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Herman Leimbach Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Herman Leimbach Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 659 students in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 12% of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores are well below average, with only about 28% of students proficient in English and 16% in math, which is less than half the rate of top-performing nearby schools like Roy Herburger Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 35.8% of students missing too much school—a rate nearly double the district average and the highest among comparable local schools. This attendance issue is likely a key factor in the school's struggles, especially as math scores show a steep decline from 3rd to 6th grade.

Despite these challenges, the school spends more per student than most neighboring schools. It's important to note that other schools in the area with similar student populations, such as Union House Elementary and John Reith Elementary, achieve better academic results, indicating that improvement is possible. Furthermore, Herman Leimbach shows some relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner and Special Education students.

659

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,041

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8101 Grandstaff Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95823-5312

(916) 689-2120

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Herman Leimbach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Samuel Jackman Middle
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.5%

Asian:

30.5%

African American:

19.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg46%

California avg41%

5,180^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^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	16.0	5180 of 5857	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5239 of 5869	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4585 of 5859	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5218 of 5883	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1289 of 1417	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	4974 of 5789	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	5264 of 5662	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	4432 of 5692	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	4499 of 5614	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	4535 of 5611	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	5123 of 5530	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	4926 of 5390	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	4988 of 5377	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	5003 of 5314	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	4724 of 5193	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	4267 of 5113	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	4101 of 5113	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	3335 of 4818	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.3	3388 of 4822	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.6	3326 of 4809	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	434 of 569	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	452 of 593	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	534 of 661	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	480 of 663	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	484 of 747	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	543 of 700	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	1154 of 1203	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	1174 of 1205	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1124 of 1190	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1114 of 1154	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1009 of 1071	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1913 of 2227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	243 of 293	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2533 of 2585	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	2046 of 2128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	1582 of 3162	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1190 of 3245	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	2226 of 3311	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	377 of 602	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2475 of 3275	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2474 of 3246	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4624 of 5597	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4880 of 5612	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4344 of 5609	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4931 of 5635	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1181 of 1267	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4463 of 5492	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4794 of 5413	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4218 of 5107	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4061 of 5107	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3093 of 5087	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4548 of 5084	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4340 of 4963	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4449 of 4830	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	4616 of 5460	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4801 of 5517	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4094 of 5363	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4461 of 5264	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	975 of 1110	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4239 of 5173	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4588 of 5084	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	5244 of 5628	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5172 of 5643	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4426 of 5638	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5037 of 5663	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1112 of 1272	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4931 of 5510	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	5239 of 5431	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1650 of 2847	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	2112 of 2635	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1935 of 2420	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)50th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science9%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Charles E. Mack Elementary	Public	K-6	4701 Brookfield Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-5524	840	34	25.0	83.8%	36 (4.3%)	70 (8.3%)	420 (50.0%)	251 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	46 (5.5%)	20	4827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		23.5	4529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	298	12.0	12.0	19.5	32.8	34.9	21.2	27.0	20.0	36.7	16.2	12.2	21.4	92.4	92.4	92.4		92.4		$17,138	$2,330	$14,808
Union House Elementary	Public	K-6	7850 Deercreek Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 424-9201	795	32	24.8	87.7%	22 (2.8%)	121 (15.2%)	285 (35.8%)	279 (35.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.2%)	44 (5.5%)	33.6	3672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		31.1	3851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	179	16.4	16.4	31.0	33.9	43.1	42.4	37.6	28.7	28.7	24.0	37.0	29.8							$17,600	$2,667	$14,933
David Reese Elementary	Public	K-6	7600 Lindale Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-2450	769	31	24.8	84.3%	22 (2.9%)	82 (10.7%)	300 (39.0%)	279 (36.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	53 (6.9%)	23.1	4589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		19.4	4910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	321	9.2	9.2	39.4	29.1	22.9	33.3	30.7	37.9	29.8	14.2	14.3	23.2	95.0			97.0		97.0	$17,201	$2,392	$14,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Herman Leimbach Elementary

What district is Herman Leimbach Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

Is Herman Leimbach Elementary a good school?

Herman Leimbach Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Herman Leimbach Elementary?

Students at Herman Leimbach Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Herman Leimbach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Herman Leimbach Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Herman Leimbach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Herman Leimbach Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Samuel Jackman Middle
High : Valley High

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