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Union House Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3340th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of California elementary schools
Summary

Union House Elementary serves 795 students in grades K–6 in Sacramento, within Elk Grove Unified. Its most important distinction is that it leads nearby schools in English language arts and science and ranks second in math, even though its proficiency rates remain below district and state levels.

In 2025–2026, 41% of Union House students were proficient in English language arts, compared with 27% at nearby schools on average; math proficiency was 32%, versus 20% nearby; science was 26%, versus 15%. The school’s scores were below Elk Grove Unified and state rates in every subject: ELA was 41% versus 54% districtwide and 49% statewide, math was 32% versus 44% and 38%, and science was 26% versus 37% and 36%. Results also vary by grade: fifth-grade ELA was a bright spot at 48%, while fourth-grade math was lower at 30%.

Scores have risen over the four years provided: ELA increased 10 percentage points, math 5 points and science 14 points, while each gap to the state narrowed. SchoolDigger ranks Union House at the 42nd percentile statewide and gives it 2 stars; its percentile has risen 23 points since 2015–2016. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings differ notably: African American students rank at the 69th percentile, while Asian students rank at the 12th, compared with 42nd overall. In 2024–2025, 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among nearby schools; the student-teacher ratio was 24.8, above the nearby average of 23.6. Chronic absenteeism was 30% in 2025–2026, higher than the district’s 22% and the state’s 18%, despite being down 12 points since 2021–2022.

795
Students ?
24.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,115
Per pupil spending ?
87.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 7850 Deercreek Dr.
       Sacramento, CA  95823-4440

(916) 424-9201

District: Elk Grove Unified


Students who attend Union House Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Samuel Jackman Middle
High:    Valley High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.8%
Asian:
35.1%
African American:
15.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% California)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg47%
California avg42%
3,340th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 24 pts since 2016
From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
35th of 44Elementary Schools in the Elk Grove Unified
350th of 968Elk 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.23340 of 580442.5%★★☆☆☆
202533.63672 of 585737.3%★★☆☆☆
202431.13851 of 586934.4%★★☆☆☆
202328.83987 of 585932.0%★★☆☆☆
202227.84064 of 588330.9%★★☆☆☆
202128.1977 of 141731.1%★★☆☆☆
201925.84284 of 578926.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.84257 of 566224.8%★☆☆☆☆
201723.34401 of 569222.7%★☆☆☆☆
201620.64572 of 561418.6%★☆☆☆☆
201518.74767 of 561115.0%★☆☆☆☆
201313.75122 of 55307.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201218.04773 of 539011.4%★☆☆☆☆
201119.64711 of 537712.4%★☆☆☆☆
201017.94716 of 531411.3%★☆☆☆☆
200924.64095 of 519321.1%★☆☆☆☆
200833.63353 of 511334.4%★★☆☆☆
200746.92499 of 511351.1%★★★☆☆
200642.92564 of 481846.8%★★☆☆☆
200549.72207 of 482254.2%★★★☆☆
200449.32188 of 480954.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202659.0156 of 50669.2%★★★☆☆
202550.9239 of 56958.0%★★★☆☆
202458.5184 of 59369.0%★★★☆☆
202352.3260 of 66160.7%★★★☆☆
202247.5285 of 66357.0%★★★☆☆
201926.9575 of 74723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201838.2407 of 70041.9%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.51068 of 120711.5%★☆☆☆☆
202510.51071 of 120311.0%★☆☆☆☆
20247.71097 of 12059.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.71080 of 11909.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.41066 of 11547.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.31092 of 11495.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.71017 of 10715.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202238.91121 of 222749.7%★★☆☆☆
202127.4204 of 29330.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.92072 of 258519.8%★☆☆☆☆
201824.61730 of 212818.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202454.6956 of 316269.8%★★★☆☆
202356.5931 of 324571.3%★★★★☆
202248.91256 of 331162.1%★★★☆☆
202141.3285 of 60252.7%★★★☆☆
201936.62022 of 327538.3%★★☆☆☆
201844.41549 of 324652.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.73510 of 556937.0%★★☆☆☆
202533.33598 of 559735.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.93419 of 561239.1%★★☆☆☆
202327.64008 of 560928.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.14211 of 563525.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.6839 of 126733.8%★★☆☆☆
201930.43785 of 549231.1%★★☆☆☆
201827.83934 of 541327.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.43249 of 508536.1%★★☆☆☆
202537.53201 of 510737.3%★★☆☆☆
202429.03806 of 510725.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.04177 of 508717.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.24099 of 508419.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.64061 of 496318.2%★☆☆☆☆
201828.43660 of 483024.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202651.82371 of 541256.2%★★★☆☆
202546.12704 of 546050.5%★★★☆☆
202438.43261 of 551740.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.93566 of 536333.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.63212 of 526439.0%★★☆☆☆
202143.4596 of 111046.3%★★☆☆☆
201929.33904 of 517324.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.13765 of 508425.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.13000 of 559046.3%★★☆☆☆
202533.93553 of 562836.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.13910 of 564330.7%★★☆☆☆
202331.03680 of 563834.7%★★☆☆☆
202231.93631 of 566335.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.1898 of 127229.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.24363 of 551020.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.34351 of 543119.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20220.5610 of 6100.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.2383 of 44513.9%★☆☆☆☆
20189.7322 of 3395.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.21 of 10.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.81851 of 292036.6%★★☆☆☆
202539.21489 of 284747.7%★★☆☆☆
202436.11496 of 263543.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.51301 of 242046.2%★★☆☆☆
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)70th percentile+35 vs school
African American (2026)69th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school
Disabled (2022)50th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school
Asian (2026)12th percentile-31 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-31 vs school
Pacific Islander (2025)<1st percentile-37 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy41%-9 vs state
Mathematics32%-6 vs state
Science26%-10 vs state

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Students who attend Union House Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Samuel Jackman Middle
High : Valley High

Union House Elementary ranks 3340th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Union House Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Union House Elementary.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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