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Arlene Hein Elementary

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Arlene Hein Elementary ranks 1090 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1090^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arlene Hein Elementary is a public elementary school in Elk Grove, California, serving 837 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 562 out of 1,565 school districts in the state.

Arlene Hein Elementary has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking among the top 1,000 elementary schools in California. The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.73% of Arlene Hein students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 54.36% for the Elk Grove Unified School District and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, 63.69% of Arlene Hein students were proficient or better, compared to 43.41% for the district and 37.3% for the state.

While Arlene Hein Elementary's overall performance is strong, the school has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 24.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school is well-resourced, with a per-student spending of $15,795 in the 2023-2024 school year, above the district and state averages. However, the school should continue to monitor its resource allocation and address the chronic absenteeism to ensure all students are receiving the support they need to succeed.

817

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,249

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6820 Bellaterra Dr.
Elk Grove, CA 95757-3083

(916) 714-0654

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Arlene Hein Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Toby Johnson Middle
High:	Franklin High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.8%

Hispanic:

19.3%

White:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!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 school61%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,090^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	81.7	1090 of 5857	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	1108 of 5869	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	1005 of 5859	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	918 of 5883	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	240 of 1417	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	1049 of 5789	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	811 of 5662	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	92.3	501 of 5692	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	560 of 5614	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	450 of 5611	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	77.3	1207 of 5530	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.0	1269 of 5390	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	1213 of 5377	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	1215 of 5314	77.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	1383 of 5193	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	1283 of 5113	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	1298 of 5113	74.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	95.9	18 of 661	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	40 of 663	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	70 of 747	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	69 of 700	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	771 of 1203	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	863 of 1205	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	798 of 1190	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	723 of 1154	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	700 of 1149	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	531 of 1071	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	759 of 2227	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.9	290 of 293	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	843 of 2585	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	674 of 2128	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.4	407 of 3162	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	444 of 3245	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	176 of 3311	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	28 of 602	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	367 of 3275	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	293 of 3246	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	942 of 5597	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	914 of 5612	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	957 of 5609	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	889 of 5635	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	236 of 1267	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	932 of 5492	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	712 of 5413	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	1569 of 5107	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	766 of 5107	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	753 of 5087	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	468 of 5084	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	540 of 4963	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	498 of 4830	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	857 of 5460	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	1122 of 5517	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	898 of 5363	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	989 of 5264	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	89 of 1110	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.3	1166 of 5173	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	865 of 5084	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	1164 of 5628	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	1269 of 5643	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	1042 of 5638	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	966 of 5663	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	212 of 1272	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	1116 of 5510	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	898 of 5431	83.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	408 of 718	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	364 of 670	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	311 of 669	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	319 of 610	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	295 of 445	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	216 of 339	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	463 of 2847	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	38.4	1406 of 2635	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	607 of 2420	74.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	1135 of 2598	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1583 of 2651	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	1137 of 2661	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	1252 of 2726	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	1476 of 2834	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	1114 of 2737	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)97th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

Science38%+5 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arlene Hein Elementary	Public	K-6	6820 Bellaterra Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-0654	817	33	24.7	45.9%	121 (14.8%)	51 (6.2%)	158 (19.3%)	382 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	98 (12.0%)	81.7	1090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.2	1108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	18	38.1	38.1	65.7	59.7	58.5	73.0	64.7	75.5	55.3	55.1	68.9	63.7				$24,249	$23,968	$281
Zehnder Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	9880 Denali Cir.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 793-3300	1,019	40	25.4	35.9%	108 (10.6%)	71 (7.0%)	150 (14.7%)	592 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	88 (8.6%)	92.3	525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	71	53.4	53.4	73.5	72.3	74.7	83.6	76.4	75.2	68.6	65.8	72.3	70.6				$20,651	$20,352	$299
Helen Carr Castello Elementary	Public	K-6	9850 Fire Poppy Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-1725	790	33	23.9	50.4%	103 (13.0%)	59 (7.5%)	191 (24.2%)	337 (42.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.4%)	82.9	1026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		80.8	1125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	99	45.2	45.2	67.3	65.5	63.2	69.2	66.3	68.6	57.1	51.3	64.1	60.1	97.0			$24,869	$24,186	$683
Carroll Elementary	Public	K-6	10325 Stathos Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-0106	854	36	23.9	55.3%	93 (10.9%)	111 (13.0%)	160 (18.7%)	395 (46.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	80 (9.4%)	80.8	1125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		88.6	780^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	345	47.1	47.1	63.2	60.6	62.3	65.3	63.0	64.0	59.3	55.5	54.2	58.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	$23,976	$23,642	$334
Elitha Donner Elementary	Public	K-6	9461 Soaring Oaks Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-3073	706	31	22.7	69.5%	117 (16.6%)	79 (11.2%)	201 (28.5%)	232 (32.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	63 (8.9%)	45.7	2845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		48.8	2625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.3%	220	22.7	22.7	39.1	36.6	45.8	55.0	44.9	46.2	34.6	32.7	32.8	36.3				$28,664	$27,928	$736
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	5401 Dorcey Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 684-6518	932	36	25.8	54.3%	136 (14.6%)	80 (8.6%)	216 (23.2%)	390 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	92 (9.9%)	82.2	1069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.6	1052^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	17	51.0	51.0	56.2	64.6	67.4	78.5	66.7	53.1	62.6	51.0	69.2	58.8				$23,374	$22,690	$684
Foulks Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	6211 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-8177	779	33	23.9	49.9%	232 (29.8%)	73 (9.4%)	247 (31.7%)	123 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	95 (12.2%)	69.6	1619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		63.1	1923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	304	38.9	38.9	55.0	63.9	56.6	58.8	58.6	58.4	58.7	31.0	46.7	48.3				$26,327	$25,586	$741
Miwok Village Elementary	Public	K-6	10070 Lousada Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 831-2098	1,050	41	25.6	36.0%	91 (8.7%)	70 (6.7%)	147 (14.0%)	625 (59.5%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.0%)	104 (9.9%)	89.9	660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.5	886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	226	53.8	53.8	68.8	73.8	75.8	77.7	74.0	71.6	65.5	54.2	68.5	65.4				$20,408	$19,910	$498
Stone Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	9673 Lakepoint Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4096	690	29	23.7	38.3%	121 (17.5%)	53 (7.7%)	166 (24.1%)	250 (36.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	84 (12.2%)	87.6	798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.3	734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	64	55.3	55.3	60.0	75.0	73.9	70.9	70.0	63.0	74.5	55.7	64.0	64.0	95.0	95.0	98.0	$24,842	$24,194	$648
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		$24,150	$23,524	$626

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlene Hein Elementary

What schools do graduates of Arlene Hein Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arlene Hein Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toby Johnson Middle
High : Franklin High

What is the racial makeup of Arlene Hein Elementary?

Students at Arlene Hein Elementary are 47% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Arlene Hein Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Arlene Hein Elementary.

Is Arlene Hein Elementary a good school?

Arlene Hein Elementary ranks 1090^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Arlene Hein Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

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