Buckeye Elementary

Buckeye Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus in Shingle Springs, California, overseen by Buckeye Union Elementary. The school serves 320 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

Buckeye Union Elementary runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,151 students. Buckeye Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Buckeye Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest comes out to 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Buckeye Elementary logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Buckeye Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.

Across the wider county, El Dorado County reports that median household earnings sit near $108,845, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Buckeye Elementary is one of 69 public schools in El Dorado County (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students).

California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Buckeye Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Buckeye Elementary's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 320).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.