Woodbine Elementary, Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Woodbine Elementary

Woodbine Elementary is a small public school in Sacramento serving about two hundred seventy students across kindergarten through sixth grade. The school draws its enrollment almost entirely from a neighborhood that is economically disadvantaged and diverse. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with significant Asian and Black populations, and smaller representations of other groups.

The most immediate fact about Woodbine is its proficiency results on California state assessments. In the 2024-25 testing year, proficiency in math across tested grades ranged from very low to single digits. English language arts proficiency was similarly sparse across most grades, with one exception: fifth grade students showed proficiency at a noticeably higher rate than the rest of the school. Science testing, conducted only in fifth grade, also showed very low proficiency. Across all tested subjects and grade levels combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile when compared to other schools in Sacramento County. A parent may want to look into this further with the school directly to understand what factors are driving these results, what intervention supports are in place, and what the school's reading of its own context is.

The enrollment data does not include reported counts of students receiving special education services or identified as English learners, so the school's composition in those critical areas is unclear from the available information. Given the demographic profile and the zip code, it would be reasonable to expect a substantial English learner population, but confirmation would require asking the school.

Woodbine sits in a part of Sacramento where median home values are moderate relative to the state benchmark, though still substantial in absolute terms. Rent is the more accessible housing path for families here; monthly rents and mortgages are both relatively lower than the state average. The local unemployment rate hovers near the low end of recent experience, and median household income in the broader region is solid, yet the school's enrollment shows that the families it serves face real economic constraints.

Sacramento City Unified, the district that operates Woodbine, has been managing serious instability over the past several years. The district went through a strike in spring 2022 that closed schools for eight days and affected a large portion of the district's student population. Since then, the district has faced sustained budget pressure, culminating in a fiscal crisis in 2025 and 2026 that prompted layoffs, furloughs, and delays in curriculum and technology purchases. The district approved a major school facilities bond in late 2024 that will fund campus improvements and modernization, but the property tax increase that supports it will remain in place for years as the debt is repaid. These shifts at the district level ripple into every school, including decisions about resources, staffing, and the pace of change in classrooms.

For a family considering Woodbine, the reality is a neighborhood elementary school in a economically stretched area of the city, serving students who face real barriers to academic success, in a district currently navigating both long-term infrastructure investment and near-term budget strain. The school's test performance is well below what most families would be looking for, and understanding why, what the school is doing about it, and what extra support a particular child might need would be essential before enrolling.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 37%

School 7% · District 39% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 47%

School 7% · District 35% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 28% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 66%

School 6% · District 36% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 35%

School 5% · District 37% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 49%

School 9% · District 39% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 39% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 611%

School 11% · District 44% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Science

Grade 57%

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

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below 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.