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Schools in Rancho Murieta · Elk Grove Unified School District

Rancho Murieta’s public schools outscore 72% of California districts

40% of students in Rancho Murieta’s public schools are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rancho Murieta, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#225of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

52%

▲ 5 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

40%

▲ 7 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.4K

▼ 18% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

22.7

CA 21.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

61,872 students on the public path

In brief

Rancho Murieta’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 364 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rancho Murieta’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,434 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

43 elementary schools, then nine middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rancho Murieta’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

B+: better than 72% of California school districts, #225 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 72%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (364)Better than 57%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 31,752 test results and a graduating class of 5,022 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Rancho Murieta’s students in the tested grades sat them (31,754 in math, 31,750 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rancho Murieta, with each school’s own grade.

43 schools teach K in Rancho Murieta’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.

Rancho Murieta’s public schools outscore 72% of California districts

Rancho Murieta’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

43 elementary schools, then nine middle and nine high schools

What’s behind Rancho Murieta’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Rancho Murieta vs. its neighbors

Every school in Rancho Murieta

Questions about Rancho Murieta’s schools

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