Otter Creek Elementary

Otter Creek Elementary is a very small elementary school in Georgetown, California, administered by Black Oak Mine Unified. It has an enrollment of 15 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.

Black Oak Mine Unified enrolls 1,235 students in 6 schools, including Otter Creek Elementary.

The share of White students at Otter Creek Elementary is 80%. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 7% Pacific Islander. In El Dorado County overall, the White share is about 78%.

There are about 15.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Otter Creek Elementary, which has 1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Otter Creek Elementary is about 47%. The rate at public schools in El Dorado County averages 32%, lower than here.

Looking at the county, El Dorado County, median household income comes to about $108,845, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 69 public schools and about 34,706 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Foresthill Elementary, is about 5.6 miles. Other public schools within ten miles: 6.

For locale, NCES codes Otter Creek Elementary as Rural: Distant.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 18 to 15. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.0:1 to 15.0:1.

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