H. Clarke Powers Elementary

H. Clarke Powers Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Loomis, California, operated by Loomis Union Elementary, with 495 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Loomis Union Elementary runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,826 students. H. Clarke Powers Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, H. Clarke Powers Elementary reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, H. Clarke Powers Elementary reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 15% of students at H. Clarke Powers Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Placer County (around 33%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), H. Clarke Powers Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Placer County) logs that median household earnings sit near $115,998, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. H. Clarke Powers Elementary is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

Nearest neighbor: Loomis Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), H. Clarke Powers Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H. Clarke Powers Elementary has ticked down 5%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 495 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the H. Clarke Powers Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.