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The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) is the fifth-largest school district in California located in southern Sacramento County. EGUSD covers 320 square miles and includes 68 schools: 43 elementary schools, nine middle schools, nine high schools, five alternative education schools, an adult school, one charter school and a virtual academy. Offering a multitude of educational programs, including over 60 career-themed academies and pathways within 13 industry sectors, we prepare our students for college and career by supporting them with the means to be creative problem solvers; self-aware, self-reliant, and self-disciplined; technically literate; effective communicators and collaborators; and engaged in the community as individuals with integrity. We integrate rigorous academics with career-based learning and real world workplace experiences and ensure that Every Student is Learning, in Every Classroom, in Every Subject, Every Day to Prepare College, Career and Life Ready Graduates.
 

 

Our Mission and Core Values

Elk Grove Unified School District will provide a learning community that challenges ALL students to realize their greatest potential.

Outcomes for Students
Achievement of core academic skills
Confident, effective thinkers and problem solvers
Ethical participants in society

Commitments about how we operate as an organization
Supporting continuous improvement of instruction
Building strong relationships
Finding Solutions

High expectations for learning for ALL students and staff
Instructional excellence
Safe, peaceful, and healthy environment
Enriched learning environment
Collaboration with diverse communities and families
 

Strategic Goals

High Quality Classroom Instruction and Curriculum
All students will receive high quality classroom instruction and curriculum to promote college and career readiness and close the achievement gap.
 
Assessment, Data Analysis, and Action
All students will benefit from instruction guided by assessment results (formative, interim and summative) and continuous programmatic evaluation.
 
Wellness
All students will have an equitable opportunity to learn in a culturally responsive, physically, and emotionally healthy and safe environment.
 
Family and Community Engagement
All students will benefit from programs and services designed to inform and engage family and community partners.  
 
Targeted Supports
Students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, African American, American Indian and foster students will benefit from targeted programs and services that leverage their assets, affirm their identities, and address their needs to close achievement, opportunity, and relationship gaps.

Demographics

Student Demographics | Enrolled Students - 62,957
32,460 Grades TK-6
30,497 Grades 7-12
 
Student Demographics 
  • 10% African American
  • <1% American Indian
  • 29% Asian
  • 6% Filipino
  • 28% Hispanic or Latino
  • 2% Pacific Islander
  • 16% White
  • 9% Multiple or no response
 
Student Socio-Economics and Language Learners 
  • 58% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
  • 13% Students with Disabilities
  • 18% English Language Learners
  • <1% Foster
  • 3% Homeless

EGUSD 2023-24 Overview
Employee Demographics | Employees - 6,679
  • 3,596 Certificated
  • 2,719 Classified
  • 364 Administrators / Managers
 
Classified Employee Demographics (rounded)
  • 11% African American
  • 2% American Indian
  • 17% Asian
  • 4% Filipino
  • 23% Hispanic or Latino
  • 2% Pacific Islander
  • 37% White
  • 4% No race indicated or multiple responses
 
Certificated Employee Demographics (rounded)
  • 5% African American
  • 1% American Indian
  • 11% Asian
  • 2% Filipino
  • 11% Hispanic or Latino
  • <1% Pacific Islander
  • 63% White
  • 6% No race indicated or multiple responses
 
30% Hold a master’s and/or doctorate degree

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