Is Joseph Sims Elementary a good school?

Joseph Sims Elementary ranks 2154 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Joseph Sims Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 759 students attended Joseph Sims Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Sims Elementary?

Students at Joseph Sims Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 22% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Joseph Sims Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joseph Sims Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Harriet G. Eddy Middle High : Laguna Creek High

Joseph Sims Elementary

Summary:

Joseph Sims Elementary is a public elementary school in Elk Grove, California, serving 759 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Joseph Sims Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating, its academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates range from 37% to 57%, compared to the district's 48% to 54% and the state's 43% to 47%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 33% to 48%, compared to the district's 39% to 52% and the state's 34% to 46%. The school's performance in Science is also slightly below the district and state averages. Additionally, Joseph Sims Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.5% in 2017-2018 to 36.0% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district's rates.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Franklin Elementary, Arlene Hein Elementary, and Elliott Ranch Elementary, Joseph Sims Elementary generally underperforms in academic assessments and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. These nearby schools also have slightly lower student-teacher ratios. The higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Joseph Sims Elementary, ranging from 33.75% to 37.94%, may contribute to the school's challenges, as research has shown that students from low-income families often face additional obstacles that can impact their educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

3033 Buckminster Dr.
Elk Grove, CA 95758-7631

(916) 683-7445

District: Elk Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2154^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,854

Students who attend Joseph Sims Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harriet G. Eddy Middle
High:	Laguna Creek High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 759

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.6%

Asian:

25.0%

White:

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Joseph Sims Elementary ranks better than 63.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 26^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 57.83. (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 Student population at Joseph Sims Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (30.6%), Asian (25%), White (21.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joseph Sims Elementary is 21.2, which is the 2^nd best among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Joseph Sims Elementary employs 35.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joseph Sims Elementary is $7,854, which is the 5^th highest among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joseph Sims Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Joseph Sims Elementary 2154^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Joseph Sims 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 Joseph Sims Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	88.92	551^st	4809	88.5%
2005	87.50	619^th	4822	87.2%
2006	85.68	702^nd	4818	85.4%
2007	84.40	777^th	5113	84.8%
2008	79.14	1009^th	5113	80.3%
2009	76.80	1139^th	5193	78.1%
2010	81.01	957^th	5314	82.0%
2011	76.61	1175^th	5377	78.1%
2012	73.69	1346^th	5390	75.0%
2013	63.09	1944^th	5530	64.8%
2015	78.29	1179^th	5611	79.0%
2016	79.52	1148^th	5614	79.6%
2017	82.73	1014^th	5692	82.2%
2018	73.13	1436^th	5662	74.6%
2019	67.75	1708^th	5789	70.5%
2021	63.25	470^th	1417	66.8%
2022	64.41	1832^nd	5883	68.9%
2023	64.30	1828^th	5874	68.9%
2024	57.83	2154^th	5862	63.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.48	273^rd	339	19.5%
2019	21.75	370^th	445	16.9%
2022	37.48	414^th	610	32.1%
2023	45.21	428^th	669	36.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	50.70	192^nd	602	68.1%
2022	64.25	628^th	3311	81.0%
2023	76.00	348^th	3250	89.3%
2024	49.22	1220^th	3160	61.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.49	1137^th	2420	53.0%
2024	27.36	1978^th	2634	24.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.06	2030^th	5084	60.1%
2019	49.52	2437^th	5173	52.9%
2021	62.11	335^th	1110	69.8%
2022	56.37	1900^th	5264	63.9%
2023	53.45	2136^th	5374	60.3%
2024	38.23	3269^th	5511	40.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.33	1737^th	5413	67.9%
2019	58.41	2035^th	5492	62.9%
2021	59.26	459^th	1267	63.8%
2022	62.80	1830^th	5635	67.5%
2023	64.83	1728^th	5617	69.2%
2024	50.58	2381^st	5605	57.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.86	1652^nd	2128	22.4%
2019	42.19	1221^st	2585	52.8%
2021	25.05	223^rd	293	23.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.42	1159^th	5431	78.7%
2019	73.49	1364^th	5510	75.2%
2021	64.98	397^th	1272	68.8%
2022	63.89	1785^th	5663	68.5%
2023	61.44	1883^rd	5650	66.7%
2024	63.58	1815^th	5636	67.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.56	643^rd	1071	40.0%
2019	52.72	685^th	1149	40.4%
2022	29.59	900^th	1154	22.0%
2023	25.43	961^st	1190	19.2%
2024	17.99	1024^th	1203	14.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.66	130^th	700	81.4%
2019	75.32	125^th	747	83.3%
2022	61.25	179^th	663	73.0%
2023	73.39	122^nd	662	81.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.82	1584^th	4830	67.2%
2019	48.43	2392^nd	4963	51.8%
2022	65.50	1362^nd	5084	73.2%
2023	65.17	1398^th	5098	72.6%
2024	68.31	1257^th	5102	75.4%

