Summary
Roy Herburger Elementary serves 937 students in grades K–6 in Elk Grove, in the Elk Grove Unified district. In 2025–2026, students performed above district and state levels in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The clearest distinction for families comparing nearby schools is math: Roy led all 11 schools in the local comparison.
Math is Roy’s strongest subject locally and its largest advantage over the district and state: 58% were proficient, versus 44% districtwide and 38% statewide, and the score was 18 points above the nearby-school average. ELA was also strong: 61% were proficient, 7 points above the district and 12 above the state; Roy ranked second locally. Science is a relative weak spot, though Roy remained ahead of the district and state: 40% were proficient, compared with 37% and 36%, and it ranked third locally. Within the school, grade 5 math was a dip at 46%, compared with 70% in grade 3, but it still exceeded district and state results.
Results have moved in different directions over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 2 percentage points and math rose 4, while science fell 8. The science lead over the state narrowed from 18 points to 4, making it worth watching. SchoolDigger ranked Roy 1,226th of 5,804 schools, in the 79th percentile with four stars; that was second locally, just behind Raymond Case Elementary. Roy’s student–teacher ratio was 24.6 in 2024–2025, and 67% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the third-lowest share among the nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students was at the 94th percentile in 2023–2024, versus Roy’s overall 76th percentile, suggesting especially strong relative performance serving this group. Its 2025–2026 ranking for Asian Students was at the 32nd percentile, compared with 79th overall, indicating a notable difference in the school’s measured performance for that group.
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