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Zehnder Ranch Elementary

Public Grades K-6

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Zehnder Ranch Elementary is a large, highly-rated K-6 public school serving over 1,000 students in the Elk Grove Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top 10% of all elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, where over 76% of students are proficient in English and over 70% in math, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages. This excellence is consistent across all student groups, and the school maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at about 10%, which is less than half the rate of many nearby schools like Ellen Feickert Elementary or James A. McKee Elementary. While Miwok Village Elementary is also a high-performing neighbor, Zehnder Ranch still leads in core subject proficiency.

Notably, Zehnder Ranch achieves these outstanding results very efficiently, spending less per student than several comparable schools in the area. It has maintained its top-tier ranking even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has grown, demonstrating a strong and effective learning environment for all. For parents, this combination of high achievement, strong attendance, and effective support makes it a standout choice in the region.

1,019

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,948

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9880 Denali Cir.
Elk Grove, CA 95757-6262

(916) 793-3300

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Zehnder Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle
High:	Cosumnes Oaks High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.1%

Hispanic:

14.7%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2019 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg46%

California avg41%

525^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	92.3	525 of 5857	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	454 of 5869	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	507 of 5859	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	598 of 5883	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	167 of 1417	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	671 of 5789	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	64 of 569	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	71 of 593	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	99.9	1 of 661	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	42 of 663	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	74 of 747	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	497 of 1203	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	427 of 1205	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	499 of 1190	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	611 of 1154	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	538 of 1149	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	90.7	159 of 2227	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	65.3	63 of 293	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	1032 of 2585	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	363 of 3162	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.9	112 of 3245	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	234 of 3311	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	23 of 602	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	594 of 5597	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	473 of 5612	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	531 of 5609	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	668 of 5635	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	169 of 1267	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	765 of 5492	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	348 of 5107	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	124 of 5107	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	365 of 5087	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	268 of 5084	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	378 of 4963	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	209 of 5460	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	325 of 5517	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	404 of 5363	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	370 of 5264	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	46 of 1110	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	669 of 5173	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	468 of 5628	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	405 of 5643	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	479 of 5638	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	474 of 5663	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	148 of 1272	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	634 of 5510	88.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	292 of 718	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	189 of 670	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	240 of 669	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	281 of 610	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	238 of 445	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	140 of 2847	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	70 of 2635	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	152 of 2420	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	539 of 2598	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	658 of 2651	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	906 of 2661	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	677 of 2726	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	637 of 2834	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

African American (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+28 vs state

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

Science53%+21 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 (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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					$13,948	$900	$13,048
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					$15,795	$915	$14,880
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					$14,844	$1,260	$13,584
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					$17,753	$1,486	$16,267
Ellen Feickert Elementary	Public	K-6	9351 Feickert Dr.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7716	541	25	21.6	49.7%	155 (28.7%)	34 (6.3%)	183 (33.8%)	98 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	66 (12.2%)	71.4	1536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.3	1669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	133	40.3		40.3	48.7	61.2	59.7	58.7			57.3	63.2	57.0	44.4	42.4			51.5					$18,433	$1,923	$16,510
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	$15,763	$935	$14,828
California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	8828 Elk Grove Blvd. Ste. 4	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-9699	577	23	25.0	28.1%	147 (25.5%)	26 (4.5%)	173 (30.0%)	147 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (14.0%)	66.9	1746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		66.4	1763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	17	47.5	48.3	47.8	57.5	43.4	60.7	63.2	66.7	65.5	58.6	49.3	35.9	45.9	47.4	47.2	51.7	46.0	93.6	93.6	96.8	94.7	$13,230	$863	$12,367
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				$16,219	$1,784	$14,435
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					$16,934	$1,166	$15,768
Florence Markofer Elementary	Public	K-6	9759 Tralee Way	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7714	670	30	22.3	54.3%	250 (37.3%)	28 (4.2%)	243 (36.3%)	72 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	67 (10.0%)	59.6	2087^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		59.1	2108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.1%	21	34.9		34.9	46.2	48.8	49.4	47.1			47.9	68.0	44.9	41.0	38.8			47.8					$18,984	$2,634	$16,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Zehnder Ranch Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Zehnder Ranch Elementary?

Students at Zehnder Ranch Elementary are 58% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.

How many students attend Zehnder Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,019 students attended Zehnder Ranch Elementary.

What district is Zehnder Ranch Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

What schools do graduates of Zehnder Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zehnder Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle
High : Cosumnes Oaks High

Is Zehnder Ranch Elementary a good school?

Yes. Zehnder Ranch Elementary ranks in the top 9.0% of California elementary schools.

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