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What's the one class at John Ehrhardt Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
827
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233010293
John Ehrhardt Elementary
8900 Old Creek Dr., Elk Grove, CA 95758 · (916) 686-7259 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
23.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
583 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 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 125 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (142) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (125).
Student demographics
79%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
52.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
45.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.4% | 26.2% | 23.2% | 24.1% |
| Math | 23.5% | 21.6% | 26.9% | 28.0% |
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 | 52.7% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 43.7% |
| 2022-23 | 49.6% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 38.3% |
| 2020-21 | 46.2% | 35.8% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 41.6% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 46.6% | 41.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 John Ehrhardt Elementary
John Ehrhardt Elementary's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ehrhardt Elementary this school | 827 | 70.5% | 48.6% |
| Marion Mix Elementary Elk Grove | 736 | 65.6% | 44.2% |
| Elitha Donner Elementary Elk Grove | 706 | 69.5% | 40.7% |
| Witter Ranch Elementary Sacramento | 621 | 73.6% | 34.7% |
| Delta View Elementary Pittsburg | 656 | 66.2% | 36.6% |
| Regency Park Elementary Sacramento | 619 | 71.6% | 48.6% |
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 John Ehrhardt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,812 of 5,151 | #66 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,915 of 5,172 ▲ 5 | #67 of 217 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,841 of 5,172 ▼ 173 | #74 of 217 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #1,212 of 5,116 | #44 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #312 of 5,915 | #24 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,458 of 5,352 | #124 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.8% | #9 of 5,354 | #5 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #2,927 of 5,625 | #114 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #3,296 of 3,837 | #120 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
827
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 1,136
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 827 | 35 | 23.6:1 | 70% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 34 | 23.8:1 | 60% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 31 | 25.1:1 | 43% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 33 | 25.3:1 | 45% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 872 | 34 | 25.6:1 | 55% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 41 | 22.4:1 | 53% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 848 | N/A | N/A | 40% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 1,136 | 52 | 21.9:1 | 15% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Ehrhardt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (872 to 827); teachers up 3% (34 to 35).
About John Ehrhardt Elementary
John Ehrhardt Elementary, located in Elk Grove, California, is a large elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 827 students. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The 67 schools in Elk Grove Unified enroll 63,232 students altogether, John Ehrhardt Elementary among them.
About 28% of students at John Ehrhardt Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 16% White, 14% Black, and 12% multiracial. Among all residents of Sacramento County, the Asian share is about 18%. A diversity index of 79% means there is a 79% chance two randomly chosen students at John Ehrhardt Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 23.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among California public elementary schools, John Ehrhardt Elementary outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 38.2% for a school in California with John Ehrhardt Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. John Ehrhardt Elementary posts 48.6%.
For the population of Sacramento County, 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%. John Ehrhardt Elementary shares Sacramento County with 386 other public schools.
John Ehrhardt Elementary's nearest public school is Laguna Creek High (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, John Ehrhardt Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, John Ehrhardt Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 827, close to the 835 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 23.6 students per teacher, compared with 25.3 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Laguna Creek High0.4 mi · 2,142
- Marion Mix Elementary0.7 mi · 736
- Foulks Ranch Elementary0.8 mi · 779
- Harriet G. Eddy Middle1.3 mi · 1,034
- Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary1.4 mi · 719
- SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD1.4 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About John Ehrhardt ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Ehrhardt Elementary?
John Ehrhardt Elementary enrolls approximately 827 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does John Ehrhardt Elementary serve?
John Ehrhardt Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Ehrhardt Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Ehrhardt Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John Ehrhardt Elementary?
Student demographics at John Ehrhardt Elementary are roughly 16% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 28% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is John Ehrhardt Elementary public or private?
John Ehrhardt Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.