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Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary

Q: Is Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary a good school?

Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary ranks 1758 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 888 students in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified School District, known for achieving strong academic results while serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school consistently outperforms both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science, with science being a particular strength. What truly sets Beitzel apart is its exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific groups of students, including English Learners and those from low-income families, ranking in the state's top percentiles for their progress. The school has shown steady, year-over-year improvement in its statewide ranking. While chronic student absenteeism has improved dramatically since the pandemic, it remains slightly higher than the average. Notably, the school achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending than several nearby schools like James A. McKee Elementary and Isabelle Jackson Elementary, suggesting efficient use of resources.

When compared to other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Anna Kirchgater Elementary and Isabelle Jackson, Beitzel's proficiency rates are notably higher. However, the school faces specific challenges, including a significant need to improve support for its Asian student population and addressing a decline in math scores in the upper grades. Its consistent upward trajectory contrasts with some neighboring schools that have seen more volatility in their performance. Located near both high-performing schools like Arnold Adreani Elementary and schools with similar challenges, Beitzel demonstrates that specific school practices are crucial for student success.

888

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,286

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8140 Caymus Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95829-1730

(916) 688-8484

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.2%

Hispanic:

25.0%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,758^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	66.6	1758 of 5857	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1956 of 5869	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	2017 of 5859	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	2023 of 5883	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	637 of 1417	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	2631 of 5789	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	2233 of 5662	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	2140 of 5692	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.7	1916 of 5614	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.5	1730 of 5611	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.4	2429 of 5530	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	2068 of 5390	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.1	2087 of 5377	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	2125 of 5314	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.7	2090 of 5193	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	1699 of 5113	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.6	1302 of 5113	74.5%	★★★★☆
2006	67.4	1447 of 4818	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.5	1976 of 4822	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.3	1477 of 4809	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	80 of 569	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	123 of 593	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	184 of 661	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	118 of 663	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	281 of 747	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	289 of 700	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	915 of 1203	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1006 of 1205	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	978 of 1190	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	949 of 1154	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	975 of 1149	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	892 of 1071	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	566 of 2227	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	33.3	164 of 293	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1290 of 2585	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	1230 of 2128	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.1	274 of 3162	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	280 of 3245	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	352 of 3311	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	94 of 602	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	1141 of 3275	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	845 of 3246	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	1611 of 5597	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	2038 of 5612	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	1907 of 5609	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	2251 of 5635	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	579 of 1267	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2592 of 5492	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	2115 of 5413	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	1852 of 5107	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	1822 of 5107	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	1875 of 5087	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	2017 of 5084	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	3216 of 4963	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	2044 of 4830	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1062 of 5460	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	1420 of 5517	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	1361 of 5363	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	1321 of 5264	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	345 of 1110	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	2063 of 5173	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1680 of 5084	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1874 of 5628	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1848 of 5643	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	1993 of 5638	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	1731 of 5663	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	549 of 1272	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	2454 of 5510	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	2209 of 5431	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	556 of 718	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	509 of 670	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	523 of 669	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	427 of 445	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	892 of 2847	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	834 of 2635	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	343 of 2420	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	1308 of 2598	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	1414 of 2651	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1656 of 2661	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1695 of 2726	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1878 of 2834	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	2020 of 2737	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-46 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

Science42%+10 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary

Is Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary a good school?

Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary ranks 1758^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 888 students attended Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary.

What district is Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

What schools do graduates of Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary?

Students at Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary are 45% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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