Total enrollment
63,232
+302 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
67 schools in Elk Grove Unified
California · 63,232 students · 5 cities
From elementary through high school, Elk Grove Unified runs 67 public K-12 schools (43 elementary, 9 middle, and 13 high), with combined enrollment of about 63,232.
4-year change in Elk Grove Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
67
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Elk Grove Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #181 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63,232 | #4 of 587 | #62 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 67 | #9 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #424 of 587 | #8,800 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.8% | #328 of 587 | #2,980 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #7 of 530 | #58 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Elk Grove Unified
State test results across the district's 62 scored schools run from Arnold Adreani Elementary at 78.0% proficient to Samuel Jackman Middle at 19.6%, a gap of 58.4 points. That is the 45th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 66 district schools that reported both years went from 62,594 to 62,182 students (down 1%) and from 2,703 to 2,750 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Elk Grove Unified
Elk Grove Unified administers 67 public schools across California, collectively enrolling roughly 63,232 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Elk Grove Unified is built around 43 elementary, 9 middle, 13 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 944 in this district, meaningfully above the California typical of 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 63,232 students, held roughly steady from the 62,930 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 66 to 67 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Elk Grove Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.