Pleasant Grove Elementary

As a close-knit elementary-level community in Elk Grove, California, Pleasant Grove Elementary instructs 393 students from grades K through 6, run under Elk Grove Unified.

Within Elk Grove Unified, which oversees 67 schools and 63,232 students, Pleasant Grove Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pleasant Grove Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 14% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Pleasant Grove Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at Pleasant 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 below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pleasant Grove Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 63.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household income runs about $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), Pleasant Grove Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Katherine L. Albiani Middle, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pleasant Grove Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasant Grove Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 55.4%.

Pleasant Grove Elementary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Grove Elementary has ticked down 10%, going from 439 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 47% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.4:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.