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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Irene B. West Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
1,063
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233010595
Irene B. West Elementary
8625 Serio Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758 · (916) 683-4362 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,063 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- DThree-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
23.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
776 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 | 181 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 169 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (181) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (169).
Student demographics
68%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
41.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
36.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.9% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 34.1% |
| Math | 17.1% | 19.6% | 25.9% | 37.4% |
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 | 41.5% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 49.9% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 39.2% |
| 2020-21 | 45.9% | 35.4% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 47.6% |
| 2017-18 | 61.3% | 48.1% |
| 2016-17 | 62.3% | 45.5% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Irene B. West Elementary
Irene B. West Elementary's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene B. West Elementary this school | 1,063 | 73.0% | 42.3% |
| Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary Sacramento | 888 | 72.6% | 49.0% |
| Eastvale Elementary Eastvale | 1,066 | 67.8% | 62.5% |
| Arthur C. Butler Elementary Elk Grove | 949 | 65.4% | 49.2% |
| Mary Tsukamoto Elementary Sacramento | 989 | 69.6% | 45.4% |
| Roy Herburger Elementary Elk Grove | 937 | 67.2% | 53.7% |
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 Irene B. West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,282 of 5,151 | #87 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,573 of 5,172 ▼ 555 | #94 of 217 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,764 of 5,172 ▼ 710 | #100 of 217 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #731 of 5,116 | #37 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,063 | #47 of 5,915 | #4 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,452 of 5,352 | #123 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #885 of 5,354 | #133 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #2,775 of 5,625 | #103 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #205 of 1,139 | #20 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
1,063
+130 (+14%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,155
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 1,063 | 45 | 23.6:1 | 73% (776) |
| 2023-24 | 971 | 38 | 25.6:1 | 71% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 928 | 37 | 25.1:1 | 52% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 933 | 38 | 24.6:1 | 53% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 35.4 | 24.5:1 | 69% (595) |
| 2015-16 | 846 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 64% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 1,155 | N/A | N/A | 64% (736) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irene B. West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (867 to 1,063); teachers up 27% (35.4 to 45).
About Irene B. West Elementary
Irene B. West Elementary is an elementary school in Elk Grove, California, and it is part of Elk Grove Unified. The school counted 1,063 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 129% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Irene B. West Elementary belongs to Elk Grove Unified, a district of 67 schools and 63,232 students.
Of every 100 students at Irene B. West Elementary, about 51 are Asian. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% White, and 7% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 18%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Irene B. West Elementary scores 68%.
Its staff includes 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Irene B. West Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 73%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 10 points.
Irene B. West Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.8%.
In the surrounding county, Sacramento County, median household income comes to about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 387 public schools and about 259,342 students.
Among nearby public schools, Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Irene B. West Elementary. Irene B. West Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 933 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 1,063 by 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary0.6 mi · 719
- Monterey Trail High0.8 mi · 2,263
- Roy Herburger Elementary0.9 mi · 937
- Edward Harris Jr. Middle1.0 mi · 1,187
- Valley High1.2 mi · 1,622
- Raymond Case Elementary1.4 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Irene B. West ElementaryHow large is Irene B. West Elementary?
Irene B. West Elementary enrolls approximately 1,063 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Irene B. West Elementary serve?
Irene B. West Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Irene B. West Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Irene B. West Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Irene B. West Elementary?
At Irene B. West Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 51% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Irene B. West Elementary in?
Irene B. West Elementary is part of Elk Grove Unified.
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