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Elk Grove Unified schools

Elk Grove Unified has public schools at every stage: 45 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score, 11 of 2,529 middle and 11 of 1,498 high. Every stage has schools in all four bands, Strong to Needs Support (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

Elementary · 45 schools

from 1st to 95th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Zehnder Ranch Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Arnold Adreani Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Cosumnes River Elementary: 87th percentile, Strong
  • Miwok Village Elementary: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Stone Lake Elementary: 83rd percentile, Strong
  • Sunrise Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • C. W. Dillard Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Elliott Ranch Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Franklin Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Edna Batey Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
  • Helen Carr Castello Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
  • Raymond Case Elementary: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Pleasant Grove Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
  • Elk Grove Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Ellen Feickert Elementary: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Roy Herburger Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Arlene Hein Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Carroll Elementary: 68th percentile, Solid
  • Robert J. McGarvey Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Joseph Sims Elementary: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Foulks Ranch Elementary: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Arthur C. Butler Elementary: 54th percentile, Solid
  • Florence Markofer Elementary: 50th percentile, Solid
  • California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus: 50th percentile, Solid
  • James A. McKee Elementary: 50th percentile, Solid
  • Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary: 49th percentile, Developing
  • Union House Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Anna Kirchgater Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
  • John Ehrhardt Elementary: 45th percentile, Developing
  • Mary Tsukamoto Elementary: 44th percentile, Developing
  • Sierra-Enterprise Elementary: 41st percentile, Developing
  • Elitha Donner Elementary: 41st percentile, Developing
  • Las Flores High (Alternative): 34th percentile, Developing
  • Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary: 34th percentile, Developing
  • Marion Mix Elementary: 30th percentile, Developing
  • Robert J. Fite Elementary: 30th percentile, Developing
  • Irene B. West Elementary: 26th percentile, Developing
  • Charles E. Mack Elementary: 24th percentile, Needs Support
  • John Reith Elementary: 21st percentile, Needs Support
  • Isabelle Jackson Elementary: 17th percentile, Needs Support
  • David Reese Elementary: 17th percentile, Needs Support
  • Samuel Kennedy Elementary: 13th percentile, Needs Support
  • Florin Elementary: 10th percentile, Needs Support
  • Prairie Elementary: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Herman Leimbach Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
8Needs Support
12Developing
12Solid
13Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 11 schools

from 9th to 93rd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Katherine L. Albiani Middle: 87th percentile, Strong
  • Toby Johnson Middle: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Joseph Kerr Middle: 81st percentile, Strong
  • California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus: 76th percentile, Strong
  • Las Flores High (Alternative): 75th percentile, Strong
  • Edward Harris, Jr. Middle: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Harriet G. Eddy Middle: 51st percentile, Solid
  • T. R. Smedberg Middle: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • James Rutter Middle: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Samuel Jackman Middle: 9th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
6Strong

High · 11 schools

from 11th to 84th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Pleasant Grove High: 84th percentile, Strong
  • Cosumnes Oaks High: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Franklin High: 70th percentile, Solid
  • Sheldon High: 57th percentile, Solid
  • Laguna Creek High: 50th percentile, Solid
  • Monterey Trail High: 46th percentile, Developing
  • Elk Grove High: 41st percentile, Developing
  • Florin High: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Valley High: 18th percentile, Needs Support
  • Las Flores High (Alternative): 12th percentile, Needs Support
  • Elk Grove Charter Academy: 11th percentile, Needs Support
4Needs Support
2Developing
4Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 64 ranked schools teach more than one level, 1 of them all three, so they appear in more than one picture.

  • 64 ranked schools
  • 5 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Elk Grove Unified

69 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

The school lists on this page are also available without the map.

Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Elk Grove Unified score highest?

Zehnder Ranch Elementary is highest, at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Elk Grove Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 42 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Elk Grove Unified had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Elk Grove Unified score highest?

Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle is highest, at the 93rd percentile.

That’s higher than 93 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Elk Grove Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 8 middle schools
Context

The average middle school in Elk Grove Unified had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Elk Grove Unified score highest?

Pleasant Grove High is highest, at the 84th percentile.

