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Prairie Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4984^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 858 students in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores are well below state and district averages, with fewer than 27% of students proficient in English and 19% in math, and it struggles with high chronic absenteeism at 30%. While it serves a community with high economic need, similar nearby schools like Union House Elementary and Susan B. Anthony Elementary in Sacramento City Unified achieve better academic results with comparable student populations, suggesting the challenges at Prairie are not inevitable.

Despite a decade of declining performance, there are recent signs of improvement, including better attendance and rising test scores from a low point. The school also shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. However, with substantial per-student funding, the gap between Prairie and higher-performing schools like Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary in the same district indicates a need for focused strategies to improve classroom instruction and student engagement.

858

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,736

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5251 Valley Hi Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95823-5143

(916) 422-1843

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Samuel Jackman Middle
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

Asian:

28.0%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg46%

California avg41%

4,984^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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	18.3	4984 of 5857	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	5088 of 5869	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5255 of 5859	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5054 of 5883	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1159 of 1417	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	4005 of 5789	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	4022 of 5662	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	4400 of 5692	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	4082 of 5614	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	3720 of 5611	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.5	4244 of 5530	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	4279 of 5390	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.5	3426 of 5377	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	3216 of 5314	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.3	3899 of 5193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	3346 of 5113	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.2	3926 of 5113	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	3690 of 4818	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.8	3361 of 4822	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.6	3265 of 4809	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	493 of 569	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	442 of 593	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	596 of 661	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	609 of 663	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	454 of 747	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	299 of 700	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1136 of 1203	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1155 of 1205	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1142 of 1190	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1046 of 1154	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1067 of 1149	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	997 of 1071	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	2017 of 2227	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	216 of 293	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2290 of 2585	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1778 of 2128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	1739 of 3162	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1998 of 3245	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2384 of 3311	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	266 of 602	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	2115 of 3275	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	962 of 3246	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4797 of 5597	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5030 of 5612	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5041 of 5609	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4972 of 5635	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1011 of 1267	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3950 of 5492	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4079 of 5413	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4225 of 5107	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4526 of 5107	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4502 of 5087	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4633 of 5084	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3074 of 4963	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3287 of 4830	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4554 of 5460	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4835 of 5517	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4971 of 5363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4292 of 5264	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	784 of 1110	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2563 of 5173	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	2943 of 5084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	4794 of 5628	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4748 of 5643	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5022 of 5638	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4713 of 5663	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1038 of 1272	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3790 of 5510	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3623 of 5431	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.7	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	2425 of 2847	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2392 of 2635	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2386 of 2420	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)6th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science11%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	7864 Detroit Blvd.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4710	329	14	23.5	78.4%	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	59 (17.9%)	233 (70.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	12 (3.6%)	38.4	3318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		31.4	3818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	500	28.2	28.2	20.8	30.2	35.9	40.0	31.1	59.3	34.9	38.5	22.2	39.8	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$22,041	$3,498	$18,543
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	4720 Forest Pkwy.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4675	409	16	25.4	85.3%	17 (4.2%)	109 (26.7%)	137 (33.5%)	87 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	32 (7.8%)	10.2	5623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.7	5697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	74	10.3	10.3	13.3	16.3	22.8	15.8	17.3	11.1	20.4	6.9	10.5	12.0	91.5						$20,671	$3,367	$17,304
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
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
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 Prairie Elementary

What district is Prairie Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

Is Prairie Elementary a good school?

Prairie Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Samuel Jackman Middle
High : Valley High

How many students attend Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 858 students attended Prairie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Elementary?

Students at Prairie Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% Pacific Islander.

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