Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary

Located at 8140 Caymus Dr., in Sacramento, California, Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary is a large elementary school that enrolls 888 students (grades K through 6), operated by Elk Grove Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 91% larger than typical.

Across the 67 schools in Elk Grove Unified (63,232 students total), Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary records that the most-represented group is Asian (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% White, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.2%, the actual is 47.0%, a residual of +10.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Mary Tsukamoto Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 918 (now 888). Asian enrollment moved from 39% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 24.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.