Olive Grove Elementary

Olive Grove Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Antelope, California, overseen by Dry Creek Joint Elementary. The school teaches 541 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Dry Creek Joint Elementary (6,785 students total), Olive Grove Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Olive Grove Elementary logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 12% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Olive Grove Elementary logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 53% of students at Olive Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Olive Grove Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Olive Grove Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Antelope Crossing Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Olive Grove Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olive Grove Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olive Grove Elementary has climbed 3%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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