Indian Diggings Elementary
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 17% |
Where Indian Diggings Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In El Dorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12 | #5,880 of 5,915 | #34 of 35 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12 | 0.8 | 15.0:1 | 50% (6) |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 0.8 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 0.8 | 12.5:1 | 30% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 14 | N/A | N/A | 57% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 0.8 | 23.8:1 | 37% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 19 | N/A | N/A | 16% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 18 | N/A | N/A | 17% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 36 | 2 | 18.0:1 | 33% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 36 | 2 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (19 to 12); teachers unchanged (0.8 to 0.8).
About Indian Diggings Elementary
A small elementary school in Somerset, California, Indian Diggings Elementary is part of Indian Diggings Elementary. It educates 12 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 97% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
In federal data, the district for Indian Diggings Elementary is the school itself.
White students are the large majority at Indian Diggings Elementary, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 8% multiracial.
At Indian Diggings Elementary, 0.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in El Dorado County.
Among El Dorado County residents, median household income is about $108,845, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 69 public schools in El Dorado County, with a combined enrollment of about 34,706.
Mountain Creek Middle is located about 7.5 miles from Indian Diggings Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: 4.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Indian Diggings Elementary went from 14 students to 12.
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