Is Elitha Donner Elementary a good school?

Elitha Donner Elementary ranks 2621 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elitha Donner Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 757 students attended Elitha Donner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elitha Donner Elementary?

Students at Elitha Donner Elementary are 32% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 17% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Elitha Donner Elementary

Summary:

Elitha Donner Elementary is a public elementary school in Elk Grove, California, serving 740 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 594 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Elitha Donner Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating, it faces several challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 6.7% in 2017-2018 to 32.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. Elitha Donner's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively well, while Asian, White, and Disabled students struggle, ranking in the bottom quartile of California schools for these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools within the Elk Grove Unified School District, such as Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Helen Carr Castello Elementary, Elitha Donner Elementary generally performs below average, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school also serves a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 48.05% to 51.49% of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

Detail:

Public K-6

9461 Soaring Oaks Dr.
Elk Grove, CA 95758-1075

(916) 683-3073

District: Elk Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2621^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,797

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 757

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.2%

Hispanic:

28.8%

White:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elitha Donner Elementary ranks better than 55.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 30^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 48.82. (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 Student population at Elitha Donner Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (32.2%), Hispanic (28.8%), White (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elitha Donner Elementary is 23.6, which is the 12^th best among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elitha Donner Elementary is $8,797, which is the 3^rd highest among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elitha Donner Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elitha Donner Elementary 2621^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Elitha Donner 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 Elitha Donner Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.00	1034^th	4809	78.5%
2005	72.54	1222^nd	4822	74.7%
2006	69.33	1366^th	4818	71.6%
2007	67.88	1466^th	5113	71.3%
2008	60.24	1841^st	5113	64.0%
2009	75.42	1189^th	5193	77.1%
2010	71.71	1382^nd	5314	74.0%
2011	62.36	1882^nd	5377	65.0%
2012	54.03	2398^th	5390	55.5%
2013	51.22	2611^th	5530	52.8%
2015	51.81	2347^th	5611	58.2%
2016	43.42	2875^th	5614	48.8%
2017	53.58	2346^th	5692	58.8%
2018	53.06	2386^th	5662	57.9%
2019	44.82	2884^th	5789	50.2%
2021	50.50	639^th	1417	54.9%
2022	49.26	2566^th	5883	56.4%
2023	48.06	2637^th	5874	55.1%
2024	48.82	2621^st	5862	55.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.97	274^th	339	19.2%
2019	17.81	385^th	445	13.5%
2022	60.24	278^th	610	54.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	36.79	1994^th	3275	39.1%
2021	78.35	59^th	602	90.2%
2022	66.63	555^th	3311	83.2%
2023	62.38	701^st	3250	78.4%
2024	65.62	520^th	3160	83.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.84	1292^nd	2420	46.6%
2024	46.64	1075^th	2634	59.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.00	1514^th	5084	70.2%
2019	47.45	2580^th	5173	50.1%
2021	68.45	254^th	1110	77.1%
2022	52.16	2148^th	5264	59.2%
2023	43.98	2766^th	5374	48.5%
2024	50.64	2351^st	5511	57.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.11	2369^th	5413	56.2%
2019	48.27	2594^th	5492	52.8%
2021	51.88	549^th	1267	56.7%
2022	52.06	2316^th	5635	58.9%
2023	50.70	2366^th	5617	57.9%
2024	43.70	2810^th	5605	49.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	36.08	1472^nd	2585	43.1%
2021	55.91	92^nd	293	68.6%
2022	24.99	1734^th	2227	22.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.23	2266^th	5431	58.3%
2019	41.34	2956^th	5510	46.4%
2021	48.29	581^st	1272	54.3%
2022	45.13	2701^st	5663	52.3%
2023	43.85	2816^th	5650	50.2%
2024	54.82	2216^th	5636	60.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.41	873^rd	1071	18.5%
2019	7.20	1065^th	1149	7.3%
2022	17.31	983^rd	1154	14.8%
2023	6.74	1092^nd	1190	8.2%
2024	17.83	1026^th	1203	14.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.17	208^th	700	70.3%
2019	49.97	321^st	747	57.0%
2022	42.04	338^th	663	49.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.43	1940^th	4830	59.8%
2019	47.13	2476^th	4963	50.1%
2022	53.95	1952^nd	5084	61.6%
2023	54.54	1972^nd	5098	61.3%
2024	50.06	2265^th	5102	55.6%

