Edwin Markham Middle

Located at 2800 Moulton Dr., in Placerville, California, Edwin Markham Middle is a modestly sized 6-8 campus that serves 431 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Placerville Union Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 659.

Edwin Markham Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Placerville Union Elementary, a district that instructs 1,203 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Edwin Markham Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, El Dorado County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Edwin Markham Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 34.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for El Dorado County put median household income runs about $108,845, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Edwin Markham Middle is one of 69 public schools in El Dorado County (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students).

Nearest neighbor: El Dorado High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edwin Markham Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edwin Markham Middle has rose 16%, going from 371 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

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