Elitha Donner Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.0% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 59.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Elitha Donner Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.8 points below the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.7% exceeded — 11.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 18.5% | 20.6% | 39.1% |
| 4th | 82 | 20.7% | 15.8% | 36.6% |
| 5th | 96 | 19.8% | 26.0% | 45.8% |
| 6th | 111 | 21.6% | 33.3% | 55.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 16.1% | 30.1% | 46.2% |
| 4th | 81 | 7.4% | 27.2% | 34.6% |
| 5th | 98 | 12.2% | 20.4% | 32.6% |
| 6th | 116 | 19.0% | 13.8% | 32.8% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.8