John Ehrhardt Elementary

Set in Elk Grove, California, John Ehrhardt Elementary is a sprawling elementary-level community, part of Elk Grove Unified. It teaches 827 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 78% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

In terms of who attends, John Ehrhardt Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 16% White, 14% Black, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, John Ehrhardt Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 48.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Sacramento County shows median household earnings sit near $92,175, 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), John Ehrhardt Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Laguna Creek High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Ehrhardt Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Ehrhardt Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 40.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. John Ehrhardt Elementary's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 872 (now 827). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 24% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 today.

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