Cosumnes River Elementary School
Elk Grove Unified · grades K–6 · about 5 min from the gate
Schools
Elk Grove Unified, plus a private academy in the neighborhood.
Cosumnes River Elementary, Katherine L. Albiani Middle, and Pleasant Grove High — all three rate well above average, and each has a real academic identity of its own beyond just a name and a boundary line.
Elementary
Cosumnes River Elementary — an 8/10 on GreatSchools.
Kindergarten through 6th grade, Elk Grove Unified, with a Gifted & Talented program alongside the regular track and a genuinely full slate of extras — volleyball and track teams, art and drama, a knitting club, student leadership. About 340 students, small enough that teachers know names fast. Math and reading proficiency both run well ahead of the state average.
Middle & high
Albiani Falcons, then Pleasant Grove Eagles.
Katherine L. Albiani Middle School — about 1,450 students, Gifted & Talented plus AVID college-prep support, an 8/10 on GreatSchools — feeds into Pleasant Grove High, which carries the highest API score in Elk Grove Unified and a 9/10 rating. Pleasant Grove runs a 54% AP participation rate and four career academies — Biomedical, engineering (IDEA), Agriculture/FFA, and Digital Media — on top of the standard college-prep track.
At a glance
The four schools, side by side.
Katherine L. Albiani Middle School
Elk Grove Unified · grades 7–8 · about 20 min from the gate
Destiny Christian Academy
The private Christian option for families who want it, K–12. Ask Deb directly for the current address and enrollment contact — she has it on hand.