Ferris Spanger Elementary

Ferris Spanger Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Roseville, California, run under Roseville City Elementary, instructs 301 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 465.

Roseville City Elementary runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 12,306 students. Ferris Spanger Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Ferris Spanger Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Ferris Spanger Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Placer County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ferris Spanger Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Placer County shows median household earnings sit near $115,998, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Ferris Spanger Elementary is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

Nearest neighbor: Roseville High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ferris Spanger Elementary. On composite proficiency, Ferris Spanger Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

Ferris Spanger Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ferris Spanger Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 301). White enrollment moved from 59% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.