That’s higher than 84 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Elk Grove Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 8 high schools
Context

The average high school in Elk Grove Unified had 23 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

5 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools, alternative schools and special education centers enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

The district

Where does Elk Grove Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Elk Grove Unified spent $18,202 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 65 cents of every Elk Grove Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction65%
  • Instruction support11%
  • Student services11%
  • Administration6%
  • Buildings & maintenance7%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$825.5 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 56 funded actions in 9 goals. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 332 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 85% of the money. The plan itself puts 94% of it toward staff.

  • School Staffing $446.2 million
  • Students with Disabilities Instructional Support – Non-Low Income $192.2 million
  • Students with Disabilities Instructional Support – Low-Income $59.6 million
  • 53 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

1 of the plan’s 56 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.

Actions whose titles name English learners
  • English learners $2.3 million

Largest of these

  • Bilingual Teaching Associates Translator/​Interpreters (BTATI)$2.3 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth) and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $128.2 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth.

What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 4 · Family and Community Engagement20 in 10022 in 1002 more in 100

Goals 6, 7, 8 and 9 track named schools and Goals 1, 2, 3 and 5 track other measures, so they aren’t shown here.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • School Staffing · $446,234,571
  • Students with Disabilities Instructional Support – Non-Low Income · $192,229,069
  • Students with Disabilities Instructional Support – Low-Income · $59,575,967
The full plan9 goals, 47 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($825.5 million).

Where does the money go?

62% to Goal 1, High-Quality Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1High-Quality Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment$508.0 million62% of action budgets

“All students will receive high-quality classroom curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote college, career, and life readiness and close achievement and opportunity gaps” p. 35 ↗

15 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. School Staffing$446.2 millionaction 1.1 · p. 207 ↗
  2. Curriculum/​Program Specialists and Instructional Coaches$13.4 millionaction 1.3 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $11.8 million is state funding counted toward those services
  3. LCFF Supplemental - Elementary/​Secondary$11.3 millionaction 1.15 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Teacher Support Staffing for At-Risk Students (Secondary)$8.6 millionaction 1.10 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. CTE/​CPA Program Development$4.8 millionaction 1.7 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.5 million is state funding counted toward those services

9 more funded actions in this goal

  • Professional Learning · action 1.2 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4.7 million
  • Equity · action 1.9 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3.4 million
  • Evaluation Support · action 1.16 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2.1 million
  • Site-based Desktop Support Technicians – Funding Source: LREBG · action 1.30 · p. 208 ↗$1.9 million
  • Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) · action 1.14 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
  • Academic Competition, AP/​IB, Honors, MYP · action 1.13 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
  • Secondary counselor staffing to create ratio of 375:1 – Funding Source: LREBG · action 1.29 · p. 208 ↗$0.6 million
  • Equity/​SEL Coaches – Teachers, Wellness – Funding Source: LREBG · action 1.25 · p. 207 ↗$0.3 million
  • Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) · action 1.12 · p. 207 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 207 ↗

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 35. p. 35 ↗

Goal 2Targeted Supports & Interventions$256.8 million31% of action budgets

“Students who identify as Black/​African American, students with disabilities, students in foster care or experiencing homelessness, and students who identify as Native American will benefit from targeted programs and services that leverage their assets, affirm their identities, and address their needs to close achievement, opportunity, and relationship gaps” p. 84 ↗

10 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Students with Disabilities Instructional Support – Non-Low Income$192.2 millionaction 2.4 · p. 208 ↗
  2. Students with Disabilities Instructional Support – Low-Income$59.6 millionaction 2.3 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Foster Youth Support (Funding Source: Federal)$1.8 millionaction 2.5 · p. 208 ↗
  4. Foster Youth Support – Funding Source: Unrestricted$1.2 millionaction 2.13 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. African American Student Support$0.9 millionaction 2.7 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

5 more funded actions in this goal

  • Homeless Student Support (Funding Source: Federal) · action 2.6 · p. 208 ↗$0.4 million
  • Master Scheduling Prioritization · action 2.10 · p. 208 ↗$0.3 million
  • Homeless Student Support – Funding Source: Unrestricted · action 2.14 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • Native American Student Support – Funding Source: Unrestricted · action 2.9 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • Native American Student Support – Funding Source: Federal · action 2.8 · p. 208 ↗$0.1 million

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 84 ↗.

