B+
Elk Grove Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova, and parts of Sacramento.
Students
63,232
Schools
67
Spent per student
$17,434
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$531.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Elk Grove Unified School District
- School Grade B+: better than 69% of California districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts above the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the CA average
- 23 students per teacher
- Debt of $531.9M, about $8,411 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Carmichael.
K–810 schoolsSan Juan Unified School District
84 middle schoolsSan Juan Unified School District
9–12Del Campo HighSan Juan Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,434 per student · 18% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 62%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
62,930’20
62,022’21
61,886’22
62,434’23
63,232’24
About steady.
Students
Asian 36%Hispanic 28%White 15%Black 10%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
67 public schools.
Sunrise Elementary
A1,235 students24:1
Irene B. West Elementary
B+1,063 students24:1
Miwok Village Elementary
1,050 students26:1
Zehnder Ranch Elementary
A1,019 students25:1
Mary Tsukamoto Elementary
B−989 students25:1
Arthur C. Butler Elementary
B+949 students24:1
Arnold Adreani Elementary
A944 students25:1
Roy Herburger Elementary
A−937 students25:1
Franklin Elementary
A−932 students26:1
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
B888 students25:1
Samuel Kennedy Elementary
C−883 students26:1
Prairie Elementary
C858 students25:1
Carroll Elementary
A−854 students24:1
Charles E. Mack Elementary
C840 students25:1
Robert J. McGarvey Elementary
A840 students25:1
Elk Grove Elementary
B+839 students25:1
John Ehrhardt Elementary
B+827 students24:1
Arlene Hein Elementary
A817 students25:1
Union House Elementary
C795 students25:1
Helen Carr Castello Elementary
A−790 students24:1
Edna Batey Elementary
A786 students24:1
Foulks Ranch Elementary
B+779 students24:1
David Reese Elementary
C769 students25:1
Raymond Case Elementary
B+751 students25:1
Anna Kirchgater Elementary
B−738 students23:1
Marion Mix Elementary
B736 students24:1
Isabelle Jackson Elementary
B−725 students25:1
Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary
B−719 students26:1
Elitha Donner Elementary
B706 students23:1
Joseph Sims Elementary
B+691 students22:1
Stone Lake Elementary
A690 students24:1
Robert J. Fite Elementary
B674 students23:1
Florence Markofer Elementary
B670 students22:1
Herman Leimbach Elementary
C−659 students22:1
Elliott Ranch Elementary
A599 students22:1
Florin Elementary
C−583 students22:1
John Reith Elementary
C572 students23:1
Sierra-Enterprise Elementary
B−565 students23:1
Ellen Feickert Elementary
B+541 students22:1
James A. McKee Elementary
B488 students23:1
C. W. Dillard Elementary
A−443 students23:1
Pleasant Grove Elementary
A−393 students25:1
Cosumnes River Elementary
A350 students25:1
Katherine L. Albiani Middle
A1,447 students23:1
Toby Johnson Middle
A1,317 students23:1
Edward Harris Jr. Middle
B+1,187 students22:1
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle
A1,136 students22:1
T. R. Smedberg Middle
B+1,065 students22:1
Harriet G. Eddy Middle
B+1,034 students20:1
Samuel Jackman Middle
B−909 students21:1
Joseph Kerr Middle
B+877 students21:1
James Rutter Middle
C871 students19:1
Franklin High
A2,650 students24:1
Pleasant Grove High
A2,536 students22:1
Sheldon High
A−2,368 students22:1
Monterey Trail High
A−2,263 students22:1
Laguna Creek High
A−2,142 students21:1
Cosumnes Oaks High
A2,109 students21:1
Elk Grove High
A−1,684 students20:1
Florin High
B1,679 students18:1
Valley High
B1,622 students20:1
Elk Grove Charter
B−262 students19:1
William Daylor High
C−139 students15:1
Calvine High
C−137 students13:1
Rio Cazadero High
C120 students13:1
Las Flores High (Alternative)
B532 students26:1
Jessie Baker
D170 students12:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.