Colfax Elementary

Colfax Elementary is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Colfax, California, part of Colfax Elementary, with 345 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 26% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Colfax Elementary sits inside Colfax Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Colfax Elementary shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Colfax Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 41% of students at Colfax Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Placer County (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Colfax Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.3%; this one comes in at 24.4%, -30.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Placer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Colfax Elementary is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

The closest other public school is Colfax High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Colfax Elementary comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Colfax Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 349 students in 2018 to 345 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Colfax Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.