Florin Elementary

Florin Elementary operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Sacramento, California, one of the schools within Elk Grove Unified. Current enrollment sits at 583 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Florin Elementary is one of 67 schools operated by Elk Grove Unified, a district that enrolls 63,232 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Florin Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Asian, 11% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Florin Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.4:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Florin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) shows that median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Florin Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is James Rutter Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Florin Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Florin Elementary has shrank 4%, going from 610 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025.

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