Elk Grove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.7% |
| Met Standard | 28.9% |
| Below Standard | 41.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Elk Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points above the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 30.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 25.7% | 28.6% | 54.3% |
| 4th | 140 | 40.0% | 24.3% | 64.3% |
| 5th | 115 | 33.9% | 27.8% | 61.7% |
| 6th | 125 | 32.8% | 31.2% | 64.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 105 | 24.8% | 37.1% | 61.9% |
| 4th | 142 | 32.4% | 30.3% | 62.7% |
| 5th | 115 | 21.7% | 27.0% | 48.7% |
| 6th | 125 | 25.6% | 25.6% | 51.2% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.6