Is C. W. Dillard Elementary a good school?

C. W. Dillard Elementary ranks 1227 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend C. W. Dillard Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 409 students attended C. W. Dillard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of C. W. Dillard Elementary?

Students at C. W. Dillard Elementary are 50% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of C. W. Dillard Elementary attend?

Students who attend C. W. Dillard Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Katherine L. Albiani Middle High : Pleasant Grove High

C. W. Dillard Elementary

Summary:

C. W. Dillard Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wilton, CA, serving grades K-6 with 386 students. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 594 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

C. W. Dillard Elementary consistently outperforms the Elk Grove Unified District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 59.91% of C. W. Dillard students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to 51.7% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also outperforms the district and state in CAST Science assessments, with 59.18% of students proficient or better in 5th grade, compared to 36.34% for the district and 32.68% for the state. Additionally, C. W. Dillard's Hispanic and Special Education students consistently perform better than their counterparts in the district and state.

However, C. W. Dillard has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 19.8% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern. Compared to nearby schools, Arnold Adreani Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools and outperforming C. W. Dillard in both ELA and Mathematics. Other nearby schools, such as Robert J. Fite Elementary, James A. McKee Elementary, and Maeola E. Beitzel Elementary, perform below C. W. Dillard in most academic areas. The nearby California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus also performs well, ranking in the top 30% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

9721 Dillard Rd.
Wilton, CA 95693-9731

(916) 687-6121

District: Elk Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1227^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,398

Students who attend C. W. Dillard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Katherine L. Albiani Middle
High:	Pleasant Grove High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.3

Number of students: 409

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Hispanic:

33.7%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details C. W. Dillard Elementary ranks better than 79.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 42 ranked elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.26. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.1%), Hispanic (33.7%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at C. W. Dillard Elementary is 24.3, which is the 21^st best among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare C. W. Dillard Elementary employs 16.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at C. W. Dillard Elementary is $7,398, which is the 10^th highest among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

C. W. Dillard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks C. W. Dillard Elementary 1227^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See C. W. Dillard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Elk Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Elk Grove Unified 594^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for C. W. Dillard Elementary

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Rank History for all students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.13	506^th	4809	89.5%
2005	83.54	787^th	4822	83.7%
2006	91.29	419^th	4818	91.3%
2007	91.62	429^th	5113	91.6%
2008	89.61	505^th	5113	90.1%
2009	84.17	795^th	5193	84.7%
2010	86.94	637^th	5314	88.0%
2011	84.58	751^st	5377	86.0%
2012	80.67	992^nd	5390	81.6%
2013	77.54	1187^th	5530	78.5%
2015	75.91	1282^nd	5611	77.2%
2016	84.89	908^th	5614	83.8%
2017	84.10	951^st	5692	83.3%
2018	80.00	1126^th	5662	80.1%
2019	77.81	1258^th	5789	78.3%
2021	75.67	316^th	1417	77.7%
2022	76.85	1327^th	5883	77.4%
2023	84.88	962^nd	5874	83.6%
2024	78.26	1227^th	5862	79.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	78.18	337^th	2420	86.1%
2024	72.69	460^th	2634	82.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.75	1871^st	5084	63.2%
2019	40.96	3041^st	5173	41.2%
2021	80.82	135^th	1110	87.8%
2022	69.24	1203^rd	5264	77.1%
2023	80.59	757^th	5374	85.9%
2024	62.38	1657^th	5511	69.9%

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Rank History for Female students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.68	1209^th	5413	77.7%
2019	69.69	1512^th	5492	72.5%
2021	70.66	337^th	1267	73.4%
2022	69.68	1531^st	5635	72.8%
2023	82.30	1011^th	5617	82.0%
2024	78.82	1142^nd	5605	79.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	63.36	519^th	2128	75.6%

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Rank History for Male students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.11	1048^th	5431	80.7%
2019	83.12	910^th	5510	83.5%
2021	76.42	281^st	1272	77.9%
2022	80.55	1088^th	5663	80.8%
2023	84.58	893^rd	5650	84.2%
2024	74.64	1292^nd	5636	77.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.67	1748^th	4830	63.8%
2019	64.80	1419^th	4963	71.4%
2022	70.36	1143^rd	5084	77.5%
2023	73.54	1012^th	5098	80.1%
2024	79.59	735^th	5102	85.6%

