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Elk Grove High

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Elk Grove High ranks 822 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 62% of California high schools

Summary

Elk Grove High is a public high school serving 1,692 students in grades 9-12 in Elk Grove, California. The school is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 562 out of 1,543 school districts in the state.

Elk Grove High has consistently ranked in the top half of California high schools, with a strong performance in English Language Arts/Literacy that exceeds the district and state averages. The school's graduation rate is also relatively high, ranging from 86.2% to 92.0% in recent years. However, Elk Grove High faces challenges in areas like chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students generally ranking lower compared to their peers in the state, while Hispanic and White students perform closer to the state averages.

When compared to nearby schools within the Elk Grove Unified School District, Elk Grove High's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than schools like Florin High, Valley High, and Laguna Creek High. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the district, such as Pleasant Grove High and Cosumnes Oaks High.

1,684

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,928

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8850 Valley Oak Ln.
Elk Grove, CA 95624-2549

(916) 686-7741

District: Elk Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Elk Grove High:

Elementary:	Elk Grove Elementary
	Ellen Feickert Elementary
	Florence Markofer Elementary
	James A. McKee Elementary
Middle:	Joseph Kerr Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.3%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Asian:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

California avg41%

822^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13High 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	60.0	822 of 2162	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	747 of 2159	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	692 of 2170	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	627 of 2123	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	364 of 1290	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	632 of 2133	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	607 of 2017	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.9	468 of 2021	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	413 of 2039	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	343 of 1994	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	63.2	456 of 2426	81.2%	★★★★☆
2012	66.9	365 of 2354	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	360 of 2367	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	68.2	327 of 2281	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	220 of 2238	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	68.2	301 of 2117	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	67.3	310 of 2063	85.0%	★★★★☆
2006	66.9	335 of 1968	83.0%	★★★★☆
2005	66.3	311 of 1901	83.6%	★★★★☆
2004	64.5	275 of 1653	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	378 of 523	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	233 of 517	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	264 of 521	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	354 of 522	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	483 of 592	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	265 of 582	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	473 of 585	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	467 of 573	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	476 of 591	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	355 of 581	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	461 of 582	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	460 of 581	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	411 of 1161	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	141 of 555	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	333 of 1117	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	33.9	629 of 1052	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	480 of 1085	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	461 of 1064	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	180 of 1044	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	45 of 467	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	42.0	415 of 941	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	245 of 938	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	791 of 1906	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	852 of 1915	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	594 of 1915	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	524 of 1858	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	318 of 1054	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	673 of 1833	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	513 of 1760	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	965 of 1900	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1050 of 1902	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	784 of 1917	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	775 of 1861	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	760 of 1814	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	556 of 1742	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	997 of 2013	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	914 of 2026	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	724 of 2030	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	554 of 1943	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	341 of 1126	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	723 of 1937	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	492 of 1862	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	739 of 1942	