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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233001406
Florence Markofer Elementary
9759 Tralee Way, Elk Grove, CA 95624 · (916) 686-7714 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- AThree-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
22.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
364 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 | 152 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (152) is 77% larger than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
71%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
47.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
47.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.9% | 27.9% | 26.1% | 26.1% |
| Math | 22.2% | 25.6% | 29.9% | 22.2% |
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 | 47.9% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.5% | 36.8% |
| 2020-21 | 37.2% | 36.7% |
| 2018-19 | 41.6% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 47.8% | 45.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.7% | 47.1% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Florence Markofer Elementary
Florence Markofer Elementary's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Markofer Elementary this school | 670 | 54.3% | 47.3% |
| Cooper Elementary Vacaville | 710 | 52.1% | 47.4% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Corona | 757 | 53.4% | 63.3% |
| Alamo Elementary Vacaville | 714 | 55.7% | 44.7% |
| Antelope Meadows Elementary Antelope | 731 | 58.7% | 43.5% |
| Clovis Elementary Clovis | 709 | 56.0% | 56.1% |
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 Florence Markofer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,902 of 5,151 | #69 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,730 of 5,172 ▼ 103 | #61 of 217 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #2,204 of 5,172 ▲ 81 | #79 of 217 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #523 of 5,116 | #16 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #895 of 5,915 | #56 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,452 of 5,352 | #71 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #568 of 5,354 | #96 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #3,727 of 5,625 | #157 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #3,086 of 3,837 | #111 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
670
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 670 | 30 | 22.3:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 27 | 22.9:1 | 40% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 26 | 24.0:1 | 40% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 29.1 | 24.7:1 | 44% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 42% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | N/A | N/A | 30% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 43 | 20.3:1 | 26% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 33 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Markofer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (719 to 670); teachers up 3% (29.1 to 30).
About Florence Markofer Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Elk Grove, California, Florence Markofer Elementary is part of Elk Grove Unified. The school counts 670 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Elk Grove Unified has 63,232 students spread across 67 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Florence Markofer Elementary is White (37%). Other students are 36% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. Florence Markofer Elementary has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Florence Markofer Elementary counts 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.3 students for each one. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. About 54% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Florence Markofer Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Florence Markofer Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.3% actual, 47.7% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Sacramento County, median household income is about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Sacramento County number 387 and enroll about 259,342.
Elk Grove High is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Florence Markofer Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 53.7% proficiency; Florence Markofer Elementary posts 47.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Florence Markofer Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Florence Markofer Elementary saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Elk Grove High0.3 mi · 1,684
- Jessie Baker0.6 mi · 170
- California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus0.7 mi · 577
- Joseph Kerr Middle0.7 mi · 877
- Miwok Village Elementary1.2 mi · 1,050
- Elk Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About Florence Markofer ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Florence Markofer Elementary?
Florence Markofer Elementary enrolls approximately 670 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Florence Markofer Elementary serve?
Florence Markofer Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence Markofer Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Florence Markofer Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Florence Markofer Elementary?
Student demographics at Florence Markofer Elementary are roughly 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Florence Markofer Elementary in?
Florence Markofer Elementary is part of Elk Grove Unified.
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