📍 8319 Lichen Dr., Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, 95621
Lichen K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Citrus Heights, Sacramento County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roxanne Mitchell. It is part of the San Juan Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Lichen K-8 enrolls 492 students across grades K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 215 | 44% |
| White | 203 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 15 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 492 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lichen K-8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Lichen K-8 is one of 68 schools in San Juan Unified, based in Carmichael, California. The district serves 39,446 students district-wide and employs 1,682 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Lichen K-8 is smaller than the district average of about 580 students per school.