Goal 3Wellness$47.8 million6% of action budgets

“All students will learn in an equitable, culturally responsive, physically, and emotionally healthy and safe environment” p. 107 ↗

9 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Custodial Services$28.9 millionaction 3.4 · p. 208 ↗
  2. State-Funded Mental Health Services$5.1 millionaction 3.1 · p. 208 ↗
  3. Mental Health/​SEL Support and Training$4.3 millionaction 3.3 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Counselors (Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential) at all TK-6 sites – Funding Source: LREBG$2.0 millionaction 3.6 · p. 208 ↗
  5. PBIS$1.1 millionaction 3.2 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

2 more funded actions in this goal

  • Guided recess activity · action 3.7 · p. 208 ↗$0.9 million
  • School Nurses – Funding Source: LREBG · action 3.11 · p. 208 ↗$0.6 million

2 more actions are in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 208 ↗

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 107. p. 107 ↗

Goal 4Family and Community Engagement$12.8 million2% of action budgets

“All students will benefit from programs and services designed to inform and engage families and community partners” p. 128 ↗

5 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Attendance Support: Transportation$8.0 millionaction 4.1 · p. 208 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Bilingual Teaching Associates Translator/​Interpreters (BTATI)$2.3 millionaction 4.3 · p. 209 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Family & Community Engagement and Attendance Support: Attendance Improvement Program$2.1 millionaction 4.2 · p. 209 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Average Daily Attendance Dashboard$0.2 millionaction 4.12 · p. 209 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 209 ↗

How the plan measures it · 5 measures · 2 quoted

  • Attendance Rate p. 129 ↗
    Baseline
    91.7% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    93% or better attendance rate
  • Chronic Absenteeism Rate p. 129 ↗
    Baseline
    25.6% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    15% chronic absenteeism rate

3 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 5Targeted Supports$00% of action budgets

“Students who identify as Black/​African American, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, and students who identify as Native American will benefit from targeted programs and services that leverage their assets, affirm their identities, and address their needs to close achievement, opportunity, and relationship gaps” p. 145 ↗

No funded actions in this plan

We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 145. p. 145 ↗

Goal 6 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy May 30, 2027, the percentage of students at William Daylor High School who are chronically absent will…$18,831under 1% of action budgets

“By May 30, 2027, the percentage of students at William Daylor High School who are chronically absent will decrease by 10% from 76.4% to 66.4%%” p. 146 ↗

4 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Socioeconomic Status Support: Career Technical Education – William Daylor High School$10,000action 6.4 · p. 209 ↗
  2. Socioeconomic Status Support: Extended Day – William Daylor High School$4,931action 6.2 · p. 209 ↗
  3. Socioeconomic Status Support: Professional Learning – William Daylor High School$3,000action 6.1 · p. 209 ↗
  4. Socioeconomic Status Support: English Learner Professional Learning – William Daylor High School$900action 6.3 · p. 209 ↗

How the plan measures it · 11 measures · 3 quoted

  • Reclassification: Percentage of English learners reclassified p. 149 ↗
    Baseline
    0% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    10% of English learners reclassified
  • Chronic Absenteeism: Percentage of students who are chronically absent p. 150 ↗
    Baseline
    80.3% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    58% or better chronic absenteeism rate
  • Suspension: Percentage of suspended students p. 150 ↗
    Baseline
    4.0% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    3% of students suspended

8 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 7 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy May 30, 2027, the percentage of students at Rio Cazadero High School who are chronically absent will…$31,950under 1% of action budgets

“By May 30, 2027, the percentage of students at Rio Cazadero High School who are chronically absent will decrease by 15.7% from 75.7% to 60%” p. 157 ↗

5 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomic Status Support: Career Technical Education – Rio Cazadero High School$10,000action 7.4 · p. 209 ↗
  2. African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomic Status Support: Professional Learning – Rio Cazadero High School$7,500action 7.1 · p. 209 ↗
  3. African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomic Status Support: Extended Day – Rio Cazadero High School$7,500action 7.2 · p. 209 ↗
  4. Hispanic and Socioeconomic Status Support: English Learner Professional Learning – Rio Cazadero High School$1,950action 7.3 · p. 209 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 209 ↗

