Grand Oaks Elementary

Grand Oaks Elementary is one of the small elementary campuss in Citrus Heights, California, operated by San Juan Unified, with 348 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 67 schools in San Juan Unified (39,171 students total), Grand Oaks Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grand Oaks Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. Compared to Sacramento County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 79% 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.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grand Oaks Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.6%, the actual is 25.5%, a residual of -7.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Grand Oaks Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lichen K-8, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grand Oaks Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grand Oaks Elementary has rose 13%, going from 308 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 today.

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