Is Pleasant Grove Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Grove Elementary ranks 1022 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pleasant Grove Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 355 students attended Pleasant Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Grove Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Grove Elementary are 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Grove Elementary attend?

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

Pleasant Grove Elementary

Summary:

Pleasant Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Elk Grove, California, serving 355 students in grades K-6 and part of the Elk Grove Unified School District.

Pleasant Grove Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (64.29%) and Mathematics (61.22%) are significantly higher than the district (51.7% and 41.16%) and state (47.04% and 35.54%) averages. Pleasant Grove performs well across different student subgroups, with female and Hispanic students ranking in the top 20-25% of California elementary schools. However, the school's performance for Asian and White students is more mixed. Pleasant Grove also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.1% to 17.6%, lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified District, such as Maeola E. Beitzel Elementary and James A. McKee Elementary, Pleasant Grove stands out as a high-performing school with higher academic proficiency and lower chronic absenteeism. This may be due to the school's relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (26.24% to 29.27%), compared to the nearby schools (28.23% to 50%). The school's success suggests that it is attracting families seeking a quality educational option within the district.

Detail:

Public K-6

10160 Pleasant Grove School Rd
Elk Grove, CA 95624-9622

(916) 685-9630

District: Elk Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1022^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,963

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 355

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Hispanic:

25.6%

Asian:

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pleasant Grove Elementary ranks better than 82.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^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 83.34. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Pleasant Grove Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Elk Grove Unified School District. Student population at Pleasant Grove Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.7%), Hispanic (25.6%), Asian (21.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove Elementary is 25.3. 31 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pleasant Grove Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Grove Elementary is $6,963, which is the 21^st highest among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Grove Elementary 1022^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Grove Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Pleasant Grove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.04	508^th	4809	89.4%
2005	87.01	644^th	4822	86.6%
2006	86.57	659^th	4818	86.3%
2007	91.21	454^th	5113	91.1%
2008	88.39	565^th	5113	88.9%
2009	80.49	980^th	5193	81.1%
2010	75.10	1226^th	5314	76.9%
2011	75.47	1231^st	5377	77.1%
2012	78.44	1112^th	5390	79.4%
2013	72.75	1444^th	5530	73.9%
2015	78.73	1157^th	5611	79.4%
2016	78.33	1186^th	5614	78.9%
2017	81.48	1063^rd	5692	81.3%
2018	76.52	1291^st	5662	77.2%
2019	80.63	1143^rd	5789	80.3%
2021	81.90	249^th	1417	82.4%
2022	80.89	1152^nd	5883	80.4%
2023	78.30	1229^th	5874	79.1%
2024	83.34	1022^nd	5862	82.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.01	1969^th	5084	61.3%
2019	62.56	1597^th	5173	69.1%
2021	85.72	100^th	1110	91.0%
2022	70.58	1146^th	5264	78.2%
2023	54.62	2062^nd	5374	61.6%
2024	55.51	2034^th	5511	63.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.38	1529^th	5413	71.8%
2019	77.01	1219^th	5492	77.8%
2021	74.65	294^th	1267	76.8%
2022	77.99	1201^st	5635	78.7%
2023	73.26	1357^th	5617	75.8%
2024	83.62	931^st	5605	83.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.04	1101^st	5431	79.7%
2019	80.61	1039^th	5510	81.1%
2021	84.63	196^th	1272	84.6%
2022	81.51	1040^th	5663	81.6%
2023	79.30	1119^th	5650	80.2%
2024	81.12	1036^th	5636	81.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pleasant Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.48	676^th	1071	36.9%
2019	55.83	630^th	1149	45.2%
2022	36.27	839^th	1154	27.3%
2023	44.21	801^st	1190	32.7%
2024	67.00	470^th	1203	60.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pleasant Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.83	1148^th	4830	76.2%
2019	66.53	1320^th	4963	73.4%
2022	69.33	1186^th	5084	76.7%
2023	56.64	1841^st	5098	63.9%
2024	73.42	1022^nd	5102	80.0%

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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.85	1464^th	2737	46.5%
2019	60.82	1182^nd	2834	58.3%
2022	58.17	1218^th	2726	55.3%
2023	50.03	1431^st	2662	46.2%
2024	45.56	1556^th	2647	41.2%

