How does Pleasant Grove Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Elk Grove?

Pleasant Grove Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 54.1/100, placing it at the 75th percentile statewide. 35% of students exceed standard, with a total of 848 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pleasant Grove Elementary?

35.3% of students at Pleasant Grove Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 62.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pleasant Grove Elementary improving or declining?

Pleasant Grove Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pleasant Grove Elementary?

18.5% of students at Pleasant Grove Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Pleasant Grove Elementary

Elk Grove Unified Elk Grove Sacramento County 95624

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

848 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

350 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

29%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 26.9%

White 37.1%

Asian 18.3%

Black 2.3%

Other 15.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pleasant Grove Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	35.3%
Met Standard	26.8%
Below Standard	38.0%

Exceeded

35.3%

Met

26.8%

Below

38.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Pleasant Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

35.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.5 points above the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.8 points higher (vs 21.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.