Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8, Sacramento CA

Original Research by School Decision on Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8

Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8 is a regular public school in Sacramento, part of the San Juan Unified School District, serving kindergarten through eighth grade. The "Language Institute" designation signals a language-focused identity, though the data provided does not detail which languages or immersion structures are in place; families should ask the school directly about how that programming works and who it serves.

The school draws a genuinely diverse student body. Hispanic students make up the largest group, followed by white students, Asian students, and Black students, with smaller populations across other categories. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting an economically mixed community. IEP and English learner rates were not available in the data.

On the California CAASPP state assessments, proficiency rates across grades and subjects are low. In English language arts, scores range from roughly one in five students meeting standards in fourth grade to about two in five in seventh grade. Math results run similarly low across all tested grades, with no tested grade reaching even a third of students at proficiency. Science results at fifth and eighth grade are in a comparable range. Placed among districts in Sacramento County, the school's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile of the comparison set. These are gaps that the district itself has identified as priorities: San Juan Unified's publicly reported 2024-2029 Strategic Plan specifically names early literacy and grades 3-8 math achievement as focal areas, and a new TK-8 math curriculum adoption is moving through implementation now. Parents who want to understand what these plans mean in practice at Edison specifically, and how far implementation has progressed, would be well served by asking those questions directly of school leadership.

Trend data covers only the most recent school year, so it is not possible from this data to say whether performance has been rising, falling, or holding steady. That context matters and is worth seeking from the school or district.

Enrollment tapers as grades rise, with kindergarten being the largest cohort and eighth grade noticeably smaller. Whether that reflects transfers out or simply enrollment patterns at intake is not clear from the data.

Families considering a move to the area should know that San Juan Unified voters approved a major facilities bond, Measure P, in late 2024. Publicly reported accounts describe it as a large general obligation measure funded through a property tax levy that runs for decades, directed at aging buildings, leaking roofs, and removal of asbestos, lead, and mold across district schools. That levy is now factored into property tax bills for homeowners in the district's boundaries. The housing market around the school sits well above the California statewide median home value and substantially above the national figure, with rents also meaningfully above the national norm. Year-over-year appreciation in the immediate zip code has been modest. The rent-to-income ratio in the area sits in a range that many household budgets would feel.

No program offerings data was available for Edison, and no information on chronic absenteeism or discipline was present in the data. The school does not have a graduation rate because it does not serve high school grades. Locale detail for Sacramento was not retrieved in time for this profile.

For a family drawn to a linguistically oriented public school in Sacramento with a diverse peer environment, Thomas Edison Language Institute is worth a direct visit. The academic proficiency picture is a real consideration, and the district's stated effort to address it through new curriculum and a multi-year strategic plan is at least a concrete signal of intent. Whether those efforts are taking hold at this school is a question the data alone cannot answer.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 33% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 31% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 26% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 27% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 30% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 25% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 34% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 36% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 40% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 41% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 43% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 38% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 30% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Grade 815%

School 15% · District 26% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

This schoolSan Juan 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-income17%Higher-income41%25 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income14%Higher-income36%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income19%Higher-income58%39 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income37%Higher-income46%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income40%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income19%Higher-income32%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income15%Higher-income37%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income30%Higher-income62%32 pp gap