Helen Carr Castello Elementary

Grades K–6 Public District: Elk Grove Unified

9850 Fire Poppy Dr., Elk Grove, CA 95757 Map

Math (met standard)
62%
+21 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
68%
+21 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
48%
+13 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
50%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
790
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.9
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 65% state 47% · 2025-26 74% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 70% state 42% · 2025-26 69% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 49% state 37% · 2025-26 57% state 49% · 2025-26 48% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 63% state 37% · 2025-26 74% state 48% · 2025-26 —
All grades 62% state 41% · 2025-26 68% state 47% · 2025-26 48% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 62% state 41% 68% state 47% 48% state 35%
2024-25 60% state 40% 66% state 47% 45% state 33%
2023-24 55% state 39% 62% state 45% 54% state 33%
2022-23 59% state 37% 65% state 45% 50% state 32%
2021-22 56% state 36% 63% state 45% 52% state 31%
2020-21 51% state 34% 62% state 43% —
2018-19 59% state 43% 62% state 50% 45% state 32%
2017-18 64% state 41% 67% state 49% —
2016-17 57% state 39% 61% state 46% —
2015-16 58% state 38% 61% state 46% —
2014-15 53% state 34% 55% state 42% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Elk Grove Charter
Grades 7–12 Charter · Elk Grove Unified
0.7 mi
14%
−21 vs state
42%
−11 vs state
18%
−19 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26 57% 262 Hispanic 38%
Toby Johnson Middle
Grades 7–8 · Elk Grove Unified
0.8 mi
54%
+17 vs state
66%
+16 vs state
45%
+9 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 55% in 2025-26 45% 1,317 Asian 41%
Arlene Hein Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.0 mi
56%
+16 vs state
59%
+13 vs state
46%
+11 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 57% in 2022-23 → 54% in 2025-26 46% 817 Asian 47%
Franklin Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.0 mi
55%
+15 vs state
60%
+13 vs state
46%
+10 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 54% in 2025-26 54% 932 Asian 42%
Stone Lake Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.3 mi
61%
+21 vs state
69%
+23 vs state
51%
+16 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 60% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2025-26 38% 690 Asian 36%
Carroll Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.4 mi
56%
+15 vs state
64%
+17 vs state
48%
+13 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 57% in 2022-23 → 56% in 2025-26 55% 854 Asian 46%
Foulks Ranch Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.4 mi
46%
+5 vs state
55%
+8 vs state
38%
+3 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 44% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 50% 779 Hispanic 32%
Elliott Ranch Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.8 mi
67%
+26 vs state
70%
+23 vs state
56%
+21 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 65% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2025-26 46% 599 Asian 38%
Zehnder Ranch Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.9 mi
70%
+29 vs state
71%
+24 vs state
62%
+26 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 68% in 2022-23 → 67% in 2025-26 36% 1,019 Asian 58%
Elitha Donner Elementary
Grades K–6 · Elk Grove Unified
1.9 mi
36%
−5 vs state
48%
+1 vs state
21%
−14 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 35% in 2025-26 70% 706 Asian 33%