Elk Grove Elementary

Elk Grove Elementary is one of the sizable primary schools in Elk Grove, California, overseen by Elk Grove Unified, with 839 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 80% larger than typical.

Elk Grove Unified comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 63,232 students; Elk Grove Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elk Grove Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Asian, 23% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Elk Grove Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Elk Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elk Grove Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

Around the school, Sacramento County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Elk Grove Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is James A. McKee Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Elk Grove Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Elk Grove Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 854 (now 839). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 37% to 23%.

On allk12, members of the Elk Grove Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.