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How has Placer High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,265
High
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACER UNION HIGH·NCES 063075004784
Placer High
275 Orange St., Auburn, CA 95603 · (530) 885-4581 · Placer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
378 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 310 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 316 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 292 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 347 | 27% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
70.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.8pp since 2014
Math
33.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.1% | 35.1% | 20.1% | 9.7% |
| Math | 13.5% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 46.4% |
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 | 70.2% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 25.2% |
| 2022-23 | 73.9% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 24.7% |
| 2020-21 | 62.5% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 67.3% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.7% | 44.8% |
| 2016-17 | 76.4% | 46.8% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Placer High
Placer High's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placer High this school | 1,265 | 29.9% | 49.4% |
| La Jolla High La Jolla | 1,174 | 30.2% | 62.7% |
| Tahoe Truckee High Truckee | 907 | 28.1% | 55.0% |
| Santa Cruz High Santa Cruz | 1,093 | 22.7% | 63.1% |
| Lassen High Susanville | 816 | 34.2% | 33.9% |
| San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas | 1,843 | 24.9% | 61.3% |
Matched among California high 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 Placer High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #333 of 1,052 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #369 of 1,056 ▲ 93 | #11 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #246 of 1,056 ▲ 20 | #7 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.7pp | #61 of 1,044 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,265 | #655 of 2,093 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #908 of 1,352 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #463 of 1,351 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #1,407 of 1,575 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #703 of 802 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,265
-92 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,379
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 1,265 | 56.8 | 22.3:1 | 30% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 1,303 | 59.7 | 21.8:1 | 30% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 1,310 | 62 | 21.1:1 | 31% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 1,357 | 56 | 24.2:1 | 30% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 1,306 | 58.9 | 22.2:1 | 32% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 1,381 | 59 | 23.4:1 | 29% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 1,368 | N/A | N/A | 29% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 1,751 | 74 | 23.7:1 | 11% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 1,379 | 58 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Placer High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,306 to 1,265); teachers down 4% (58.9 to 56.8).
About Placer High
Federal records list Placer High as a high school in Auburn, California. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,265 students. Enrollment is 51% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Placer Union High has 3,918 students spread across 6 schools.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Placer High combined. Other students are 29% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Placer County residents are about 69% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Placer High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
With 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Placer High was 22.3:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. Placer High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 30%. That is close to the 33% average for public schools in Placer County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.0% for Placer High. The school posts 49.4%, 12.6 points below the prediction.
Federal survey data for Placer County show that median household income is about $115,998, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 123 public schools operate in Placer County, serving about 70,590 students.
Nearest public school: Confluence Continuation High, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Placer High holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Placer High ranks 1st of 4 nearby schools, at 49.4% versus a 33.6% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,357 to 1,265. Students per teacher fell from 24.2 in 2020-21 to 22.3 in 2024-25.
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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 Placer Union High
- Del Oro HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Colfax HighHigh · 611 students
- Foresthill HighHigh · 190 students
- Maidu Virtual Charter AcademyHigh · 115 students
- Confluence Continuation HighHigh · 103 students
Other schools in Auburn
- Bowman CharterElementary · 606 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Skyridge ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- EV Cain MiddleElementary · 411 students
- Placer County Pathways CharterCombined · 293 students
- Maidu Virtual Charter AcademyHigh · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Confluence Continuation High0.1 mi · 103
- Maidu Virtual Charter Academy0.1 mi · 114
- Maidu Virtual Charter Academy0.1 mi · 115
- EV Cain Middle0.9 mi · 411
- Placer County Court1.0 mi · 14
- Placer County Special Education1.0 mi · 85
Frequently asked questions
About Placer HighWhat is the total enrollment at Placer High?
Placer High enrolls approximately 1,265 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Placer High serve?
Placer High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Placer High have?
Placer High employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Placer High?
Student demographics at Placer High are roughly 57% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Placer High public or private?
Placer High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Placer Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.