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Walnut Grove Elementary

14181 Grove St., Walnut Grove, CA 95690 · (916) 776-1844 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
122 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2922%
Grade 11511%
Grade 21411%
Grade 31511%
Grade 42015%
Grade 51915%
Grade 61915%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
1310%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
10882%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
43%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
43%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
5945%
Female
7255%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
32.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.6pp since 2014
Math
25.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 are down about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts4.4%27.9%23.5%44.1%
Math8.8%16.2%29.4%45.6%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2532.4%25.0%
2023-2422.2%16.1%
2022-2325.0%15.9%
2021-2237.6%20.6%
2018-1957.6%54.4%
2017-1850.6%35.8%
2016-1731.5%30.1%
2015-1644.0%35.0%
2014-1534.0%27.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →

Where Walnut Grove Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Sacramento County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.3%#4,149 of 5,151#156 of 217
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#3,769 of 5,172#131 of 217
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.4%#3,744 of 5,172#133 of 217
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.5pp#1,654 of 5,116#76 of 213
Enrollment
ranked largest first
131#5,563 of 5,915#235 of 238
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
131
-34 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 20.6:1
% White
10%
was 10%
% Hispanic
82%
was 82%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-25131816.4:193% (122)
2023-241417.119.9:193% (131)
2022-231546.125.3:175% (115)
2017-18165820.6:185% (140)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Grove Elementary.

About Walnut Grove Elementary

At 14181 Grove St. in Walnut Grove, California, Walnut Grove Elementary operates as a very small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 131 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 72% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.

Walnut Grove Elementary is one of the 11 schools that make up River Delta Joint Unified (1,705 students in total).

Of every 100 students at Walnut Grove Elementary, about 82 are Hispanic. The school is also 10% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all Sacramento County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Walnut Grove Elementary is 16.4:1, based on 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Walnut Grove Elementary counts 93% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Sacramento County, the average is 63%.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.0% for Walnut Grove Elementary. The school posts 24.3%, within a point of the prediction.

American Community Survey estimates for Sacramento County show that the median household earns about $92,175 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Sacramento County, 387 public schools serve about 259,342 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, New Hope Elementary, is about 4.8 miles. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Walnut Grove Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over 7 years, enrollment decreased by 34 students, from 165 to 131. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.

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Sacramento County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Walnut Grove Elementary
District
River Delta Joint Unified
Address
14181 Grove St., Walnut Grove, CA 95690
Phone
(916) 776-1844
County
Sacramento County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
131
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
122 (93%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
063311005127
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Walnut Grove Elementary
How large is Walnut Grove Elementary?
Walnut Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 131 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Walnut Grove Elementary serve?
Walnut Grove Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Grove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walnut Grove Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Grove Elementary?
At Walnut Grove Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 82% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Grove Elementary in?
Walnut Grove Elementary is part of River Delta Joint Unified.
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