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	612 of 1948	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	708 of 1963	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	637 of 1916	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	339 of 1122	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	568 of 1880	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	698 of 1834	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	505 of 577	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	414 of 574	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	405 of 541	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	378 of 515	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	339 of 422	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	286 of 366	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1093 of 1252	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.5	409 of 1216	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	603 of 1197	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	582 of 1155	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	636 of 1173	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	705 of 1193	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	620 of 1204	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	598 of 1222	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	629 of 1173	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-43 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-49 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elk Grove High	Public	9-12	8850 Valley Oak Ln.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7741	1,684	82	20.4	46.9%	578 (34.3%)	118 (7.0%)	499 (29.6%)	276 (16.4%)	10 (0.6%)	34 (2.0%)	169 (10.0%)	60	822^nd of 2162 public high schools	62.0%		60.9	747^th of 2159 public high schools	65.4%	75		32.7	7.7	31.8			50.7	50.7			32.1	32.1	$24,928	$24,472	$456
Cosumnes Oaks High	Public	9-12	8350 Lotz Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7670	2,109	98	21.4	38.9%	289 (13.7%)	246 (11.7%)	420 (19.9%)	909 (43.1%)	7 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	223 (10.6%)	78.4	442^nd of 2162 public high schools	79.6%		86	307^th of 2159 public high schools	85.8%	135		41.3	21.4	40.7			65.8	65.8			42.5	42.5	$21,168	$20,828	$340
Pleasant Grove High	Public	9-12	9531 Bond Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-0230	2,536	113	22.3	33.5%	741 (29.2%)	130 (5.1%)	447 (17.6%)	896 (35.3%)	17 (0.7%)	21 (0.8%)	284 (11.2%)	91.3	178^th of 2162 public high schools	91.8%		89.2	247^th of 2159 public high schools	88.6%	69		56.7	27.8	55.8			72.8	72.8			59.4	59.4	$20,487	$20,116	$371
Franklin High	Public	9-12	6400 Whitelock Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-8150	2,650	112	23.5	39.9%	382 (14.4%)	268 (10.1%)	521 (19.7%)	1,123 (42.4%)	6 (0.2%)	25 (0.9%)	325 (12.3%)	80	412^th of 2162 public high schools	80.9%		78.5	430^th of 2159 public high schools	80.1%	18		47.6		47.6			58.0	58.0			48.1	48.1	$19,767	$19,444	$323
Elk Grove Charter Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	10065 Atkins Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-1653	262	14	19.2	57.3%	62 (23.7%)	35 (13.4%)	99 (37.8%)	30 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	32 (12.2%)	36.3	1350^th of 2162 public high schools	37.6%		41.9	1195^th of 2159 public high schools	44.7%	155	24.2	22.8		22.2	42.3	51.5	39.2	42.8	36.0	21.2	15.2	20.4	$214	$02	$212
Laguna Creek High	Public	9-12	9050 Vicino Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1339	2,142	100	21.4	51.9%	337 (15.7%)	289 (13.5%)	614 (28.7%)	612 (28.6%)	12 (0.6%)	30 (1.4%)	248 (11.6%)	58.9	852^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.6%		65.5	641^st of 2159 public high schools	70.3%	211		31.9		31.9			56.4	56.4			25.8	25.8	$21,831	$21,438	$393
Monterey Trail High	Public	9-12	8661 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0050	2,263	104	21.7	67.8%	130 (5.7%)	352 (15.6%)	513 (22.7%)	992 (43.8%)	13 (0.6%)	82 (3.6%)	181 (8.0%)	59.1	847^th of 2162 public high schools	60.8%		49.6	1006^th of 2159 public high schools	53.4%	159		32.2	13.0	31.3			52.8	52.8			29.3	29.3	$21,626	$20,796	$830
Calvine High	Public	9-12	8333 Vintage Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7502	137	11	13.0	81.8%	17 (12.4%)	30 (21.9%)	51 (37.2%)	20 (14.6%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	14 (10.2%)	9.4	2045^th of 2162 public high schools	5.4%		11.5	1972^nd of 2159 public high schools	8.7%	73		2.8	0.0	2.3			11.1	11.1			0.0	0.0	$41,722	$40,804	$918
Sheldon High	Public	9-12	8333 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7500	2,368	106	22.2	61.5%	235 (9.9%)	260 (11.0%)	601 (25.4%)	1,005 (42.4%)	18 (0.8%)	39 (1.6%)	210 (8.9%)	72.9	538^th of 2162 public high schools	75.1%		70.9	554^th of 2159 public high schools	74.3%	16		43.8		43.8			65.4	65.4			29.8	29.8	$21,062	$20,432	$630
Florin High	Public	9-12	7956 Cottonwood Ln.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-8600	1,679	92	18.2	79.6%	83 (4.9%)	174 (10.4%)	641 (38.2%)	643 (38.3%)	14 (0.8%)	55 (3.3%)	69 (4.1%)	31	1472^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%		34.3	1387^th of 2159 public high schools	35.8%	85		12.5		12.5			41.0	41.0			14.3	14.3	$25,731	$24,620	$1,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Elk Grove High

What is the racial makeup of Elk Grove High?

Students at Elk Grove High are 34% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Elk Grove High a good school?

Elk Grove High ranks 822^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Elk Grove High?

Elk Grove High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elk Grove Elementary
Elementary : Ellen Feickert Elementary
Elementary : Florence Markofer Elementary
Elementary : James A. McKee Elementary
Middle : Joseph Kerr Middle

How many students attend Elk Grove High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,684 students attended Elk Grove High.

What district is Elk Grove High in?

Elk Grove Unified

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