Nicholas Elementary

Elementary school·Grades K-6 Sacramento, California·95824
Score
6.1/100
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#4,401
Among 4,688 California elementary schools
#36
In Sacramento City Unified
#78
In Sacramento
Top 94%
In California

Score 6.1/100: better than 6% of California elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
18%
Similar California schools ≈ 47%, better than 4% of them
276 students tested
Math
18%
Similar California schools ≈ 42%, better than 11% of them
290 students tested
Science
9%
Similar California schools ≈ 34%, better than 6% of them
69 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 12 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA22.766
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA18.670
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA11.868
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA19.472
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA18.1276
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math28.670
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math19.472
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math8.670
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math14.178
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math17.6290
ScienceGrade 5CAST8.769
ScienceAll gradesCAST8.769

School profile

Grades
K-6
Students
474
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
474
Typical elementary school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
91%
Typical elementary school: 72%

District and location

City
Sacramento County

Contact

Address
5100 El Paraiso Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95824

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Nicholas Elementary at a glance

Nicholas Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving grades K-6. It is part of the Sacramento City Unified school district. It has about 474 students (a typical California elementary school has 464). About 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 18% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 18% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California elementary schools, it scores 6.1 out of 100: better than 6% of them, ranking #4,401 of 4,688. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.