Earl LeGette Elementary

Earl LeGette Elementary is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Fair Oaks, California, operated by San Juan Unified, works with 622 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Earl LeGette Elementary sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 67 schools in San Juan Unified (39,171 students total), Earl LeGette Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Earl LeGette Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Earl LeGette Elementary records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Earl LeGette Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 52.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) shows that median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Earl LeGette Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Northridge Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Earl LeGette Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.7%.

Earl LeGette Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Earl LeGette Elementary has increased 19%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 622 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 in 2025.

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