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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233008276
Joseph Sims Elementary
3033 Buckminster Dr., Elk Grove, CA 95758 · (916) 683-7445 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CBeats 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
22.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
338 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 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
77%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
53.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.1pp since 2014
Math
40.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.1% | 26.8% | 19.0% | 27.1% |
| Math | 18.7% | 21.4% | 29.1% | 30.8% |
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 | 53.9% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 52.1% | 42.7% |
| 2021-22 | 56.1% | 40.9% |
| 2020-21 | 50.9% | 38.5% |
| 2018-19 | 56.9% | 53.1% |
| 2017-18 | 58.6% | 56.9% |
| 2016-17 | 63.3% | 60.8% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Joseph Sims Elementary
Joseph Sims Elementary's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Sims Elementary this school | 691 | 48.9% | 46.3% |
| Brookside Stockton | 768 | 47.7% | 61.9% |
| Tom Hawkins Elementary Tracy | 728 | 48.8% | 45.5% |
| Oakbrook Academy of the Arts Fairfield | 573 | 53.4% | 39.2% |
| Elk Grove Elementary Elk Grove | 839 | 50.4% | 55.0% |
| K. I. Jones Elementary Fairfield | 760 | 47.2% | 58.3% |
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 Joseph Sims Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,981 of 5,151 | #71 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,283 of 5,172 ▼ 150 | #86 of 217 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #1,757 of 5,172 ▲ 174 | #66 of 217 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,353 of 5,116 | #65 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #810 of 5,915 | #52 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,202 of 5,352 | #60 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.0% | #34 of 5,354 | #14 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #3,950 of 5,625 | #172 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #2,602 of 3,837 | #87 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
691
-145 (-17%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 1,167
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 691 | 31.4 | 22.0:1 | 49% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 34.8 | 21.0:1 | 42% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 35.8 | 21.2:1 | 38% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 836 | 38 | 22.0:1 | 34% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 32.6 | 23.7:1 | 34% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 38 | 21.4:1 | 33% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 1,198 | N/A | N/A | 25% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 1,167 | 55 | 21.2:1 | 13% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph Sims Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (774 to 691); teachers down 4% (32.6 to 31.4).
About Joseph Sims Elementary
In Elk Grove, California, Joseph Sims Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 691 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Joseph Sims Elementary is a school in Elk Grove Unified. The district has 67 schools and 63,232 students.
Of every 100 students at Joseph Sims Elementary, about 31 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 27% Asian, 21% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joseph Sims Elementary is 22.0:1, based on 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Sacramento County, the average is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Joseph Sims Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 41% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Joseph Sims Elementary is 4.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.3% actual, 50.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
American Community Survey estimates for Sacramento County show that median household income comes to about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sacramento County counts 387 public schools with about 259,342 students.
Among nearby public schools, Stone Lake Elementary is closest at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Joseph Sims Elementary places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Joseph Sims Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 17% decrease, from 836 to 691.
People who know Joseph Sims Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Stone Lake Elementary0.7 mi · 690
- SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD0.8 mi · 360
- Marion Mix Elementary1.4 mi · 736
- Elliott Ranch Elementary1.5 mi · 599
- Helen Carr Castello Elementary2.0 mi · 790
- John Ehrhardt Elementary2.0 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph Sims ElementaryHow many students attend Joseph Sims Elementary?
Joseph Sims Elementary enrolls approximately 691 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Joseph Sims Elementary serve?
Joseph Sims Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Joseph Sims Elementary have?
Joseph Sims Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Joseph Sims Elementary?
Student demographics at Joseph Sims Elementary are roughly 21% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 27% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Joseph Sims Elementary in?
Joseph Sims Elementary is part of Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.