Zehnder Ranch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 49.0% |
| Met Standard | 24.3% |
| Below Standard | 26.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Zehnder Ranch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
49.0% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 28.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.2 points above the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 20.1 points higher (vs 28.9% 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 4.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 147 | 51.0% | 22.4% | 73.5% |
| 4th | 137 | 49.6% | 22.6% | 72.3% |
| 5th | 146 | 45.2% | 29.4% | 74.7% |
| 6th | 171 | 50.9% | 32.8% | 83.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 149 | 49.7% | 25.5% | 75.2% |
| 4th | 137 | 44.5% | 24.1% | 68.6% |
| 5th | 146 | 46.6% | 19.2% | 65.8% |
| 6th | 173 | 54.3% | 17.9% | 72.3% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.7