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Rank History for White students at Elitha Donner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.22	1885^th	2737	31.1%
2019	34.86	2011^th	2834	29.0%
2022	21.46	2235^th	2726	18.0%
2023	34.59	1870^th	2662	29.8%
2024	42.41	1634^th	2647	38.3%

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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 Elitha Donner Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	295	32	99	66	1	n/a	n/a	0	493
1996	295	32	99	66	1	n/a	n/a	0	493
1997	276	27	108	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	484
1998	486	104	193	156	8	n/a	n/a	0	947
1999	555	127	241	197	11	n/a	n/a	0	1131
2000	571	128	235	181	11	n/a	n/a	0	1126
2001	560	138	252	173	8	n/a	n/a	0	1131
2002	524	165	248	197	12	n/a	n/a	0	1146
2003	524	165	248	197	12	n/a	n/a	0	1146
2004	487	173	259	212	13	n/a	n/a	0	1144
2005	430	220	248	205	11	n/a	n/a	9	1123
2006	405	207	236	228	11	n/a	n/a	8	1095
2007	353	171	206	205	3	n/a	n/a	112	1050
2008	307	169	192	204	5	n/a	n/a	0	877
2009	279	174	151	183	6	11	166	0	970
2010	243	175	155	311	5	2	69	0	960
2011	232	166	151	286	4	8	84	0	931
2012	201	153	143	278	4	9	92	0	880
2013	191	158	153	301	3	5	88	0	899
2014	201	145	145	294	6	6	100	0	897
2015	184	135	152	301	6	4	90	0	872
2016	147	123	130	246	8	3	84	0	741
2017	136	97	142	223	6	3	87	0	694
2018	140	92	145	207	2	2	86	0	674
2019	134	109	153	214	2	4	96	0	712
2020	143	93	207	215	1	7	90	0	756
2021	140	89	198	191	1	8	72	0	699
2022	129	84	218	206	1	10	70	0	718
2023	127	79	236	224	1	9	64	0	740
2024	130	75	244	218	1	13	76	0	757

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 Elitha Donner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	493	20.3	24.3	12.8
1996	493	20.3	24.3	12.8
1997	484	19.3	25.1	12
1998	947	40.7	23.3	16.9
1999	1131	52.0	21.8	17.3
2000	1126	54.6	20.6	17.6
2001	1131	53.1	21.3	19.7
2002	1146	54.9	20.9	19.9
2003	1146	54.9	20.9	19.9
2004	1144	56.6	20.2	24.5
2005	1123	49.9	22.5	29.1
2006	1095	49.8	22.0	32.4
2007	1050	51.0	20.6	38.4
2008	877	53.9	16.3	49.5
2009	970	47.9	19.0	46
2010	960	47.9	20.0	50
2011	931	n/a	n/a	51.8
2012	880	34.9	25.2	n/a
2013	899	34.9	25.7	59.4
2014	897	43.0	20.8	59.8
2015	872	44.0	19.8	62
2016	741	38.0	19.5	61.5
2017	694	28.0	24.7	56.8
2018	674	26.0	25.9	56.2
2019	712	27.0	26.3	55.8
2020	756	n/a	n/a	53.2
2021	699	29.0	24.1	49.5
2022	718	31.0	23.1	48.1
2023	740	31.0	23.8	51.5
2024	757	32.0	23.6	65.3

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 Elitha Donner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	493	20.3	24.3	12.8
1996	493	20.3	24.3	12.8
1997	484	19.3	25.1	12
1998	947	40.7	23.3	16.9
1999	1131	52.0	21.8	17.3
2000	1126	54.6	20.6	17.6
2001	1131	53.1	21.3	19.7
2002	1146	54.9	20.9	19.9
2003	1146	54.9	20.9	19.9
2004	1144	56.6	20.2	24.5
2005	1123	49.9	22.5	29.1
2006	1095	49.8	22.0	32.4
2007	1050	51.0	20.6	38.4
2008	877	53.9	16.3	49.5
2009	970	47.9	19.0	46
2010	960	47.9	20.0	50
2011	931	n/a	n/a	51.8
2012	880	34.9	25.2	n/a
2013	899	34.9	25.7	59.4
2014	897	43.0	20.8	59.8
2015	872	44.0	19.8	62
2016	741	38.0	19.5	61.5
2017	694	28.0	24.7	56.8
2018	674	26.0	25.9	56.2
2019	712	27.0	26.3	55.8
2020	756	n/a	n/a	53.2
2021	699	29.0	24.1	49.5
2022	718	31.0	23.1	48.1
2023	740	31.0	23.8	51.5
2024	757	32.0	23.6	65.3

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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