Heron Primary School
5151 Banfield Dr
Sacramento CA, 95835, Sacramento County
Phone: 916-567-5680
Ranking: 
(2,829 out of 6,930, top 41%)*
(2,829 out of 6,930, top 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Natomas Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 35 | 33 | NA | NA | 34 | 40 | 47 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,049 | 891 | 837 | 819 | 797 | 839 | 923 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 125 | 11.9% | 99 | 11.1% | 93 | 11.1% | 87 | 10.6% | 104 | 13.0% | 98 | 11.7% | 114 | 12.4% |
| Grade 1: | 123 | 11.7% | 99 | 11.1% | 96 | 11.5% | 105 | 12.8% | 96 | 12.0% | 99 | 11.8% | 114 | 12.4% |
| Grade 2: | 115 | 11.0% | 105 | 11.8% | 96 | 11.5% | 100 | 12.2% | 105 | 13.2% | 98 | 11.7% | 106 | 11.5% |
| Grade 3: | 127 | 12.1% | 100 | 11.2% | 101 | 12.1% | 104 | 12.7% | 102 | 12.8% | 101 | 12.0% | 106 | 11.5% |
| Grade 4: | 122 | 11.6% | 109 | 12.2% | 89 | 10.6% | 102 | 12.5% | 96 | 12.0% | 90 | 10.7% | 117 | 12.7% |
| Grade 5: | 126 | 12.0% | 99 | 11.1% | 99 | 11.8% | 90 | 11.0% | 92 | 11.5% | 91 | 10.8% | 85 | 9.2% |
| Grade 6: | 97 | 9.2% | 88 | 9.9% | 99 | 11.8% | 107 | 13.1% | 62 | 7.8% | 60 | 7.2% | 84 | 9.1% |
| Grade 7: | 107 | 10.2% | 97 | 10.9% | 96 | 11.5% | 65 | 7.9% | 60 | 7.5% | 91 | 10.8% | 112 | 12.1% |
| Grade 8: | 107 | 10.2% | 95 | 10.7% | 68 | 8.1% | 59 | 7.2% | 80 | 10.0% | 111 | 13.2% | 85 | 9.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 544 | 51.9% | 481 | 54.0% | 451 | 53.9% | 438 | 53.5% | 415 | 52.1% | 419 | 49.9% | 475 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 505 | 48.1% | 410 | 46.0% | 386 | 46.1% | 381 | 46.5% | 382 | 47.9% | 420 | 50.1% | 444 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 210 | 20.0% | 195 | 21.9% | 199 | 23.8% | 199 | 24.3% | 212 | 26.6% | 221 | 26.3% | 258 | 28.0% |
| Hispanic: | 219 | 20.9% | 178 | 20.0% | 188 | 22.5% | 182 | 22.2% | 162 | 20.3% | 164 | 19.5% | 176 | 19.1% |
| Black: | 159 | 15.2% | 115 | 12.9% | 103 | 12.3% | 112 | 13.7% | 108 | 13.6% | 128 | 15.3% | 189 | 20.5% |
| White: | 311 | 29.6% | 278 | 31.2% | 239 | 28.6% | 251 | 30.6% | 254 | 31.9% | 261 | 31.1% | 290 | 31.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 13 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.6% | 17 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 134 | 12.8% | 107 | 12.0% | 90 | 10.8% | 57 | 7.0% | 38 | 4.8% | 45 | 5.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 26.0% | 256 | 28.7% | NA | NA | 200 | 24.4% | 189 | 23.7% | 205 | 24.4% | 204 | 22.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 6.3% | 73 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 55 | 6.7% | 39 | 4.9% | 85 | 10.1% | 89 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.23 | 25.46 | 25.11 | NA | NA | 23.41 | 18.60 | 19.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.2 | 347 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.8 | 343.5 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.1 | 349.2 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 354 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.6 | 352.6 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 352.9 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 355.9 | 357.3 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 360.7 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 361.9 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.1 | 361 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.1 | 360.5 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.9 | 371.9 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.9 | 369.5 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.8 | 371.5 | 379.9 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 326.9 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 321.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 335.2 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 337.6 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.4 | 340.5 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 341.3 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 343.9 | 345.7 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 354.9 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 355.8 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.6 | 362.1 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 381.7 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 456.4 | 385.9 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 434 | 385.8 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.4 | 385.1 | 399.0 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 352.7 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 354.8 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.6 | 364.5 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.5 | 365.9 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.2 | 369.6 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 373.2 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.6 | 374.1 | 374.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.9 | 368.2 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.4 | 369.1 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.7 | 377.9 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 379.4 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.1 | 385.2 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.1 | 389.8 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.1 | 397.3 | 394.9 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 342.2 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.6 | 345 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 349.9 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 355.3 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.7 | 355.8 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.4 | 364.3 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.6 | 366.8 | 365.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.5 | 366.1 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 365.3 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 363.3 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.7 | 381.6 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.8 | 380.9 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.1 | 378.6 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.7 | 379.8 | 393.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 325 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 332.3 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 333.6 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 348 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 350.7 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 354.5 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.8 | 364.0 | 366.9 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 337.7 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 342.2 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 343.6 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 347.4 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.1 | 352.8 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 359.1 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 359.4 | 363.0 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.8 | 334.3 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 335.9 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.7 | 349.9 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.6 | 352 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.8 | 356 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 352.4 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 358.5 | 366.5 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 345.8 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 345.6 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.1 | 352.3 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 353 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.9 | 359 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 368.1 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.5 | 364.8 | 363.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 324 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.1 | 327.2 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.5 | 332.9 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 336.7 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 345.2 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 350.3 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.6 | 346.8 | 357.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.4 | 329.2 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.5 | 341.3 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 351.1 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 373.6 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 366.4 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.5 | 349.8 | 358.0 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 337.8 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 337.3 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 341 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 348.2 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.3 | 364.8 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.1 | 364 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 362.5 | 361.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 305 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 296.3 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 310.8 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 315.2 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 313.8 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 311.3 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 309.6 | 322.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 322.9 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 322.1 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.8 | 326.7 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.3 | 338.7 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 358.2 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.7 | 354.3 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.1 | 357.8 | 357.1 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.4 | 321.6 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.4 | 322.8 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.4 | 342.5 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 345.3 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 370.8 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.1 | 377.6 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.7 | 370.1 | 390.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 302.4 | 300.8 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 307.8 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 309.6 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 327.5 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.4 | 335.1 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 403.3 | 332.0 | 334.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 303.2 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 294.2 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 301.9 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 312.5 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 309.4 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 308.3 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 305.8 | 317.9 |
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* Heron Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.