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Enrollment
888
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233006286
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
8140 Caymus Dr., Sacramento, CA 95829 · (916) 688-8484 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
24.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
645 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 | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (150) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
71%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
56.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
45.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.9% | 27.3% | 20.8% | 23.0% |
| Math | 21.5% | 24.3% | 24.7% | 29.6% |
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 | 56.2% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.2% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 38.6% |
| 2020-21 | 40.5% | 34.8% |
| 2018-19 | 50.2% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.1% | 42.1% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary this school | 888 | 72.6% | 49.0% |
| Mary Tsukamoto Elementary Sacramento | 989 | 69.6% | 45.4% |
| Raymond Case Elementary Elk Grove | 751 | 67.9% | 60.2% |
| Arthur C. Butler Elementary Elk Grove | 949 | 65.4% | 49.2% |
| Eastvale Elementary Eastvale | 1,066 | 67.8% | 62.5% |
| Robert J. Fite Elementary Sacramento | 674 | 71.2% | 45.6% |
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 Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,789 of 5,151 | #65 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #1,875 of 5,172 ▲ 47 | #65 of 217 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #1,598 of 5,172 ▲ 262 | #60 of 217 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,453 of 5,116 | #52 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #184 of 5,915 | #15 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,215 of 5,352 | #158 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #550 of 5,354 | #94 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #2,801 of 5,625 | #105 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #3,502 of 3,837 | #132 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
888
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 1,040
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
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 | 888 | 36 | 24.7:1 | 73% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 35.1 | 25.5:1 | 66% (586) |
| 2022-23 | 889 | 35.8 | 24.8:1 | 48% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 862 | 35 | 24.6:1 | 56% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 918 | 35.2 | 26.1:1 | 66% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 972 | 42 | 23.1:1 | 64% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 908 | N/A | N/A | 53% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 1,040 | 49 | 21.2:1 | 29% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (918 to 888); teachers up 2% (35.2 to 36).
About Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary is an elementary school in Sacramento, California, and it is part of Elk Grove Unified. There are 888 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. The school is 91% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary is one of 67 schools in Elk Grove Unified, which enrolls 63,232 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary; the largest is Asian, at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% White, and 9% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 18%. The diversity index for Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. The average for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary's results are 12.0 points above predicted: 49.0% against 37.0%.
In the wider Sacramento County area, 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's 387 public schools enroll about 259,342 students and include Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Mary Tsukamoto Elementary is closest at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 3%.
People who know Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Mary Tsukamoto Elementary0.8 mi · 989
- Calvine High0.9 mi · 137
- T. R. Smedberg Middle1.0 mi · 1,065
- Arthur C. Butler Elementary1.0 mi · 949
- Sheldon High1.0 mi · 2,368
- Robert J. Fite Elementary1.3 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Maeola R. Beitzel ElementaryHow large is Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary?
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary enrolls approximately 888 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary serve?
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary is approximately 24.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary?
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Black, 45% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary public or private?
Maeola R. Beitzel 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.