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What's the one class at C. W. Dillard Elementary every student should take?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233001396
C. W. Dillard Elementary
9721 Dillard Rd., Wilton, CA 95693 · (916) 687-6121 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
190 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 80% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.5pp since 2014
Math
50.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.6% | 32.9% | 13.7% | 18.8% |
| Math | 23.8% | 26.8% | 28.9% | 20.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 52.6% |
| 2022-23 | 66.5% | 55.7% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.9% | 49.8% |
| 2018-19 | 65.9% | 59.6% |
| 2017-18 | 66.5% | 56.8% |
| 2016-17 | 66.1% | 60.6% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 50.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like C. W. Dillard Elementary
C. W. Dillard Elementary's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. Dillard Elementary this school | 443 | 42.9% | 57.8% |
| Marguerite Hahn Elementary Rohnert Park | 478 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| Innovations Academy San Diego | 436 | 41.7% | N/A |
| Carlin C. Coppin Elementary Lincoln | 442 | 44.6% | 47.2% |
| John R. Peterson Elementary Huntington Beach | 477 | 46.1% | 63.7% |
| Enslen Elementary Modesto | 385 | 45.2% | 59.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where C. W. Dillard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #1,235 of 5,151 | #45 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,545 of 5,172 ▼ 180 | #50 of 217 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #878 of 5,172 ▲ 372 | #28 of 217 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #1,935 of 5,116 | #69 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #3,115 of 5,915 | #133 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,236 of 5,352 | #113 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #1,597 of 5,354 | #173 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #4,215 of 5,625 | #185 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #1,083 of 1,139 | #62 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
+55 (+14%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 24.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 443 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 43% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 16.8 | 24.4:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 16 | 24.1:1 | 33% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 17.6 | 25.0:1 | 24% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 18 | 24.9:1 | 24% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | N/A | N/A | 23% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 16% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 18 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. W. Dillard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (440 to 443); teachers up 8% (17.6 to 19).
About C. W. Dillard Elementary
Located in Wilton, California, C. W. Dillard Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 443 students in kindergarten through 6.
C. W. Dillard Elementary is one of the 67 schools that make up Elk Grove Unified (63,232 students in total).
The student body at C. W. Dillard Elementary is 51% White. It is also 33% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
C. W. Dillard Elementary reports a ratio of 23.3 students per teacher, from 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 20 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, C. W. Dillard Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 73% of California public elementary schools.
C. W. Dillard Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.8%, compared with a predicted 54.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Sacramento County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. C. W. Dillard Elementary shares Sacramento County with 386 other public schools.
C. W. Dillard Elementary's nearest public school is Pleasant Grove Elementary (about 3.9 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, C. W. Dillard Elementary ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 55 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The C. W. Dillard Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk Grove Unified
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 students
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · 2,142 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Grove Elementary3.9 mi · 393
- Katherine L. Albiani Middle5.0 mi · 1,447
- Pleasant Grove High5.1 mi · 2,536
- Edna Batey Elementary5.1 mi · 786
- Arnold Adreani Elementary6.1 mi · 944
- Elk Grove Elementary6.2 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About C. W. Dillard ElementaryHow large is C. W. Dillard Elementary?
C. W. Dillard Elementary enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does C. W. Dillard Elementary serve?
C. W. Dillard Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C. W. Dillard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C. W. Dillard Elementary is approximately 23.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C. W. Dillard Elementary?
At C. W. Dillard Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is C. W. Dillard Elementary public or private?
C. W. Dillard Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.