Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter

Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter is a K-12 campus of minimally staffed scale in El Dorado Hills, California, one of the schools within Buckeye Union Elementary, educateing 180 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 70% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Across the 9 schools in Buckeye Union Elementary (4,151 students total), Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter logs that 52% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 26% multiracial, 16% White, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 5% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, El Dorado County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 74.2%; this one delivers 97.3%, a residual of +23.0 points.

Around the school, El Dorado County reports that median household income runs about $108,845, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter is one of 69 public schools in El Dorado County (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students).

Oak Meadow Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 70.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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