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Enrollment
839
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233001397
Elk Grove Elementary
9373 Crowell Dr., Elk Grove, CA 95624 · (916) 686-3766 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
25.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
423 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (133).
Student demographics
76%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
61.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.4pp since 2014
Math
56.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.6% | 27.8% | 21.0% | 17.5% |
| Math | 26.5% | 29.8% | 23.6% | 20.1% |
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 | 61.4% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 51.7% |
| 2022-23 | 60.1% | 51.9% |
| 2021-22 | 62.8% | 50.4% |
| 2020-21 | 51.8% | 41.7% |
| 2018-19 | 61.7% | 52.3% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 51.9% |
| 2016-17 | 57.8% | 52.3% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Elk Grove Elementary
Elk Grove Elementary's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Elementary this school | 839 | 50.4% | 55.0% |
| Brookside Stockton | 768 | 47.7% | 61.9% |
| Roger S. Oraze Elementary Fresno | 868 | 50.1% | 60.9% |
| Tom Hawkins Elementary Tracy | 728 | 48.8% | 45.5% |
| Anthony C. Traina Elementary Tracy | 721 | 50.9% | 46.5% |
| Joseph Sims Elementary Elk Grove | 691 | 48.9% | 46.3% |
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 Elk Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,402 of 5,151 | #48 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,248 of 5,172 ▲ 164 | #40 of 217 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #1,230 of 5,172 ▲ 594 | #45 of 217 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,530 of 5,116 | #94 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #281 of 5,915 | #23 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #4,623 of 5,352 | #188 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #72 of 5,354 | #28 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #3,888 of 5,625 | #165 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #3,658 of 3,837 | #137 of 145 |
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
839
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 839 | 33 | 25.4:1 | 50% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 855 | 34 | 25.1:1 | 41% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 33.4 | 25.8:1 | 37% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 33 | 25.9:1 | 35% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 33.2 | 25.7:1 | 38% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 39 | 22.1:1 | 36% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | N/A | N/A | 33% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 22% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 20 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (854 to 839); teachers down 1% (33.2 to 33).
About Elk Grove Elementary
Elk Grove Elementary operates as a large elementary school in Elk Grove, California. The school's enrollment of 839 students covers kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 80% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Elk Grove Unified (67 schools, 63,232 students) runs Elk Grove Elementary.
The most common group at Elk Grove Elementary is Hispanic students, at 30%. It is also 29% Asian, 23% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.4:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 50%. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Elk Grove Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Elk Grove Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 55.0% actual against 50.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Sacramento County show that the median household income is $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Elk Grove Elementary is one of 387 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, James A. McKee Elementary, is about 0.8 miles from Elk Grove Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Elk Grove Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Elk Grove Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 839, close to the 855 recorded in 2020-21.
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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
Other schools in Elk Grove
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 students
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · 2,142 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
Nearby schools
- James A. McKee Elementary0.8 mi · 488
- Joseph Kerr Middle0.8 mi · 877
- California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus0.9 mi · 577
- Jessie Baker1.0 mi · 170
- Edna Batey Elementary1.1 mi · 786
- Ellen Feickert Elementary1.3 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Grove ElementaryHow large is Elk Grove Elementary?
Elk Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 839 students in grades KG-06.
Is Elk Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elk Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Elk Grove Elementary have?
Elk Grove Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Elk Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Elk Grove Elementary are roughly 23% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 29% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Elk Grove Elementary public or private?
Elk Grove 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.