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School board members: 5
Students: 38,488 (2023-2024)
Schools: 68 (2023-2024)
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San Juan Unified School District is a school district in California (Sacramento County). During the 2024 school year, 38,488 students attended one of the district's 68 schools.

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San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Abid Stanekzai (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 2

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 2

Incumbent Pam Costa defeated Jennifer Morgan and Mohammad Sharif in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Pam Costa (Nonpartisan)
 
58.8
 
10,233
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33.7
 
5,869
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Mohammad Sharif (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
1,299

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Total votes: 17,401
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San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 4

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 4

Nick Bloise defeated Catrayel Wood and Martin Ross in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 4 on November 5, 2024.

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%
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Nick Bloise (Nonpartisan)
 
48.7
 
9,409
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26.9
 
5,191
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24.4
 
4,722

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,322
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San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 7

General election

Special general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 7

Manuel Perez defeated Murad Sarama in the special general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 7 on November 7, 2023.

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Manuel Perez (Nonpartisan)
 
54.1
 
2,839
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Murad Sarama (Nonpartisan)
 
45.9
 
2,407

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Total votes: 5,246
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San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 3

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 3

Incumbent Zima Creason defeated Alex Zamansky in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

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58.8
 
11,595
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Alex Zamansky (Nonpartisan)
 
41.2
 
8,127

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Total votes: 19,722
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San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 5

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 5

Tanya Kravchuk defeated incumbent Michael McKibbin and Jeffrey Perrine in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 5 on November 8, 2022.

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44.7
 
7,517
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Michael McKibbin (Nonpartisan)
 
36.4
 
6,110
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Jeffrey Perrine (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
3,177

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Total votes: 16,804
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San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 6

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 6

Ben Avey defeated Ray Ward in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 6 on November 8, 2022.

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Ben Avey (Nonpartisan)
 
61.9
 
11,949
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38.1
 
7,348

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Total votes: 19,297
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San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 7

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 7

Steve Miller defeated Murad Sarama and Oleg Shishko in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 7 on November 8, 2022.

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Steve Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
41.1
 
5,145
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30.7
 
3,843
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28.2
 
3,526

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,514
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San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

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Pam Costa (Nonpartisan)
 
20.6
 
67,557
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Paula Marie Villescaz (Nonpartisan)
 
17.7
 
58,155
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Saul Hernandez (Nonpartisan)
 
17.5
 
57,571
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Melinda Avey (Nonpartisan)
 
14.9
 
48,987
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Andrew Blan (Nonpartisan)
 
10.3
 
33,761
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Garrett Brewer (Nonpartisan)
 
10.2
 
33,630
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Riah Skrinnik (Nonpartisan)
 
8.8
 
28,837

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Total votes: 328,498
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San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael McKibbin and Zima Creason defeated Myel Jenkins and Magali Kincaid in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
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Michael McKibbin (Nonpartisan)
 
28.2
 
46,334
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Zima Creason (Nonpartisan)
 
26.1
 
42,796
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Myel Jenkins (Nonpartisan)
 
24.7
 
40,593
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Magali Kincaid (Nonpartisan)
 
20.9
 
34,315
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 164,041
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San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Pam Costa, incumbent Saul Hernandez, and incumbent Paula Marie Villescaz won election in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Pam Costa (Nonpartisan)
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Saul Hernandez (Nonpartisan)
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Paula Marie Villescaz (Nonpartisan)

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San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Michael McKibbin and incumbent Greg Paulo won election in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2014.

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Michael McKibbin (Nonpartisan)
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Greg Paulo (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The San Juan Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nick BloiseArea 420242028
Pam CostaArea 220242028
Abid StanekzaiArea 120242028
Manuel PerezArea 720232026
Ben AveyArea 620222026
Zima CreasonArea 320222026
Tanya KravchukArea 520222026

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San Juan Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 7Josh HooverRepublican Party 71% 34%
California State Assembly District 6Maggy KrellDemocratic Party 29% 15%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $113,440,000 $2,963 14%
Local: $251,166,000 $6,560 32%
State: $427,822,000 $11,173 54%
Total: $792,428,000 $20,696
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $720,154,000 $18,808
Total Current Expenditures: $587,275,000 $15,337
Instructional Expenditures: $348,630,000 $9,105 48%
Student and Staff Support: $80,857,000 $2,111 11%
Administration: $82,268,000 $2,148 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $75,520,000 $1,972 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $95,726,000 $2,500
Construction: $94,070,000 $2,456
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,485,000 $91
Interest on Debt: $27,297,000 $712

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 29 28 10 20 20-24 34 37
2020-2021 40 50-54 11-19 25-29 <50 45-49 44
2018-2019 37 44 14 24 25-29 40 44
2017-2018 35 45 12 22 15-19 33 41
2016-2017 33 49 13 20 15-19 32 40
2015-2016 35 51 13 20 20-24 35-39 41
2014-2015 32 52 11 17 20-24 25-29 38
2013-2014 62 80 35-39 47 50-59 60-64 68
2012-2013 55 71 32 40 50-54 48 62
2011-2012 57 73 33 42 52 43 63
2010-2011 57 73 34 42 54 45-49 63

