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Anna Kirchgater Elementary

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Anna Kirchgater Elementary ranks 3099 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3099^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Anna Kirchgater Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 738 students in Sacramento, California, as part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, known for showing significant academic improvement in recent years despite serving a community with high economic need.

While the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below district and state averages, it has made a strong climb in statewide rankings over the past decade. It shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and has made excellent progress in reducing chronic student absences. Compared to nearby schools, Anna Kirchgater ranks in the middle of the pack, performing better than several like Prairie Elementary, Florin Elementary, and Herman Leimbach Elementary, but not as well as higher-ranked schools such as Roy Herburger Elementary.

The school's improvement is notable given increasing economic challenges among its students. However, performance varies significantly across different groups of learners and grade levels, with math and science scores dropping in the upper elementary grades before a slight recovery in sixth grade. This indicates the school has established successful strategies in some areas but faces specific instructional challenges in others as students advance.

738

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,519

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8141 Stevenson Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95828-6943

(916) 689-9150

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Anna Kirchgater Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Rutter Middle
High:	Florin High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.7%

Hispanic:

33.2%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Elk Grove Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg46%

California avg41%

3,099^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 43Elementary Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	3099 of 5857	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3229 of 5869	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3320 of 5859	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3359 of 5883	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	898 of 1417	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4332 of 5789	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	4166 of 5662	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	4333 of 5692	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	4341 of 5614	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	3938 of 5611	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	4735 of 5530	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	4853 of 5390	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	4659 of 5377	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	4795 of 5314	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	4357 of 5193	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	3552 of 5113	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	2990 of 5113	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	2847 of 4818	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.7	2726 of 4822	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.7	2428 of 4809	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	387 of 569	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	247 of 593	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	255 of 661	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	367 of 663	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	344 of 747	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.6	577 of 700	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1082 of 1203	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1083 of 1205	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1060 of 1190	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1040 of 1154	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1082 of 1149	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1022 of 1071	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	1020 of 2227	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	179 of 293	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	746 of 2585	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	972 of 3162	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	732 of 3245	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	735 of 3311	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	129 of 602	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	1257 of 3275	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	2064 of 3246	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3085 of 5597	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2899 of 5612	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2954 of 5609	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3298 of 5635	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	780 of 1267	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4158 of 5492	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3675 of 5413	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2342 of 5107	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2474 of 5107	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	3118 of 5087	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3609 of 5084	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4354 of 4963	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3851 of 4830	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	2097 of 5460	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	2452 of 5517	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	2372 of 5363	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2201 of 5264	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	441 of 1110	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	3686 of 5173	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	3300 of 5084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2927 of 5628	