Placer Elementary

Located at 8650 Horseshoe Bar Rd., in Loomis, California, Placer Elementary is a mid-tier primary school that caters to 505 students (grades K through 8), operated by Loomis Union Elementary.

Across the 7 schools in Loomis Union Elementary (2,826 students total), Placer Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Placer Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, Placer Elementary logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Placer Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 7% of students at Placer Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Placer County (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Placer Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.4%, the actual is 73.5%, a residual of -1.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Placer County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Placer County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), Placer Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Loomis Basin Charter, roughly 2.1 miles away. 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), Placer Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 525 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 80%. Class-load math has widened: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 25.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Placer Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.