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What's something Pleasant Grove High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,536
High
DISTRICT 1,516 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233011067
Pleasant Grove High
9531 Bond Rd., Elk Grove, CA 95624 · (916) 686-0230 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,536 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
849 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 662 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 638 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 623 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 613 | 24% |
Student demographics
74%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
72.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.2pp since 2014
Math
59.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.0% | 27.9% | 15.3% | 11.8% |
| Math | 32.8% | 26.6% | 18.7% | 21.9% |
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 | 72.8% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 72.6% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.3% | 59.9% |
| 2020-21 | 73.8% | 57.2% |
| 2018-19 | 80.0% | 66.4% |
| 2017-18 | 78.0% | 66.5% |
| 2016-17 | 73.9% | 64.8% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Pleasant Grove High
Pleasant Grove High's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove High this school | 2,536 | 33.5% | 63.4% |
| Alameda High Alameda | 1,868 | 30.4% | 66.5% |
| West Park High Roseville | 2,079 | 30.1% | 56.4% |
| Castro Valley High Castro Valley | 2,874 | 40.0% | 58.2% |
| Woodbridge High Irvine | 2,232 | 24.5% | 64.0% |
| Albany High Albany | 1,122 | 31.0% | 77.3% |
Matched among California high 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 Pleasant Grove High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #145 of 1,052 | #4 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #93 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #3 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #196 of 1,056 ▲ 143 | #6 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #356 of 1,044 | #17 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,536 | #94 of 2,093 | #4 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #919 of 1,352 | #36 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #31 of 1,351 | #13 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #1,370 of 1,575 | #62 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #315 of 327 | #22 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,536
-34 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 2,454
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 2,536 | 113.4 | 22.4:1 | 33% (849) |
| 2023-24 | 2,512 | 111.1 | 22.6:1 | 27% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 2,520 | 112.9 | 22.3:1 | 22% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 2,570 | 109 | 23.6:1 | 24% (617) |
| 2017-18 | 2,526 | 111.6 | 22.6:1 | 29% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 2,547 | 115 | 22.1:1 | 29% (734) |
| 2010-11 | 2,454 | N/A | N/A | 28% (696) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Grove High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,526 to 2,536); teachers up 2% (111.6 to 113.4).
About Pleasant Grove High
Pleasant Grove High is a large high school in Elk Grove, California, under Elk Grove Unified. Enrolled students number 2,536 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 203% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
A total of 67 schools make up Elk Grove Unified, with 63,232 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Pleasant Grove High is Asian (35%). The remaining students are 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Sacramento County is about 18% Asian. By the diversity index, Pleasant Grove High comes in at 74%.
Dividing enrollment by its 113.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. Pleasant Grove High reports 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Pleasant Grove High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pleasant Grove High, the prediction is 59.9% and the result is 63.4%.
Across Sacramento County, median household income is about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Pleasant Grove High is among the 387 public schools in Sacramento County.
The next-closest public school is Katherine L. Albiani Middle, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pleasant Grove High. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pleasant Grove High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Pleasant Grove High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 2,570 in 2020-21, 2,536 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.6:1 to 22.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Pleasant Grove High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 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
Other schools in Elk Grove
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 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
- Katherine L. Albiani MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
Other Pleasant Grove High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Grove High. Pleasant Grove High is the largest of the 4.
- Pleasant Grove HighPLEASANT GROVE, UT · 1,905 students
- Pleasant Grove High SchoolTEXARKANA, TX · 821 students
- Pleasant Grove High SchoolPleasant Grove, AL · 752 students
Nearby schools
- Katherine L. Albiani Middle0.1 mi · 1,447
- Edna Batey Elementary0.8 mi · 786
- Elk Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 839
- Pleasant Grove Elementary1.5 mi · 393
- Arthur C. Butler Elementary1.8 mi · 949
- James A. McKee Elementary2.1 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Grove HighHow large is Pleasant Grove High?
Pleasant Grove High enrolls approximately 2,536 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pleasant Grove High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Grove High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pleasant Grove High have?
Pleasant Grove High employs 113 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
How diverse is Pleasant Grove High?
Pleasant Grove High reports a student body of 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 35% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Grove High?
Pleasant Grove High is overseen by Elk Grove Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.