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3430 of 5643	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3536 of 5638	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3139 of 5663	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	794 of 1272	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4191 of 5510	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4405 of 5431	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	2.4	438 of 445	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1604 of 2847	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	866 of 2635	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	1069 of 2420	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	2181 of 2726	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2022)20th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science20%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anna Kirchgater Elementary	Public	K-6	8141 Stevenson Ave.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-9150	738	32	23.0	81.6%	40 (5.4%)	63 (8.5%)	245 (33.2%)	330 (44.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	43 (5.8%)	41.6	3099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		39.1	3229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	130	20.2	20.2	44.3	39.2	36.4	46.9	41.8	45.4	36.7	25.3	33.3	35.1	95.8			96.8	96.8	96.8	$16,519	$2,255	$14,264
Isabelle Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	8351 Cutler Way	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2115	725	29	25.0	77.4%	43 (5.9%)	77 (10.6%)	249 (34.3%)	289 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	55 (7.6%)	35.4	3551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.4	3647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	96	23.5	23.5	36.1	37.3	38.6	43.3	38.8	32.4	34.6	25.2	27.9	30.0	96.8			97.6	96.8	97.6	$16,522	$1,815	$14,707
Herman Leimbach Elementary	Public	K-6	8101 Grandstaff Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2120	659	30	21.9	86.9%	28 (4.2%)	130 (19.7%)	247 (37.5%)	201 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	37 (5.6%)	16	5180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.7	5239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	59	9.3	9.3	26.4	29.5	29.1	26.0	27.7	25.0	14.8	11.5	10.0	15.6							$18,041	$2,277	$15,764
Mary Tsukamoto Elementary	Public	K-6	8737 Brittany Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7580	989	40	24.6	69.6%	72 (7.3%)	92 (9.3%)	306 (30.9%)	418 (42.3%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.6%)	81 (8.2%)	57.6	2191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		55	2285^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	94	21.1	21.1	50.7	55.1	47.2	59.0	53.3	54.5	45.8	30.5	37.7	42.6							$15,107	$1,379	$13,728
Irene B. West Elementary	Public	K-6	8625 Serio Way	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4362	1,063	45	23.6	73.0%	112 (10.5%)	117 (11.0%)	186 (17.5%)	543 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.7%)	75 (7.1%)	44.2	2940^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		55.7	2253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.6%	687	27.7	27.7	42.2	38.8	46.0	39.5	41.6	39.4	43.0	34.5	31.4	36.7	95.2	98.4					$16,031	$1,929	$14,102
Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	7000 Cranleigh Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-8586	719	28	25.6	75.8%	56 (7.8%)	139 (19.3%)	188 (26.1%)	252 (35.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	63 (8.8%)	47	2761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		49.1	2598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	163	25.0	25.0	32.6	48.6	46.2	54.1	45.8	35.4	41.7	23.6	44.3	36.4	97.4			97.4		97.4	$16,209	$2,019	$14,190
Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	5251 Valley Hi Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-1843	858	35	24.5	86.4%	43 (5.0%)	102 (11.9%)	390 (45.5%)	240 (28.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	46 (5.4%)	18.3	4984^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.3	5088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.3%	104	11.2	11.2	23.6	22.9	23.1	38.1	26.8	28.3	14.5	12.1	22.4	19.1	91.2	93.6	96.8	95.2	92.8	94.4	$16,736	$1,975	$14,761
Florin Elementary	Public	K-6	7300 Kara Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 383-0530	583	26	22.4	91.9%	35 (6.0%)	62 (10.6%)	263 (45.1%)	183 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	26 (4.5%)	20.9	4752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		18	5023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	271	15.5	15.5	24.6	39.2	37.1	26.4	31.9	19.7	17.6	13.9	17.8	17.2	96.5						$19,158	$3,091	$16,067
John Reith Elementary	Public	K-6	8401 Valley Lark Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 399-0110	572	25	22.8	87.4%	34 (5.9%)	80 (14.0%)	236 (41.3%)	167 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	45 (7.9%)	23.4	4556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		14.1	5382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.3%	826	12.2	12.2	35.8	29.3	28.9	43.2	34.1	24.1	20.5	11.1	23.5	19.6	94.7	96.0	97.3	96.0	96.0	97.3	$18,934	$3,717	$15,217
Roy Herburger Elementary	Public	K-6	8670 Maranello Dr.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-1390	937	38	24.6	67.2%	45 (4.8%)	78 (8.3%)	130 (13.9%)	559 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)	92 (9.8%)	67.3	1722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		73.5	1431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	291	32.6	32.6	56.4	51.3	49.6	62.0	54.7	72.3	53.0	38.4	47.5	52.2							$14,695	$1,468	$13,227

Frequently Asked Questions about Anna Kirchgater Elementary

What district is Anna Kirchgater Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Anna Kirchgater Elementary?

Students at Anna Kirchgater Elementary are 45% Asian, 33% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Anna Kirchgater Elementary a good school?

Anna Kirchgater Elementary ranks 3099^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Anna Kirchgater Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Anna Kirchgater Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Anna Kirchgater Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anna Kirchgater Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Rutter Middle
High : Florin High

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