Blue Oak Elementary

Located at 2391 Merrychase Dr., in Cameron Park, California, Blue Oak Elementary is an average-sized elementary school that instructs 445 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Buckeye Union Elementary.

Buckeye Union Elementary comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,151 students; Blue Oak Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Blue Oak Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, On paper, Blue Oak Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Blue Oak Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below El Dorado County's rate of about 32%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Blue Oak Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.6%, the actual is 59.1%, a residual of -6.5 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for El Dorado County indicate median household income runs about $108,845, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across El Dorado County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students), Blue Oak Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Camerado Springs Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Blue Oak Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blue Oak Elementary has showed little movement, going from 445 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 26.2:1 today.

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