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Elliott Ranch Elementary
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 65% larger than its 6th grade class (88).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.5% | 25.7% | 13.7% | 9.1% |
| Math | 46.6% | 25.7% | 16.3% | 11.4% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.7% | 69.4% |
| 2021-22 | 79.3% | 72.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.1% | 64.3% |
| 2018-19 | 72.4% | 69.2% |
| 2017-18 | 70.8% | 66.7% |
| 2016-17 | 66.1% | 66.7% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like Elliott Ranch Elementary
Elliott Ranch Elementary's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Ranch Elementary this school | 599 | 46.4% | 76.5% |
| Stone Lake Elementary Elk Grove | 690 | 38.3% | 67.0% |
| Helen Carr Castello Elementary Elk Grove | 790 | 50.4% | 60.9% |
| Ocean View Elementary Albany | 563 | 46.9% | 59.8% |
| Joseph Sims Elementary Elk Grove | 691 | 48.9% | 46.3% |
| Culverdale Elementary Irvine | 558 | 40.3% | 56.4% |
Where Elliott Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #369 of 5,151 | #8 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #508 of 5,172 ▼ 96 | #11 of 217 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #390 of 5,172 ▼ 59 | #8 of 217 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,509 of 5,116 | #68 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #1,409 of 5,915 | #78 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,329 of 5,352 | #67 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #142 of 5,354 | #46 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #4,066 of 5,625 | #180 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #581 of 3,837 | #14 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 27 | 22.2:1 | 46% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 25 | 21.9:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 25 | 23.3:1 | 24% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 687 | 30 | 22.9:1 | 25% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 33 | 25.7:1 | 23% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 926 | 41 | 22.6:1 | 20% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 911 | N/A | N/A | 17% (158) |
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (848 to 599); teachers down 18% (33 to 27).
About Elliott Ranch Elementary
The public elementary school Elliott Ranch Elementary is located in Elk Grove, California. There are 599 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 29% above that mark.
Elliott Ranch Elementary is run by Elk Grove Unified, whose 67 schools enroll 63,232 students.
The biggest share of students at Elliott Ranch Elementary, 38%, is Asian. Next come 26% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% Black, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 18% Asian among all Sacramento County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A total of 278 students, or 46%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
Elliott Ranch Elementary earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of California public elementary schools.
Elliott Ranch Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 76.5%. Predicted: 52.3%. Difference: 24.2 points.
For Sacramento County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $92,175 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Sacramento County number 387, with about 259,342 students.
Of the public schools around it, Elliott Ranch Elementary is closest to Stone Lake Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.9%; Elliott Ranch Elementary's is 76.5%, ranking 1st of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Elliott Ranch Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell by 13% across 4 years, from 687 in 2020-21 to 599 in 2024-25.
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