Elk Grove Unified School District

The Elk Grove Unified School District is a school district in southern Sacramento County, California, United States.[2]

Elk Grove Unified School District
Address
9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road
Elk Grove
, California, 95624
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
Established1959
SuperintendentChristopher R. Hoffman
Budget$1.15 billion
NCES District ID0612330 [1]
Students and staff
Students63,157 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers2,722.23 (FTE)[1]
Staff3,043.64 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio23.2:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.egusd.net

The Elk Grove Unified School District is the fifth largest school district in California and the largest in northern California.[3]

Located in southern Sacramento County, the district covers 320 square miles (830 km2). For the 2007–08 school year, the district served more than 61,000 students. More than 80 languages and dialects are spoken by over 63,000 Elk Grove Unified students.

The district has 69 schools: 44 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 9 high schools, seven alternative education schools: three continuation schools, an adult school, a special education school, a charter school, and an online academy.[4]

The district is governed by a publicly elected seven-member Board of Education.[5]

Boundary

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The district serves all of Elk Grove, Florin, Franklin, Rancho Murieta and Vineyard, most of Wilton and sections of Mather, Parkway, Rancho Cordova and Sacramento.

History

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Today the Elk Grove Unified School District's boundaries cover 320 square miles (830 km2), stretching almost from the Sacramento River to the foothills of Amador County.

The district is the result of the unification of smaller districts that date back to the 19th century.[6]

The elementary school district known as "Elk Grove" was formed in 1866 and is one of the oldest in the state of California. The Elk Grove Union High School District followed almost 30 years later opening in 1892.[7]

The unification of the Elk Grove district took place in 1959 under the leadership of County Superintendent T.R. Smedberg, a former superintendent of Elk Grove Union High School District. The elementary districts that unified with the high school district included: Elk Grove, Sierra-Enterprise, Franklin, Cosumnes, Dillard, Florin, and Pleasant Grove.[8]

Elk Grove Unified has only had six superintendents in its 62-year history.[9]

  • 1959 to 1968 – George Kibby
  • 1969 to 1983 – Glenn Houde
  • 1983 to 1995 – Robert L. Trigg
  • 1995 to 2004 – David W. Gordon
  • 2004 to 2014 – Steven M. Ladd
  • 2014 to present - Christopher R. Hoffman

Schools

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High schools

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Franklin High School

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Middle schools

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Each of the middle schools below is fed into a high school above.

  • Joseph Kerr Middle School (est. 1964) (Elk Grove High School) the current JKMS was the EGHS campus before 1964 then the campus became JKMS
  • James Rutter Middle School (est. 1966) (Florin High School)
  • Samuel Jackman Middle School (est. 1991) (Valley High School)
  • Harriet Eddy Middle School (est. 1994) (Laguna Creek High School)
  • T.R. Smedberg Middle School (est. 1997) (Sheldon High School)
  • Toby Johnson Middle School (est. 2002) (Franklin High School)
  • Edward Harris Jr. Middle School (est. 2004) (Monterey Trail High School)
  • Katherine L. Albiani Middle School (est. 2005) (Pleasant Grove High School)
  • Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School (est. 2008) (Cosumnes Oaks High School)

Elementary schools

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  • Florin Elementary School (est. 1887)
  • Cosumnes River Elementary School (est. 1948)
  • Elk Grove Elementary School (established in 1948, re-established in 1993)
  • EGES - major fire at original historical campus location 2015[11]
  • Pleasant Grove Elementary School (est. 1950)
  • C.W. Dillard Elementary School (est. 1955)
  • Franklin Elementary School (est. 1955)
  • Sierra Enterprise Elementary School (est. 1955)
  • Anna Kirchgater Elementary School (est. 1957)
  • James A. McKee Elementary School (est. 1963)
  • Samuel Kennedy Elementary School (est. 1963)
  • David Reese Elementary School (est. 1965)
  • Charles E. Mack Elementary School (est. 1966)
  • Herman Leimbach Elementary School (est. 1972)
  • Florence Markofer Elementary School (est. 1980)
  • Ellen Feickert Elementary School (est. 1981)
  • Prairie Elementary School (est. 1981)
  • Isabelle Jackson Elementary School (est. 1988)
  • Union House Elementary School (est. 1988)
  • John Reith Elementary School (est. 1989)
  • John Ehrhardt Elementary School (est. 1991)
  • Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School (est. 1992)
  • Foulks Ranch Elementary School (est. 1993)
  • Elitha Donner Elementary School (est. 1994)
  • Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary School (est. 1995)
  • Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary School (est. 1996)
  • Arthur C. Butler Elementary School (est. 1998)
  • Joseph Sims Elementary School (est. 1999)
  • Raymond Case Elementary School (est. 2000
  • Stone Lake Elementary School (est. 2000)
  • Elliott Ranch Elementary School (est. 2002)
  • Irene B. West Elementary School (est. 2002)
  • Robert J. Fite Elementary School (est. 2002)
  • Edna Batey Elementary School (est. 2003)
  • Arlene Hein Elementary School (est. 2004)
  • Roy Herburger Elementary School (est. 2004)
  • Arnold Adreani Elementary School (est. 2005)
  • Helen Carr Castello Elementary School (est. 2005)
  • Carroll Elementary (est. 2006)
  • Sunrise Elementary School (est. 2007)
  • Marion Mix Elementary School (est. 2015)
  • Robert J. McGarvey Elementary School (est. 2017)
  • Zehnder Ranch Elementary School (est. 2017)
  • Miwok Village Elementary School (est. 2022)

Continuation schools

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  • William Daylor High School (est. 1966) college-preparatory
  • Rio Cazadero High School (est. 1981)
  • Calvine High School (est. 1991)

Alternative schools

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  • Las Flores High School (est. 1988), a charter school
  • Elk Grove Charter School (est. 1999)
  • Elk Grove Unified School District Virtual Academy (est. 2010), an online school

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Elk Grove Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "California School Dashboard (CA Dept of Education)". www.caschooldashboard.org. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. ^ "Largest & Smallest Public School Districts - Accessing Educational Data (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ "Our Schools - Elk Grove Unified School District". www.egusd.net. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  5. ^ "Board of Education - Elk Grove Unified School District". www.egusd.net. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. ^ "SCOE | Gallery: Sacramento County Schools During the Early 1900s". www.scoe.net. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  7. ^ "HISTORY – EGUSD Early Elementary Schools". Elk Grove Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  8. ^ Magazine, Ardent For Life (2019-08-27). "Elk Grove Unified School District Celebrating 60 years". ardent-for-life. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  9. ^ "Superintendent's Office - Elk Grove Unified School District". www.egusd.net. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  10. ^ a b c d e "School Directory Search Results (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  11. ^ Ahumada, Rosalio (20 February 2015). "Fire destroys Cosumnes Community Services District headquarters in Elk Grove". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ "COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus)". Elk Grove Unified School District. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
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