Is Foulks Ranch Elementary a good school?

Foulks Ranch Elementary ranks 1920 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Foulks Ranch Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 777 students attended Foulks Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Foulks Ranch Elementary?

Students at Foulks Ranch Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 31% White, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Foulks Ranch Elementary attend?

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

Foulks Ranch Elementary

Summary:

Foulks Ranch Elementary is a public elementary school in Elk Grove, California, serving 777 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 594 out of 1,568 school districts in the state.

Foulks Ranch Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 54.92% of Foulks Ranch students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.7% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 40.92% of Foulks Ranch students were proficient or better, compared to 41.16% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the top 25% and top 20%, respectively, among California elementary schools. However, the school struggles with Asian and multi-racial student subgroups, which rank in the bottom 20% and bottom 10%, respectively.

Despite its strong academic performance, Foulks Ranch Elementary faces some challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.4% in 2017-2018 to 27.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the 18.6% rate at nearby Stone Lake Elementary. Additionally, Foulks Ranch has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 40.8% in 2022-2023, compared to 28.43% at Stone Lake Elementary. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and support could help Foulks Ranch Elementary continue to improve and better serve its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

6211 Laguna Park Dr.
Elk Grove, CA 95758-4852

(916) 686-8177

District: Elk Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1920^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,260

Students who attend Foulks Ranch Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 777

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.4%

White:

31.0%

Asian:

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Foulks Ranch Elementary ranks better than 67.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 21^st among 42 ranked elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.1. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Foulks Ranch Elementary is $7,260, which is the 18^th highest among 42 elementary schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District.

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Foulks Ranch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Foulks Ranch Elementary 1920^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Foulks Ranch 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 Foulks Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.66	298^th	4809	93.8%
2005	91.40	418^th	4822	91.3%
2006	89.75	491^st	4818	89.8%
2007	87.28	660^th	5113	87.1%
2008	86.27	689^th	5113	86.5%
2009	81.14	947^th	5193	81.8%
2010	79.76	1016^th	5314	80.9%
2011	79.68	1022^nd	5377	81.0%
2012	67.35	1659^th	5390	69.2%
2013	66.45	1749^th	5530	68.4%
2015	72.50	1397^th	5611	75.1%
2016	68.55	1592^nd	5614	71.6%
2017	67.24	1690^th	5692	70.3%
2018	67.91	1682^nd	5662	70.3%
2019	63.92	1886^th	5789	67.4%
2021	62.70	477^th	1417	66.3%
2022	71.70	1547^th	5883	73.7%
2023	63.90	1850^th	5874	68.5%
2024	63.10	1920^th	5862	67.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.29	248^th	339	26.8%
2019	35.84	327^th	445	26.5%
2022	28.67	466^th	610	23.6%
2023	18.59	578^th	669	13.6%
2024	26.14	541^st	669	19.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	59.12	795^th	3311	76.0%
2023	35.75	2101^st	3250	35.4%
2024	45.56	1441^st	3160	54.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.54	740^th	2420	69.4%
2024	62.90	651^st	2634	75.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.70	2773^rd	5084	45.5%
2019	41.20	3029^th	5173	41.4%
2021	54.16	426^th	1110	61.6%
2022	61.73	1584^th	5264	69.9%
2023	52.47	2201^st	5374	59.0%
2024	43.25	2876^th	5511	47.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.30	1789^th	5413	66.9%
2019	62.94	1844^th	5492	66.4%
2021	58.31	469^th	1267	63.0%
2022	69.29	1552^nd	5635	72.5%
2023	67.00	1633^rd	5617	70.9%
2024	63.09	1806^th	5605	67.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.27	639^th	2128	70.0%
2019	66.30	573^rd	2585	77.8%
2021	57.12	89^th	293	69.6%
2022	56.95	661^st	2227	70.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.56	1543^rd	5431	71.6%
2019	62.62	1840^th	5510	66.6%
2021	65.08	396^th	1272	68.9%
2022	71.82	1445^th	5663	74.5%
2023	58.01	2037^th	5650	63.9%
2024	60.26	1960^th	5636	65.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	33.39	875^th	1149	23.8%
2022	22.01	956^th	1154	17.2%
2023	15.60	1029^th	1190	13.5%
2024	10.44	1070^th	1203	11.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.38	511^th	700	27.0%
2019	41.81	397^th	747	46.9%
2022	66.35	152^nd	663	77.1%
2023	65.65	171^st	662	74.2%
2024	65.70	145^th	593	75.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.93	1144^th	4830	76.3%
2019	58.84	1762^nd	4963	64.5%
2022	87.18	466^th	5084	90.8%
2023	83.95	579^th	5098	88.6%
2024	74.29	976^th	5102	80.9%

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Rank History for White students at Foulks Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.95	1171^st	2737	57.2%
2019	58.83	1249^th	2834	55.9%
2022	60.54	1140^th	2726	58.2%
2023	54.60	1303^rd	2662	51.1%
2024	56.43	1228^th	2647	53.6%

