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

Grade 577%

School 77% · District 28% · ▲ 49 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

Grade 692%

School 92% · District 36% · ▲ 55 pts above district

▲ 61 pts above state median · ▲ 61 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 37% · ▲ 40 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 39% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 39% · ▲ 39 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 689%

School 89% · District 44% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Science

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 28% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

This schoolSacramento City 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-income44%Higher-income86%42 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income82%38 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income81%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income79%Higher-income91%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income56%Higher-income85%29 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income63%Higher-income81%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income82%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income86%Higher-income93%7 pp gap