Lakeview Elementary

Lakeview Elementary is a medium-sized primary school in El Dorado Hills, California, part of Rescue Union Elementary. The school educates 527 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Rescue Union Elementary (3,542 students total), Lakeview Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lakeview Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than El Dorado County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakeview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.4%; this one delivers 73.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (El Dorado County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $108,845 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Dorado County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students), Lakeview Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakeview Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.1%.

Lakeview Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 20% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.