Mustard Seed serves 23 students in grades Kindergarten-7. The student:teacher of Mustard Seed is 3:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Nonsectarian.
Quick Stats (2025)
- Grades: Kindergarten-7
- Enrollment: 23 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Overview
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-7
Student Body
Total Students
23 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
82%
State avg.: 51%
Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
7 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
3:1
National avg.: 13:1
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for Mustard Seed?
The application deadline for Mustard Seed is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
School Reviews
5 5/20/2022
While my family and I went through homelessness during my daughter's 1st-grade year she failed extremely at a regular school, I enrolled my children at mustard seed and I don't know what the teachers did there, but my daughter was A roll-up til the pandemic she was the smartest 4th grader in Sacramento County.I just want to thank all of the Mustard Seed teachers that take time with our children, even because homelessness doesn't mean they should be left behind in school.
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