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John Reith Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Reith Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 572 students in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified School District, an above-average district, but the school itself consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English (34%), Math (20%), and Science (12%) well below both district and state averages. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with 32% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the district average and nearby schools like John Ehrhardt Elementary (23%). While the school serves a high-needs population, with 87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, other schools with similar demographics, such as Union House Elementary and Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary, achieve better academic results.

Despite receiving more funding per student than most comparable schools, these resources have not yet translated into stronger outcomes. The school has shown slight recent improvement in its statewide ranking, and performance varies by grade, with math scores dropping sharply in 5th grade. This suggests there are specific areas, like upper-grade math and science instruction and improving daily attendance, where targeted efforts could help the school build on its recent momentum and better serve all students.

572

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,934

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8401 Valley Lark Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95823-5872

(916) 399-0110

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend John Reith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Samuel Jackman Middle
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

Asian:

29.2%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg46%

California avg41%

4,556^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th 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	23.4	4556 of 5857	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	5382 of 5869	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4448 of 5859	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4285 of 5883	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1141 of 1417	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4404 of 5789	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	4073 of 5662	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	3934 of 5692	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.9	4266 of 5614	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	3997 of 5611	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	5240 of 5530	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.1	4638 of 5390	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	4258 of 5377	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	4355 of 5314	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	4144 of 5193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	4169 of 5113	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	3175 of 5113	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.4	2860 of 4818	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.1	2478 of 4822	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.0	2811 of 4809	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	462 of 593	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	527 of 661	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	335 of 663	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	466 of 747	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	537 of 700	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1113 of 1203	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1152 of 1205	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1066 of 1190	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1063 of 1154	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1060 of 1149	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	977 of 1071	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	2201 of 2227	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1188 of 2585	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	861 of 2128	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	2256 of 3162	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	1230 of 3245	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	1081 of 3311	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	218 of 602	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	1810 of 3275	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1605 of 3246	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3875 of 5597	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5136 of 5612	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4353 of 5609	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3953 of 5635	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	956 of 1267	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3334 of 5492	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3997 of 5413	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4201 of 5107	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	4850 of 5107	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4239 of 5087	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3519 of 5084	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4254 of 4963	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3672 of 4830	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3883 of 5460	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4904 of 5517	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3429 of 5363	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3266 of 5264	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	760 of 1110	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	3323 of 5173	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3256 of 5084	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4770 of 5628	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5169 of 5643	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4186 of 5638	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4201 of 5663	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1056 of 1272	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4720 of 5510	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3849 of 5431	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	682 of 718	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1783 of 2847	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	2013 of 2635	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1762 of 2420	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science12%-20 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
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
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
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
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
John Ehrhardt Elementary	Public	K-6	8900 Old Creek Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7259	827	35	23.6	70.5%	133 (16.1%)	114 (13.8%)	224 (27.1%)	232 (28.1%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.2%)	101 (12.2%)	64.7	1853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		63.8	1888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.8%	35	49.1	49.1	50.9	52.5	55.4	52.0	52.7	52.5	45.5	42.9	38.7	45.1	96.3			97.1			$15,975	$1,540	$14,435
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
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
Marion Mix Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 509-8877	736	31	23.7	65.6%	93 (12.6%)	94 (12.8%)	241 (32.7%)	195 (26.5%)	4 (0.5%)	25 (3.4%)	84 (11.4%)	50	2591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		58.4	2128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	463	26.2	26.2	40.6	51.9	44.7	51.5	47.1	43.8	46.7	29.1	34.3	38.7	94.9			96.9	94.9	96.9	$14,865	$1,743	$13,122
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Reith Elementary

What schools do graduates of John Reith Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Reith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Samuel Jackman Middle
High : Valley High

Is John Reith Elementary a good school?

John Reith Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of John Reith Elementary?

Students at John Reith Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is John Reith Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

How many students attend John Reith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended John Reith Elementary.

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