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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 Pleasant Grove Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	427	6	24	36	10	n/a	n/a	0	503
1989	441	14	28	39	6	n/a	n/a	0	528
1990	451	19	46	48	8	n/a	n/a	0	572
1991	442	11	70	49	8	n/a	n/a	0	580
1992	434	14	50	55	3	n/a	n/a	0	556
1993	402	12	56	53	8	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	400	11	50	56	9	n/a	n/a	0	526
1995	439	20	56	86	7	n/a	n/a	0	608
1996	439	20	56	86	7	n/a	n/a	0	608
1997	427	29	49	75	8	n/a	n/a	0	588
1998	448	21	40	70	7	n/a	n/a	0	586
1999	451	21	44	73	7	n/a	n/a	0	596
2000	449	17	50	71	10	n/a	n/a	0	597
2001	467	16	51	62	7	n/a	n/a	0	603
2002	460	19	49	66	7	n/a	n/a	0	601
2003	460	19	49	66	7	n/a	n/a	0	601
2004	454	26	57	65	6	n/a	n/a	0	608
2005	455	40	61	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	626
2006	405	37	74	78	4	n/a	n/a	1	599
2007	335	27	73	71	4	n/a	n/a	15	525
2008	288	19	79	72	8	n/a	n/a	0	466
2009	258	17	64	66	7	1	56	0	469
2010	215	14	74	111	5	2	27	0	448
2011	225	12	75	106	5	2	35	0	460
2012	198	8	74	105	5	3	31	0	424
2013	208	7	78	109	5	2	28	0	437
2014	239	9	93	105	6	3	37	0	492
2015	228	11	93	109	7	3	35	0	486
2016	221	7	80	113	5	3	51	0	480
2017	208	8	70	110	4	3	50	0	453
2018	205	6	68	110	4	3	43	0	439
2019	192	8	66	118	3	5	38	0	430
2020	177	9	66	105	1	4	41	0	403
2021	149	8	67	96	0	3	46	0	369
2022	137	4	69	81	0	4	48	0	343
2023	134	6	75	91	0	4	45	0	355

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pleasant Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	503	20.4	24.6	n/a
1989	528	21.1	25.0	n/a
1990	572	21.8	26.2	n/a
1991	580	22.3	26.0	n/a
1992	556	22.7	24.4	13.5
1993	531	21.2	25.0	13.2
1994	526	20.6	25.5	17.9
1995	608	23.6	25.8	14.5
1996	608	23.6	25.8	14.5
1997	588	25.6	23.0	21.3
1998	586	28.2	20.8	13.8
1999	596	29.9	19.9	13.6
2000	597	28.8	20.7	14.4
2001	603	28.9	20.9	10
2002	601	29.6	20.3	7.3
2003	601	29.6	20.3	7.3
2004	608	29.5	20.6	7.1
2005	626	28.0	22.4	8.8
2006	599	27.0	22.2	10.4
2007	525	24.8	21.2	11.8
2008	466	25.0	18.6	13.9
2009	469	23.0	18.6	18.8
2010	448	21.0	21.3	20.1
2011	460	n/a	n/a	19.8
2012	424	17.0	24.9	n/a
2013	437	16.0	27.3	22.7
2014	492	20.5	24.0	22.2
2015	486	21.0	23.1	26.7
2016	480	23.0	20.8	24.8
2017	453	18.8	24.0	25.4
2018	439	16.0	27.3	27.1
2019	430	16.4	26.2	28.1
2020	403	n/a	n/a	29
2021	369	14.0	26.3	29.3
2022	343	14.0	24.5	26.2
2023	355	14.0	25.3	28.7

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 Pleasant Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	503	20.4	24.6	n/a
1989	528	21.1	25.0	n/a
1990	572	21.8	26.2	n/a
1991	580	22.3	26.0	n/a
1992	556	22.7	24.4	13.5
1993	531	21.2	25.0	13.2
1994	526	20.6	25.5	17.9
1995	608	23.6	25.8	14.5
1996	608	23.6	25.8	14.5
1997	588	25.6	23.0	21.3
1998	586	28.2	20.8	13.8
1999	596	29.9	19.9	13.6
2000	597	28.8	20.7	14.4
2001	603	28.9	20.9	10
2002	601	29.6	20.3	7.3
2003	601	29.6	20.3	7.3
2004	608	29.5	20.6	7.1
2005	626	28.0	22.4	8.8
2006	599	27.0	22.2	10.4
2007	525	24.8	21.2	11.8
2008	466	25.0	18.6	13.9
2009	469	23.0	18.6	18.8
2010	448	21.0	21.3	20.1
2011	460	n/a	n/a	19.8
2012	424	17.0	24.9	n/a
2013	437	16.0	27.3	22.7
2014	492	20.5	24.0	22.2
2015	486	21.0	23.1	26.7
2016	480	23.0	20.8	24.8
2017	453	18.8	24.0	25.4
2018	439	16.0	27.3	27.1
2019	430	16.4	26.2	28.1
2020	403	n/a	n/a	29
2021	369	14.0	26.3	29.3
2022	343	14.0	24.5	26.2
2023	355	14.0	25.3	28.7

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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