How the plan measures it · 11 measures · 3 quoted

  • Reclassification: Percentage of English learners reclassified p. 160 ↗
    Baseline
    0% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    15% of English learners reclassified
  • Suspension: Percentage of students suspended p. 160 ↗
    Baseline
    11% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    6% of students suspended
  • Chronic Absenteeism: Percentage of students who are chronically absent p. 161 ↗
    Baseline
    83.1% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    55.5% or better chronic absenteeism rate

8 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 8 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy the end of the 2026-27 school year, the percentage of students at Calvine High School who are chronically…$28,411under 1% of action budgets

“By the end of the 2026-27 school year, the percentage of students at Calvine High School who are chronically absent will decrease by 5% from 57% to 52%” p. 168 ↗

5 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomic Status Support: Professional Learning – Calvine High School$13,000action 8.1 · p. 209 ↗
  2. African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomic Status Support: Extended Day – Calvine High School$5,490action 8.2 · p. 209 ↗
  3. African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomic Status Support: Career Technical Education – Calvine High School$5,000action 8.4 · p. 210 ↗
  4. Hispanic and Socioeconomic Status Support: English Learner Professional Learning – Calvine High School$2,671action 8.3 · p. 209 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 210 ↗

How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 2 quoted

  • Reclassification: Percentage of English learners reclassified p. 171 ↗
    Baseline
    7% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    15% of English learners reclassified
  • Suspension: Percentage of students suspended p. 171 ↗
    Baseline
    5% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    6% of students suspended

4 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 9 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy the end of the 2026-27 school year, the percentage of students at Las Flores who are chronically absent…$12,500under 1% of action budgets

“By the end of the 2026-27 school year, the percentage of students at Las Flores who are chronically absent will decrease for all students by 20% across all three grade bands from 32.3% to 12% in elementary (grades K-6), from 54.3% to 34% in middle (grades 7-8), and from 53.1% to 33% in high school (grades 9-12)” p. 179 ↗

3 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomic Status Support: Professional Learning – Las Flores High School$5,000action 9.1 · p. 210 ↗
  2. Hispanic and Socioeconomic Status Support: English Learner Professional Learning – Las Flores High School$5,000action 9.2 · p. 210 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 210 ↗

How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 3 quoted

  • Reclassification: Percentage of English learners reclassified p. 182 ↗
    Baseline
    12% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    15% of English learners reclassified
  • Suspension: Percentage of students suspended p. 182 ↗
    Baseline
    0% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    6% of students suspended
  • Chronic Absenteeism: Percentage of students who are chronically absent p. 182 ↗
    Baseline
    59.4% in 2022-23
    Target for year 3
    15% or better chronic absenteeism rate

6 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 64,358 students
1. Asian: 31%2. Hispanic or Latino: 28%3. White: 15%4. Black or African American: 10%5. Two or more races: 9%6. Filipino: 6%7. Pacific Islander: 2%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%9. Not reported: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Asian31%
  2. Hispanic or Latino28%
  3. White15%
  4. Black or African American10%
  5. Two or more races9%
  6. Filipino6%
  7. Pacific Islander2%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.

Free or reduced-price meals

59%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 37,557 of 64,169 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

The state is giving Elk Grove Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 48% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (4,126 of 8,588 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

7 schools getting state support, 2025–26

2 in most intensive support · 1 in extra targeted support · 4 in targeted support

This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Elk Grove Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Zehnder Ranch Elementary, 95th percentile (Strong). Middle: Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle, 93rd percentile (Strong). High: Pleasant Grove High, 84th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the Elk Grove Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Elk Grove Unified good?

Elk Grove Unified’s 45 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 95th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 13 Strong, 12 Solid, 12 Developing and 8 Needs Support. Elk Grove Unified’s 11 public middle schools run from the 9th to the 93rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong, 2 Solid, 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Elk Grove Unified’s 11 public high schools run from the 11th to the 84th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 4 Solid, 2 Developing and 4 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Elk Grove Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Elk Grove Unified had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Elk Grove Unified had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Elk Grove Unified had 23 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Elk Grove Unified spend per student?

Elk Grove Unified spent $18,202 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 65 cents of every Elk Grove Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Elk Grove Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $825.5 million into 56 funded actions in 9 goals. Its largest goal holds $508.0 million, 62% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Elk Grove Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.