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Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233010596
Robert J. Fite Elementary
9561 Butler School Rd., Sacramento, CA 95829 · (916) 689-2854 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
480 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 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
69%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
44.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
39.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 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 | 21.4% | 22.8% | 26.2% | 29.6% |
| Math | 18.8% | 21.1% | 29.3% | 30.8% |
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 | 44.2% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 43.5% |
| 2020-21 | 42.4% | 34.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.4% | 40.8% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 40.5% |
| 2016-17 | 50.3% | 35.1% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Robert J. Fite Elementary
Robert J. Fite Elementary's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Fite Elementary this school | 674 | 71.2% | 45.6% |
| Raymond Case Elementary Elk Grove | 751 | 67.9% | 60.2% |
| Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary Sacramento | 888 | 72.6% | 49.0% |
| George Lincoln Mosher Stockton | 562 | 70.8% | 31.0% |
| Ansel Adams Stockton | 618 | 79.8% | 33.7% |
| Arthur C. Butler Elementary Elk Grove | 949 | 65.4% | 49.2% |
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 Robert J. Fite Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #2,020 of 5,151 | #74 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,295 of 5,172 ▼ 452 | #87 of 217 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,532 of 5,172 ▼ 862 | #90 of 217 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #688 of 5,116 | #35 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #873 of 5,915 | #55 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,176 of 5,352 | #109 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #778 of 5,354 | #124 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #2,885 of 5,625 | #112 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #632 of 1,139 | #38 of 64 |
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
674
+89 (+15%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 674 | 29 | 23.2:1 | 71% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 28 | 23.4:1 | 69% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 26 | 23.9:1 | 50% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 24 | 24.4:1 | 52% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 25.8 | 24.3:1 | 68% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 30 | 21.0:1 | 61% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | N/A | N/A | 48% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert J. Fite Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (628 to 674); teachers up 12% (25.8 to 29).
About Robert J. Fite Elementary
Federal records list Robert J. Fite Elementary as an elementary school in Sacramento, California. The school had 674 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 45% above that.
Besides Robert J. Fite Elementary, Elk Grove Unified runs 66 other schools. The district enrolls 63,232 students.
Enrollment at Robert J. Fite Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 48%. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Sacramento County's population at about 18%. The chance that two students picked at random at Robert J. Fite Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Federal staffing data show 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Robert J. Fite Elementary and a ratio of 23.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. That is 8 points above the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Robert J. Fite Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Robert J. Fite Elementary's results are 7.8 points above predicted: 45.6% against 37.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sacramento County show that median household income is about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 387 public schools operate in Sacramento County, serving about 259,342 students.
T. R. Smedberg Middle is the public school closest to Robert J. Fite Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Robert J. Fite Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 585 to 674. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.2:1) than in 2020-21 (24.4:1).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- T. R. Smedberg Middle0.6 mi · 1,065
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- Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary1.3 mi · 888
- Arthur C. Butler Elementary1.6 mi · 949
- Mary Tsukamoto Elementary2.1 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About Robert J. Fite ElementaryHow many students attend Robert J. Fite Elementary?
Robert J. Fite Elementary enrolls approximately 674 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Robert J. Fite Elementary serve?
Robert J. Fite Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Robert J. Fite Elementary have?
Robert J. Fite Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Robert J. Fite Elementary?
Student demographics at Robert J. Fite Elementary are roughly 11% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 48% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Robert J. Fite Elementary in?
Robert J. Fite Elementary is part of Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.