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Rank History for White students at C. W. Dillard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.38	882^nd	2737	67.8%
2019	64.13	1056^th	2834	62.7%
2022	56.32	1279^th	2726	53.1%
2023	76.26	573^rd	2662	78.5%
2024	55.03	1271^st	2647	52.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for C. W. Dillard Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	352	5	5	24	6	n/a	n/a	0	392
1989	392	8	9	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	440
1990	385	4	8	35	9	n/a	n/a	0	441
1991	394	4	6	35	8	n/a	n/a	0	447
1992	379	4	12	28	7	n/a	n/a	0	430
1993	359	4	11	36	7	n/a	n/a	0	417
1994	350	4	10	45	7	n/a	n/a	0	416
1995	321	2	11	45	10	n/a	n/a	0	389
1996	321	2	11	45	10	n/a	n/a	0	389
1997	335	2	16	48	13	n/a	n/a	0	414
1998	308	12	12	48	34	n/a	n/a	0	414
1999	338	3	12	45	7	n/a	n/a	0	405
2000	330	7	12	41	6	n/a	n/a	0	396
2001	322	10	9	39	6	n/a	n/a	0	386
2002	328	15	9	42	5	n/a	n/a	0	399
2003	328	15	9	42	5	n/a	n/a	0	399
2004	322	13	14	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	398
2005	318	9	16	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	400
2006	327	10	32	58	5	n/a	n/a	1	433
2007	302	11	35	69	3	n/a	n/a	40	460
2008	293	13	27	75	3	n/a	n/a	0	411
2009	273	12	25	62	3	5	73	0	453
2010	272	6	21	112	1	2	39	0	453
2011	293	5	9	103	4	1	44	0	459
2012	261	6	11	90	5	1	37	0	411
2013	273	5	13	95	3	2	34	0	425
2014	272	9	24	81	7	2	34	0	429
2015	277	6	33	66	12	2	31	0	427
2016	283	7	33	76	7	2	41	0	449
2017	272	7	28	75	7	2	47	0	438
2018	274	3	26	77	7	2	51	0	440
2019	251	5	25	87	6	2	57	0	433
2020	234	2	24	101	6	2	46	0	415
2021	199	4	33	107	6	3	36	0	388
2022	200	4	34	99	2	2	40	0	381
2023	189	3	31	125	2	2	34	0	386
2024	205	3	29	138	2	2	30	0	409

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at C. W. Dillard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	392	14.4	27.2	n/a
1989	440	16.3	26.9	n/a
1990	441	17.9	24.6	n/a
1991	447	18.2	24.5	n/a
1992	430	18.5	23.2	26
1993	417	17.0	24.5	21.3
1994	416	18.2	22.9	26.2
1995	389	17.4	22.4	21.1
1996	389	17.4	22.4	21.1
1997	414	18.7	22.1	21.7
1998	414	17.5	23.7	18.1
1999	405	17.8	22.8	16
2000	396	19.6	20.2	16.2
2001	386	19.0	20.3	16.1
2002	399	20.0	20.0	14.3
2003	399	20.0	20.0	14.3
2004	398	20.0	19.9	14.1
2005	400	20.1	19.9	13.5
2006	433	20.4	21.2	14.4
2007	460	23.0	20.0	20.7
2008	411	24.0	17.1	21.7
2009	453	23.0	18.9	19.2
2010	453	22.0	20.5	21.4
2011	459	n/a	n/a	22.7
2012	411	17.0	24.1	n/a
2013	425	16.0	26.5	25.6
2014	429	18.7	22.9	27.5
2015	427	19.0	22.4	25.8
2016	449	19.0	23.6	24.1
2017	438	18.0	24.3	23.3
2018	440	17.6	25.0	24.3
2019	433	16.9	25.6	24.7
2020	415	n/a	n/a	30.1
2021	388	16.0	24.2	32.7
2022	381	16.0	23.8	32.3
2023	386	16.0	24.1	33.4
2024	409	16.8	24.3	32.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio C. W. Dillard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	392	14.4	27.2	n/a
1989	440	16.3	26.9	n/a
1990	441	17.9	24.6	n/a
1991	447	18.2	24.5	n/a
1992	430	18.5	23.2	26
1993	417	17.0	24.5	21.3
1994	416	18.2	22.9	26.2
1995	389	17.4	22.4	21.1
1996	389	17.4	22.4	21.1
1997	414	18.7	22.1	21.7
1998	414	17.5	23.7	18.1
1999	405	17.8	22.8	16
2000	396	19.6	20.2	16.2
2001	386	19.0	20.3	16.1
2002	399	20.0	20.0	14.3
2003	399	20.0	20.0	14.3
2004	398	20.0	19.9	14.1
2005	400	20.1	19.9	13.5
2006	433	20.4	21.2	14.4
2007	460	23.0	20.0	20.7
2008	411	24.0	17.1	21.7
2009	453	23.0	18.9	19.2
2010	453	22.0	20.5	21.4
2011	459	n/a	n/a	22.7
2012	411	17.0	24.1	n/a
2013	425	16.0	26.5	25.6
2014	429	18.7	22.9	27.5
2015	427	19.0	22.4	25.8
2016	449	19.0	23.6	24.1
2017	438	18.0	24.3	23.3
2018	440	17.6	25.0	24.3
2019	433	16.9	25.6	24.7
2020	415	n/a	n/a	30.1
2021	388	16.0	24.2	32.7
2022	381	16.0	23.8	32.3
2023	386	16.0	24.1	33.4
2024	409	16.8	24.3	32.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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