Camellia Basic Elementary - SCUSD

Organization Description

Sacramento City Unified School District is one of the oldest K-12 districts in the western United States (established in 1854). SCUSD serves 43,175 students on 75 campuses spanning 76 square miles.

SCUSD is home to a 2013 California Distinguished School (West Campus High School), the only public Waldorf-inspired high school in the nation (George Washington Carver) and the only Hmong language immersion program in the state (Susan B. Anthony Elementary School).

Alumni from SCUSD’s schools include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, nationally renowned political scholar Dr. Cornel West and author Joan Didion. Recent graduates from SCUSD are currently attending Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and host of other prestigious universities.

Our Board-adopted mission statement promises the community that our students will “graduate as globally competitive life-long learners, prepared to succeed in a career and higher education institution of their choice to secure gainful employment and contribute to society.”

SCUSD’s students reflect the rich diversity that is the hallmark of Sacramento’s central city. Our student population is 37.1 percent Hispanic or Latino; 17.4 percent Asian; 17.7 percent African American; and 18.8 percent white. About 5.3 percent of students are of two or more races or ethnicities.

Residents within SCUSD speak more than 40 languages; 38 percent of students do not speak English at home.

SCUSD employs 4,213 people and operates with a budget of $383 million.

Program Information

Camellia Basic School is an academic prep school that develops excellence through an emphasis on the skills for English language arts (reading and writing) and math. Students also develop lifelong skills by participating in art, music, physical education, and the sciences. Camellia students exceed district and state averages on state and national achievement tests. Camellia’s mission is to prepare outstanding students for their middle and high school years and to be career and college ready. Through Camellia’s structured program and fidelity to the classroom meeting model, students develop the essential qualities of cooperation, responsibility, courage, and self-esteem by stressing excellence in classwork,homework, and citizenship. A daily study center is provided for students who do not meet the school’s standards for academic work or behavior. School uniforms are required.

Parent participation is a valuable and essential part of our program. Parents are required to contribute 40 hours per year of volunteer service to the school. The parent groups annually average over 24,000 volunteer hours in support of the work of the school, providing classroom tutoring, instructional material preparation, school security, campus beautification, and crosswalk supervision. In addition, parents support fund raising events; funds that provide an average of $16,000 for assemblies and materials.Accountability Report Accountability reports are available from the SCUSD Web site.

Health & Safety
Address 
6600 Cougar Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95828
United States
General Phone 
(916) 382-5980
Website:
http://camellia.scusd.edu/
Program(s) 
Service Learning
Academic Internships
Organization type 
Education - Administration/District (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Children/Youth, Teens/Young Adults
Focus Area(s)
Education