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Robert J. Fite Elementary

Q: Is Robert J. Fite Elementary a good school?

Robert J. Fite Elementary ranks 2590 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Robert J. Fite Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 674 students in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified district, where about 7 in 10 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a higher level of economic need than many neighboring schools.

Academically, the school's test scores are generally close to the California state average but below the district average, and it faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which at 25.5% is the highest among nearby schools—more than four times the rate of top-performing Arnold Adreani Elementary. Despite its overall 3-star rating, the school shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, with its instruction for African American students and English Learners ranking in the 85th-90th percentiles statewide.

The performance of schools in the same area varies widely, with Arnold Adreani Elementary and Edna Batey Elementary achieving much higher proficiency rates, demonstrating that factors beyond funding, such as school culture and community engagement, play a major role. For parents, Fite Elementary represents a school working to support a high-needs community, with clear areas for growth in attendance and overall academic achievement, alongside demonstrated success with particular student populations.

674

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,397

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9561 Butler School Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95829

(916) 689-2854

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Robert J. Fite Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	T. R. Smedberg Middle
High:	Sheldon High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.1%

Hispanic:

23.1%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

California avg41%

2,590^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	50.0	2590 of 5857	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	1898 of 5869	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	2000 of 5859	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	1965 of 5883	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	617 of 1417	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	2526 of 5789	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	2278 of 5662	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	2412 of 5692	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	2202 of 5614	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	2261 of 5611	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.6	2470 of 5530	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.2	2936 of 5390	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.2	1952 of 5377	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.7	2286 of 5314	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.1	1809 of 5193	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.2	1846 of 5113	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	1594 of 5113	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	1742 of 4818	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.4	1443 of 4822	70.1%	★★★★☆
2004	63.5	1550 of 4809	67.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	79 of 569	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	404 of 661	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	603 of 747	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	673 of 700	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1032 of 1203	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	986 of 1205	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	929 of 1190	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	890 of 1154	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	933 of 1149	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	909 of 1071	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.3	2332 of 2585	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.0	483 of 3162	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	412 of 3245	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	345 of 3311	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	53 of 602	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	543 of 3246	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	2558 of 5597	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	1790 of 5612	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1835 of 5609	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	1877 of 5635	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	466 of 1267	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	2206 of 5492	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	2271 of 5413	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2332 of 5107	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	1034 of 5107	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	1731 of 5087	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	3079 of 5084	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3718 of 4963	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2850 of 4830	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2029 of 5460	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	1380 of 5517	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	1738 of 5363	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	1270 of 5264	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	354 of 1110	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	1474 of 5173	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	1662 of 5084	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2455 of 5628	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	1905 of 5643	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2030 of 5638	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	1960 of 5663	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	611 of 1272	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	2644 of 5510	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	2153 of 5431	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	1004 of 2420	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2295 of 2598	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2205 of 2651	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1726 of 2661	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	2141 of 2834	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1790 of 2737	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2023)59th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-42 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-44 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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Robert J. Fite Elementary	Public	K-6	9561 Butler School Rd.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2854	674	29	23.2	71.2%	76 (11.3%)	61 (9.1%)	156 (23.1%)	324 (48.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.9%)	50	2590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		63.6	1898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.7%	692	32.9	32.9	32.7	41.2	53.7	51.2	44.2	35.7	47.1	39.0	38.4	39.9	96.9		96.9		$16,397	$1,805	$14,592
Arnold Adreani Elementary	Public	K-6	9927 Wildhawk West Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 525-0630	944	38	24.8	35.4%	135 (14.3%)	28 (3.0%)	149 (15.8%)	531 (56.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	92 (9.7%)	95.8	255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.2	331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	76	62.0	62.0	74.6	78.0	82.6	79.5	78.7	81.8	85.4	76.9	74.0	79.3	98.1		98.1		$15,412	$1,182	$14,230
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 Caymus Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-8484	888	36	24.6	72.6%	83 (9.3%)	85 (9.6%)	222 (25.0%)	401 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	79 (8.9%)	66.6	1758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		62.5	1956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	198	42.3	42.3	51.6	57.1	61.8	54.9	56.2	53.2	43.4	46.0	39.7	45.7	96.0	96.6	97.3	98.0	$15,286	$1,952	$13,334
Arthur C. Butler Elementary	Public	K-6	9180 Brown Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7595	949	39	24.3	65.4%	110 (11.6%)	83 (8.7%)	237 (25.0%)	427 (45.0%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.3%)	75 (7.9%)	64.8	1851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		61.4	2010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.8%	159	31.5	31.5	50.0	52.0	52.8	64.1	55.0	55.6	52.8	29.1	53.1	47.9					$14,937	$1,302	$13,635
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
Raymond Case Elementary	Public	K-6	8565 Shasta Lily Dr.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-8820	751	30	25.0	67.9%	63 (8.4%)	66 (8.8%)	172 (22.9%)	356 (47.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	71 (9.5%)	78.9	1198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.6	1170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	28	36.5	36.5	68.0	73.8	59.7	68.0	67.2	68.0	62.5	43.9	51.2	55.8					$15,981	$1,758	$14,223
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	10160 Pleasant Grove School Rd	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 685-9630	393	16	24.5	36.1%	131 (33.3%)	12 (3.1%)	105 (26.7%)	87 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	54 (13.7%)	80.8	1127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		83.3	1025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	102	37.8	37.8	61.4	64.3	63.6	66.7	63.7	70.0	64.3	46.7	58.5	61.3	93.8		93.8		$19,343	$2,058	$17,285
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
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
Elk Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	9373 Crowell Dr.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-3766	839	33	25.4	50.4%	192 (22.9%)	51 (6.1%)	249 (29.7%)	246 (29.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	87 (10.4%)	77.5	1263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		66.4	1758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	495	40.9	40.9	54.3	64.3	61.7	64.0	61.4	61.9	62.7	48.7	51.2	56.3					$15,281	$1,427	$13,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert J. Fite Elementary

How many students attend Robert J. Fite Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Robert J. Fite Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Robert J. Fite Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert J. Fite Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : T. R. Smedberg Middle
High : Sheldon High

What district is Robert J. Fite Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

Is Robert J. Fite Elementary a good school?

Robert J. Fite Elementary ranks 2590^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Robert J. Fite Elementary?

Students at Robert J. Fite Elementary are 48% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

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