Louisiana Schnell Elementary

Located at 2871 Schnell School Rd., in Placerville, California, Louisiana Schnell Elementary is a small elementary-level community that teaches 370 students (grades K through 5), operated by Placerville Union Elementary. That puts it 20% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Louisiana Schnell Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Placerville Union Elementary, a district that enrolls 1,203 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Louisiana Schnell Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 44% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, El Dorado County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Louisiana Schnell Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at Louisiana Schnell Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against El Dorado County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Louisiana Schnell Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.0%; this one comes in at 17.9%, -20.1 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for El Dorado County indicate median household earnings sit near $108,845, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Louisiana Schnell Elementary is one of 69 public schools in El Dorado County (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students).

The closest other public school is Sierra Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Louisiana Schnell Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.7%.

Louisiana Schnell Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Louisiana Schnell Elementary's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 370). The White share of enrollment shrank from 54% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Louisiana Schnell Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.