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Rank History for White students at Joseph Sims Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.76	1089^th	2737	60.2%
2019	47.39	1641^st	2834	42.1%
2022	41.40	1691^st	2726	38.0%
2023	45.50	1558^th	2662	41.5%
2024	43.95	1589^th	2647	40.0%

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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 Joseph Sims Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	499	154	227	128	8	n/a	n/a	0	1016
2001	529	157	311	153	17	n/a	n/a	0	1167
2002	495	146	401	145	12	n/a	n/a	0	1199
2003	495	146	401	145	12	n/a	n/a	0	1199
2004	479	141	420	162	8	n/a	n/a	0	1210
2005	450	143	434	166	10	n/a	n/a	11	1214
2006	430	146	421	182	11	n/a	n/a	19	1209
2007	366	125	376	179	6	n/a	n/a	149	1201
2008	329	109	345	179	4	n/a	n/a	0	966
2009	324	113	344	166	4	16	229	0	1196
2010	331	117	346	296	2	12	116	0	1220
2011	328	132	313	282	2	14	127	0	1198
2012	321	132	323	265	7	17	110	0	1175
2013	307	127	307	244	8	13	111	0	1117
2014	297	103	291	236	10	15	123	0	1075
2015	284	115	287	218	10	13	112	0	1039
2016	239	77	234	157	5	9	91	0	812
2017	226	89	252	153	4	7	98	0	829
2018	186	88	229	147	6	8	110	0	774
2019	197	104	238	188	4	7	115	0	853
2020	185	93	209	212	4	6	120	0	829
2021	183	94	218	221	4	6	110	0	836
2022	172	80	200	231	2	9	106	0	800
2023	166	74	190	232	2	11	84	0	759

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 Joseph Sims Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	1016	47.0	21.6	14.2
2001	1167	55.1	21.2	13.3
2002	1199	60.9	19.7	11.4
2003	1199	60.9	19.7	11.4
2004	1210	58.9	20.5	10.7
2005	1214	53.6	22.6	14.3
2006	1209	54.0	22.4	13.4
2007	1201	56.5	21.3	17.5
2008	966	61.0	15.8	25.3
2009	1196	57.0	19.9	24.7
2010	1220	57.2	21.3	27.1
2011	1198	n/a	n/a	25
2012	1175	46.0	25.5	n/a
2013	1117	42.0	26.5	30
2014	1075	46.0	23.3	31.5
2015	1039	44.0	23.6	37.7
2016	812	38.0	21.3	32.5
2017	829	35.0	23.6	30.2
2018	774	32.6	23.7	33.7
2019	853	33.4	25.5	37.5
2020	829	n/a	n/a	35.6
2021	836	38.0	22.0	34.3
2022	800	38.0	21.0	33.8
2023	759	35.8	21.2	37.9

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 Joseph Sims Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	1016	47.0	21.6	14.2
2001	1167	55.1	21.2	13.3
2002	1199	60.9	19.7	11.4
2003	1199	60.9	19.7	11.4
2004	1210	58.9	20.5	10.7
2005	1214	53.6	22.6	14.3
2006	1209	54.0	22.4	13.4
2007	1201	56.5	21.3	17.5
2008	966	61.0	15.8	25.3
2009	1196	57.0	19.9	24.7
2010	1220	57.2	21.3	27.1
2011	1198	n/a	n/a	25
2012	1175	46.0	25.5	n/a
2013	1117	42.0	26.5	30
2014	1075	46.0	23.3	31.5
2015	1039	44.0	23.6	37.7
2016	812	38.0	21.3	32.5
2017	829	35.0	23.6	30.2
2018	774	32.6	23.7	33.7
2019	853	33.4	25.5	37.5
2020	829	n/a	n/a	35.6
2021	836	38.0	22.0	34.3
2022	800	38.0	21.0	33.8
2023	759	35.8	21.2	37.9

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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