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How has Loomis Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOOMIS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062256002772
Loomis Elementary
3505 Taylor Rd., Loomis, CA 95650 · (916) 652-1824 · Placer County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
93 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 28% larger than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.7pp since 2014
Math
54.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.5% | 31.2% | 18.6% | 17.6% |
| Math | 28.9% | 25.2% | 26.9% | 19.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 57.1% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 54.1% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 53.7% |
| 2018-19 | 62.6% | 51.3% |
| 2017-18 | 70.5% | 55.6% |
| 2016-17 | 62.6% | 54.6% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Loomis Elementary
Loomis Elementary's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loomis Elementary this school | 438 | 21.2% | 59.5% |
| Blue Oak Elementary Cameron Park | 445 | 23.4% | 59.8% |
| Sequoia Elementary Santa Rosa | 414 | 22.7% | 54.2% |
| Magnolia Elementary Carlsbad | 488 | 21.1% | 80.3% |
| Carl H. Sundahl Elementary Folsom | 435 | 18.2% | 73.0% |
| Silver Gate Elementary San Diego | 399 | 23.6% | 81.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Loomis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,149 of 5,151 | #31 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,357 of 5,172 ▼ 220 | #34 of 61 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #1,102 of 5,172 ▲ 36 | #24 of 61 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #1,729 of 5,116 | #35 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #3,177 of 5,915 | #35 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,555 of 5,352 | #23 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #2,790 of 5,354 | #52 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #5,104 of 5,625 | #47 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #2,249 of 3,837 | #14 of 38 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
438
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 438 | 20.8 | 21.1:1 | 21% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 22.3 | 19.9:1 | 28% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 22.3 | 19.9:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 26% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 20.9 | 24.2:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | N/A | N/A | 29% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 17% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 25 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loomis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (505 to 438); teachers unchanged (20.9 to 20.8).
About Loomis Elementary
Loomis Elementary, located in Loomis, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 438 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8.
In Loomis Union Elementary, 7 schools enroll a combined 2,826 students.
At Loomis Elementary, White students make up 68% of the student body. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, about 69% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Loomis Elementary's 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.1:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 21%. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Placer County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Loomis Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Loomis Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.5%; the prediction is 67.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Placer County, the median household income is $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 123 public schools in Placer County, enrolling about 70,590 students in all.
Del Oro High is the public school closest to Loomis Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Loomis Elementary places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 448 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 438. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.6:1 to 21.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loomis Union Elementary
- Loomis Basin CharterElementary · 505 students
- Placer ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- H. Clarke Powers ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 433 students
- Penryn ElementaryElementary · 250 students
- Ophir STEAM AcademyElementary · 200 students
Other schools in Loomis
- Del Oro HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Loomis Basin CharterElementary · 505 students
- Placer ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- H. Clarke Powers ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 433 students
Other Loomis Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Loomis Elementary. Loomis Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Loomis Elementary SchoolBroomall, PA · 376 students
- LOOMIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLOOMIS, NE · 153 students
Nearby schools
- Del Oro High0.6 mi · 1,634
- H. Clarke Powers Elementary0.8 mi · 495
- Penryn Elementary2.2 mi · 250
- Loomis Basin Charter2.6 mi · 505
- Franklin Elementary2.7 mi · 433
- Placer Elementary2.8 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Loomis ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Loomis Elementary?
Loomis Elementary enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Loomis Elementary serve?
Loomis Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Loomis Elementary have?
Loomis Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loomis Elementary?
At Loomis Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Loomis Elementary in?
Loomis Elementary is part of Loomis Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.