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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 Foulks Ranch Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	217	14	6	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	261
1990	423	50	46	63	5	n/a	n/a	0	587
1991	539	55	74	80	5	n/a	n/a	0	753
1992	555	47	99	84	3	n/a	n/a	0	788
1993	592	37	106	82	2	n/a	n/a	0	819
1994	737	55	161	114	3	n/a	n/a	0	1070
1995	723	82	139	136	6	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1996	723	82	139	136	6	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1997	736	113	147	141	8	n/a	n/a	0	1145
1998	750	94	161	127	6	n/a	n/a	0	1138
1999	738	94	155	124	10	n/a	n/a	0	1121
2000	727	88	157	120	12	n/a	n/a	0	1104
2001	739	84	157	128	13	n/a	n/a	0	1121
2002	688	107	163	148	10	n/a	n/a	0	1116
2003	688	107	163	148	10	n/a	n/a	0	1116
2004	655	105	190	168	10	n/a	n/a	1	1129
2005	628	123	187	167	12	n/a	n/a	0	1117
2006	611	119	184	183	7	n/a	n/a	10	1114
2007	542	113	152	155	4	n/a	n/a	115	1081
2008	483	108	140	149	4	n/a	n/a	0	884
2009	461	105	135	125	2	9	187	0	1024
2010	428	100	117	205	1	8	122	0	981
2011	398	97	110	225	7	8	103	0	948
2012	363	100	96	247	10	5	104	0	925
2013	343	103	94	238	12	4	112	0	906
2014	329	93	103	268	12	5	133	0	943
2015	311	99	105	258	13	4	135	0	925
2016	294	100	112	262	9	2	141	0	920
2017	297	97	115	270	10	1	138	0	928
2018	287	81	112	276	5	0	134	0	895
2019	273	80	104	266	1	0	122	0	846
2020	279	74	107	275	1	5	123	0	864
2021	248	84	110	248	2	5	108	0	805
2022	224	75	110	240	3	6	96	0	754
2023	241	63	113	252	3	9	96	0	777

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 Foulks Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	261	11.9	21.9	n/a
1990	587	21.8	26.9	n/a
1991	753	27.3	27.5	n/a
1992	788	27.7	28.4	3.9
1993	819	30.8	26.6	3.1
1994	1070	39.8	26.9	6.4
1995	1086	41.5	26.2	7.9
1996	1086	41.5	26.2	7.9
1997	1145	46.0	24.9	10.4
1998	1138	52.9	21.5	8.1
1999	1121	52.3	21.4	7.1
2000	1104	53.2	20.8	7
2001	1121	51.7	21.7	8.1
2002	1116	55.2	20.2	10.6
2003	1116	55.2	20.2	10.6
2004	1129	55.4	20.4	10.7
2005	1117	51.0	21.9	13.4
2006	1114	51.0	21.8	16.6
2007	1081	53.0	20.4	18.1
2008	884	55.0	16.1	26.4
2009	1024	50.3	19.2	22.6
2010	981	48.0	20.4	26.3
2011	948	n/a	n/a	27.5
2012	925	35.0	26.4	n/a
2013	906	36.0	25.1	32.6
2014	943	41.0	23.0	36.3
2015	925	41.0	22.5	39.2
2016	920	44.0	20.9	40.2
2017	928	38.2	24.2	35.2
2018	895	38.0	23.5	40.6
2019	846	35.0	24.1	40.1
2020	864	n/a	n/a	40.2
2021	805	33.0	24.3	36.8
2022	754	32.0	23.5	37.9
2023	777	31.0	25.0	40.8

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 Foulks Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	261	11.9	21.9	n/a
1990	587	21.8	26.9	n/a
1991	753	27.3	27.5	n/a
1992	788	27.7	28.4	3.9
1993	819	30.8	26.6	3.1
1994	1070	39.8	26.9	6.4
1995	1086	41.5	26.2	7.9
1996	1086	41.5	26.2	7.9
1997	1145	46.0	24.9	10.4
1998	1138	52.9	21.5	8.1
1999	1121	52.3	21.4	7.1
2000	1104	53.2	20.8	7
2001	1121	51.7	21.7	8.1
2002	1116	55.2	20.2	10.6
2003	1116	55.2	20.2	10.6
2004	1129	55.4	20.4	10.7
2005	1117	51.0	21.9	13.4
2006	1114	51.0	21.8	16.6
2007	1081	53.0	20.4	18.1
2008	884	55.0	16.1	26.4
2009	1024	50.3	19.2	22.6
2010	981	48.0	20.4	26.3
2011	948	n/a	n/a	27.5
2012	925	35.0	26.4	n/a
2013	906	36.0	25.1	32.6
2014	943	41.0	23.0	36.3
2015	925	41.0	22.5	39.2
2016	920	44.0	20.9	40.2
2017	928	38.2	24.2	35.2
2018	895	38.0	23.5	40.6
2019	846	35.0	24.1	40.1
2020	864	n/a	n/a	40.2
2021	805	33.0	24.3	36.8
2022	754	32.0	23.5	37.9
2023	777	31.0	25.0	40.8

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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