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Helen Carr Castello Elementary

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Helen Carr Castello Elementary ranks 1026 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1026^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Helen Carr Castello Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 790 students in the Elk Grove Unified School District, consistently earning strong 4-star ratings and ranking well above average for California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, achieving a 91st percentile ranking for economically disadvantaged students and a remarkable 96th percentile for English Learners. This is particularly notable when compared to nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Foulks Ranch Elementary and Joseph Sims Elementary, which have nearly identical poverty rates but significantly lower overall rankings. Furthermore, Castello maintains an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.5%, far better than the district and state averages and lower than many neighbors like Carroll Elementary.

Castello has maintained its high performance and 4-star rating even as the number of economically disadvantaged students has increased rapidly, demonstrating stable and effective teaching practices. The school achieves these strong results efficiently, spending less per student than several nearby schools with worse outcomes, such as Elitha Donner Elementary. While there are higher-performing 5-star schools in the area like Elliott Ranch Elementary, Castello distinguishes itself by delivering excellent and equitable outcomes for a diverse student population.

790

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,869

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9850 Fire Poppy Dr.
Elk Grove, CA 95757-2851

(916) 686-1725

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Helen Carr Castello Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Toby Johnson Middle
High:	Franklin High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.7%

Hispanic:

24.2%

White:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Elk Grove Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,026^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	82.9	1026 of 5857	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	1125 of 5869	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	978 of 5859	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	1042 of 5883	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	272 of 1417	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	1317 of 5789	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	918 of 5662	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	1133 of 5692	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	1189 of 5614	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	1134 of 5611	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	68.9	1629 of 5530	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	1167 of 5390	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	1271 of 5377	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	1200 of 5314	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.3	1574 of 5193	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	1716 of 5113	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	1469 of 5113	71.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	111 of 661	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	154 of 663	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	54 of 747	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	54.2	262 of 700	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	781 of 1203	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	841 of 1205	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	794 of 1190	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	809 of 1154	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	842 of 1149	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.8	569 of 1071	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	86.2	197 of 2128	90.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.9	134 of 3162	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	157 of 3245	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	287 of 3311	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	72.9	75 of 602	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	99 of 3275	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	278 of 3246	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	895 of 5597	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	1066 of 5612	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	834 of 5609	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	1007 of 5635	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	228 of 1267	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	1288 of 5492	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	602 of 5413	88.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	982 of 5107	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	927 of 5107	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	597 of 5087	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	389 of 5084	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	978 of 4963	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	487 of 4830	89.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	502 of 5460	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	920 of 5517	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	535 of 5363	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	513 of 5264	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	97 of 1110	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	648 of 5173	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	608 of 5084	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	1119 of 5628	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	1164 of 5643	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	1101 of 5638	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	1080 of 5663	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	284 of 1272	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	1336 of 5510	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	1153 of 5431	78.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	499 of 718	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	447 of 670	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	318 of 669	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	290 of 610	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	290 of 445	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	1013 of 2847	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	472 of 2635	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	722 of 2598	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	843 of 2651	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	929 of 2661	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	988 of 2726	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	1048 of 2834	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	851 of 2737	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)96th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2018)91st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

African American (2023)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-47 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science45%+13 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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Elliott Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	10000 East Taron Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-3877	599	27	22.1	46.4%	90 (15.0%)	64 (10.7%)	154 (25.7%)	226 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (10.2%)	92.7	499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		93.7	456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	43	53.9	53.9	79.0	80.7	69.2	81.9	77.2	82.9	79.0	62.6	68.7	72.3					$27,153	$26,504	$649
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
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
Marion Mix Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 509-8877	736	31	23.7	65.6%	93 (12.6%)	94 (12.8%)	241 (32.7%)	195 (26.5%)	4 (0.5%)	25 (3.4%)	84 (11.4%)	50	2591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		58.4	2128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	463	26.2	26.2	40.6	51.9	44.7	51.5	47.1	43.8	46.7	29.1	34.3	38.7	94.9	96.9	94.9	96.9	$21,707	$20,716	$991

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Carr Castello Elementary

What schools do graduates of Helen Carr Castello Elementary attend?

Students who attend Helen Carr Castello Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toby Johnson Middle
High : Franklin High

Is Helen Carr Castello Elementary a good school?

Helen Carr Castello Elementary ranks 1026^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Helen Carr Castello Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended Helen Carr Castello Elementary.

What district is Helen Carr Castello Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Helen Carr Castello Elementary?

Students at Helen Carr Castello Elementary are 43% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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