Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005781
Grand Oaks Elementary
7901 Rosswood Dr., Citrus Heights, CA 95621 · (916) 971-5208 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
24.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
274 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
21.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.5pp since 2014
Math
21.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 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 | 8.6% | 12.9% | 25.8% | 52.8% |
| Math | 9.2% | 12.8% | 24.4% | 53.7% |
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 | 21.5% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 28.5% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.3% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 27.8% | 19.5% |
| 2017-18 | 29.9% | 14.4% |
| 2016-17 | 23.1% | 16.0% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Grand Oaks Elementary
Grand Oaks Elementary's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Oaks Elementary this school | 348 | 78.7% | 23.6% |
| McManus (John A.) Elementary Chico | 397 | 77.6% | 26.9% |
| Westside Elementary Rio Linda | 376 | 76.9% | 37.7% |
| Orchard Elementary Rio Linda | 366 | 75.1% | 34.7% |
| Shasta Meadows Elementary Redding | 320 | 80.3% | 37.1% |
| Webster Elementary Pasadena | 277 | 76.2% | 40.6% |
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 Grand Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #4,234 of 5,151 | #159 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,111 of 5,172 ▼ 354 | #154 of 217 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,759 of 5,172 ▼ 653 | #188 of 217 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #879 of 5,116 | #44 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #4,303 of 5,915 | #187 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,353 of 5,352 | #171 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #1,380 of 5,354 | #163 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #2,295 of 5,625 | #83 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #416 of 1,139 | #31 of 64 |
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
348
+64 (+23%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 348 | 14 | 24.9:1 | 79% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 14 | 24.0:1 | 78% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 75% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 13 | 21.9:1 | 67% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 13 | 23.7:1 | 77% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 11 | 27.6:1 | 78% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | N/A | N/A | 68% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 25 | 22.9:1 | 52% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 27 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (308 to 348); teachers up 8% (13 to 14).
About Grand Oaks Elementary
Grand Oaks Elementary is a small elementary school in Citrus Heights, California, under San Juan Unified. The school counted 348 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
San Juan Unified runs 67 schools with a combined 39,171 students. Grand Oaks Elementary is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Grand Oaks Elementary is White, with 44% of students. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. In Sacramento County overall, the White share is about 45%. The diversity index for Grand Oaks Elementary is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.9:1. The school has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 79% of students (274) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Grand Oaks Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools.
Grand Oaks Elementary scores 23.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.4%.
The school is in Sacramento County, where the median household earns about $92,175 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Sacramento County, 387 public schools serve about 259,342 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lichen K-8, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Grand Oaks Elementary is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 284 (2020-21) to 348 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (24.9:1) than in 2020-21 (21.9:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Grand Oaks Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Citrus Heights
- Mesa Verde HighHigh · 894 students
- Sylvan MiddleMiddle · 604 students
- San Juan HighHigh · 559 students
- Kingswood K-8Elementary · 546 students
- Woodside K-8Elementary · 506 students
- Lichen K-8Elementary · 498 students
Other Grand Oaks Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Grand Oaks Elementary. Grand Oaks Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Grand Oaks ElementaryShasta Lake, CA · 320 students
- Grand Oaks Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 548 students
- Grand Oaks ElementaryClinton, TN · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Lichen K-80.6 mi · 498
- Mesa Verde High0.6 mi · 894
- Carriage Drive Elementary0.6 mi · 444
- Mariposa Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 326
- Sylvan Middle1.2 mi · 604
- Arlington Heights Elementary1.8 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Oaks ElementaryHow many students attend Grand Oaks Elementary?
Grand Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
Is Grand Oaks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grand Oaks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grand Oaks Elementary have?
Grand Oaks Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grand Oaks Elementary?
At Grand Oaks Elementary, the student body is approximately 44% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Grand Oaks Elementary?
Grand Oaks Elementary is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
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