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 42 38 20 33 30-34 46 51
2020-2021 62 60-64 30-34 50-54 PS 60-64 67
2018-2019 46 50 25 35 30-34 51 53
2017-2018 45 54 25 32 30-34 45 52
2016-2017 44 56 24 28 30-34 43 51
2015-2016 45 61 24 30 35-39 50-54 52
2014-2015 42 61 21 26 35-39 35-39 48
2013-2014 60 77 30-34 42 40-49 55-59 67
2012-2013 57 71 37 39 50-54 52 64
2011-2012 60 73 40 43 52 54 67
2010-2011 59 72 38 41 57 50-54 65

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 87 80-84 75-79 88 60-79 85-89 89
2020-2021 87 86 75-79 84 >=80 85-89 89
2019-2020 88 90 75-79 86 60-79 90-94 89
2018-2019 88 91 75-79 86 60-79 85-89 90
2017-2018 88 >=95 75-79 87 70-79 80-84 90
2016-2017 88 93 80-84 85 >=90 85-89 89
2015-2016 84 91 70-74 77 60-69 90-94 87
2014-2015 83 86 70-74 70 85-89 60-79 87
2013-2014 82 91 65-69 69 70-74 70-79 86
2012-2013 81 88 65 68 80-84 60-69 86
2011-2012 81 89 62 70 70-79 40-59 85
2010-2011 80 87 65-69 64 75-79 40-59 85

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 38,488 1.0
2022-2023 38,119 -0.4
2021-2022 38,289 -2.4
2020-2021 39,218 -1.3
2019-2020 39,740 -0.8
2018-2019 40,058 -24.9
2017-2018 50,044 1.6
2016-2017 49,255 -0.6
2015-2016 49,564 0.9
2014-2015 49,114 0.2
2013-2014 49,035 2.6
2012-2013 47,752 1.1
2011-2012 47,245 0.3
2010-2011 47,116 -0.4
2009-2010 47,327 0.2
2008-2009 47,230 -0.4
2007-2008 47,400 -1.0
2006-2007 47,862 -1.0
2005-2006 48,325 -3.7
2004-2005 50,089 -1.6
2003-2004 50,906 -2.6
2002-2003 52,212 1.6
2001-2002 51,383 2.2
2000-2001 50,266 4.4
1999-2000 48,052 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE San Juan Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 12.0 12.1
Black 6.4 4.9
Hispanic 25.7 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.4
Two or More Races 8.0 5.8
White 46.6 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, San Juan Unified School District had 1,695.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 129.42
Elementary: 984.17
Secondary: 582.36
Total: 1,695.95

San Juan Unified School District employed 51.60 district administrators and 99.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 51.60
District Administrative Support: 39.51
School Administrators: 99.50
School Administrative Support: 210.99
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 727.37
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 29.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 82.62
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 27.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 37.02
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 109.30
Other Support Services: 765.14

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The San Juan Unified School District operates 68 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Albert Schweitzer Elementary319KG-5
Andrew Carnegie Middle6986-8
Arcade Fundamental Middle3916-8
Arden Middle9566-8
Arlington Heights Elementary333KG-5
Bella Vista High1,9269-12
Cambridge Heights Elementary321KG-5
Cameron Ranch Elementary397KG-5
Carmichael Elementary383KG-5
Carriage Drive Elementary425KG-6
Casa Roble Fundamental High1,1039-12
Charles Peck Elementary306KG-5
Cottage Elementary490KG-5
Coyle Avenue Elementary325KG-5
Del Campo High1,5579-12
Del Dayo Elementary520KG-6
Del Paso Manor Elementary702KG-6
Dyer-Kelly Elementary718KG-5
Earl Legette Elementary548KG-6
El Camino Fundamental High1,2969-12
El Sereno Alternative Education1459-12
Encina Preparatory High6289-12
General Davie Jr. Primary Center0
Gold River Discovery Center K-8722KG-8
Grand Oaks Elementary336KG-5
Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary305KG-5
Greer Elementary708KG-5
Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary388KG-6
Howe Avenue Elementary710KG-5
James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary406KG-6
John Barrett Middle7436-8
Katherine Johnson Middle6166-8
Kingswood K-8555KG-8
La Entrada Continuation High1159-12
Laurel Ruff Transition15512-12
La Vista Center206-12
Lichen K-8487KG-8
Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle7036-8
Mariemont Elementary581KG-5
Mariposa Avenue Elementary311KG-5
Marvin Marshall Preschool And Children'S Center0KG-KG
Mary Deterding Elementary616KG-6
Meraki High828-12
Mesa Verde High8819-12
Mira Loma High1,6329-12
Mission Avenue Open Elementary430KG-6
Northridge Elementary398KG-6
Oakview Community Elementary425KG-5
Orangevale Open K-8585KG-8
Ottomon Way Elementary247KG-5
Pasadena Avenue Elementary334KG-5
Pershing Elementary503KG-6
Ralph Richardson Center54KG-12
Rio Americano High1,8679-12
San Juan Choices Charter2776-12
San Juan High5709-12
Sierra Oaks K-8619KG-8
Skycrest Elementary409KG-5
Starr King K-8854KG-8
Sylvan Middle6276-8
Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8863KG-8
Thomas Kelly Elementary332KG-5
Trajan Elementary398KG-5
Twin Lakes Elementary484KG-6
Whitney Avenue Elementary401KG-5
Will Rogers Middle5816-8
Winston Churchill Middle9956-8
Woodside K-8420KG-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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