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Best Elementary Schools
in Elk Grove Unified

This page covers 42 elementary schools in Elk Grove Unified. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 42
1
rank
Cosumnes River Elementary
Grades KG–06361 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
2
rank
Joseph Sims Elementary
Grades KG–06759 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
21.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Elliott Ranch Elementary
Grades KG–06582 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
23.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
4
rank
Sunrise Elementary
Grades KG–06966 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
5
rank
Ellen Feickert Elementary
Grades KG–06587 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
22.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
6
rank
C. W. Dillard Elementary
Grades KG–06386 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
7
rank
Stone Lake Elementary
Grades KG–06693 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
23.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
8
rank
Edna Batey Elementary
Grades KG–06827 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
24.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
9
rank
Zehnder Ranch Elementary
Grades KG–061,035 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
25.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
10
rank
Robert J. McGarvey Elementary
Grades KG–06845 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,031/student)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
25.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,031
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
32 more elementary schools in Elk Grove Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
42
Elementary Schools
66
Total Schools
47
#1 Score
42
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.