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Best kept secret at Parker Whitney Elementary?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001309069
Parker Whitney Elementary
5145 Topaz Ave., Rocklin, CA 95677 · (916) 624-2491 · Placer County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
20.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
127 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
54.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
56.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.7% | 30.3% | 19.7% | 26.3% |
| Math | 26.2% | 30.7% | 23.6% | 19.6% |
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 | 54.0% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 60.2% |
| 2022-23 | 57.5% | 53.8% |
| 2021-22 | 57.2% | 57.5% |
| 2018-19 | 64.9% | 59.7% |
| 2017-18 | 64.5% | 61.1% |
| 2016-17 | 58.1% | 53.0% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Parker Whitney Elementary
Parker Whitney Elementary's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Whitney Elementary this school | 422 | 30.1% | 57.3% |
| Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon | 486 | 27.6% | 56.8% |
| Boulder Creek Elementary Boulder Creek | 416 | 29.6% | 54.6% |
| Sinsheimer Elementary San Luis Obispo | 401 | 26.4% | 69.8% |
| Del Dayo Elementary Carmichael | 496 | 28.4% | 55.9% |
| Bishop's Peak Elementary San Luis Obispo | 358 | 34.1% | 63.6% |
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 Parker Whitney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #1,258 of 5,151 | #36 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #1,206 of 5,172 ▼ 197 | #28 of 61 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,755 of 5,172 ▼ 407 | #41 of 61 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #1,240 of 5,116 | #26 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #3,388 of 5,915 | #38 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,198 of 5,352 | #19 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #2,302 of 5,354 | #48 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #4,754 of 5,625 | #35 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #3,082 of 3,837 | #25 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
422
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,068
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 422 | 20.6 | 20.5:1 | 30% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 21.2 | 20.9:1 | 28% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 20.9 | 20.8:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 19.4 | 23.4:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 30% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | N/A | N/A | 28% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 16% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 1,068 | 41 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker Whitney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (453 to 422); teachers up 6% (19.4 to 20.6).
About Parker Whitney Elementary
Among the schools in Rocklin, California, is Parker Whitney Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 422 students.
Parker Whitney Elementary belongs to Rocklin Unified, a district of 18 schools and 11,579 students.
More than half of enrollment at Parker Whitney Elementary is White: 63%. Next come 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parker Whitney Elementary scores 55%.
The school had 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.8 students per teacher. The school reported 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Placer County is similar, at 33%.
Parker Whitney Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of California public elementary schools.
Parker Whitney Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.3%) and its predicted rate (61.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
The school's county is Placer County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $115,998, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Placer County's 123 public schools enroll about 70,590 students and include Parker Whitney Elementary.
Parker Whitney Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Spring View Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Parker Whitney Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Parker Whitney Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Parker Whitney Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Parker Whitney Elementary had a net gain of 25 students, or 6%.
Parker Whitney Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Rocklin Unified
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Quarry Trail ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Rocklin ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Rocklin
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Rocklin Academy GatewayElementary · 1,093 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Western Sierra Collegiate AcademyHigh · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Spring View Middle0.7 mi · 780
- Cobblestone Elementary0.8 mi · 372
- Antelope Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 493
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.2 mi · 302
- Twin Oaks Elementary1.3 mi · 506
- Rocklin Elementary1.4 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Parker Whitney ElementaryHow many students attend Parker Whitney Elementary?
Parker Whitney Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Parker Whitney Elementary serve?
Parker Whitney Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parker Whitney Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parker Whitney Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parker Whitney Elementary?
At Parker Whitney Elementary, the student body is approximately 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Parker Whitney Elementary in?
Parker Whitney Elementary is part of Rocklin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.