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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RESCUE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063231004984
Rescue Elementary
3880 Green Valley Rd., Rescue, CA 95672 · (530) 677-2720 · El Dorado County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
24.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
127 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
72.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
69.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.2% | 23.1% | 16.8% | 10.9% |
| Math | 43.6% | 26.3% | 19.1% | 11.0% |
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 | 72.3% | 69.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 69.7% |
| 2022-23 | 65.2% | 69.4% |
| 2021-22 | 74.3% | 72.6% |
| 2020-21 | 69.8% | 70.3% |
| 2018-19 | 75.1% | 65.1% |
| 2017-18 | 76.1% | 70.4% |
| 2016-17 | 78.9% | 70.0% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Rescue Elementary
Rescue Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rescue Elementary this school | 519 | 24.5% | 69.3% |
| Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley Petaluma | 494 | 26.5% | 55.2% |
| Concordia Elementary San Clemente | 533 | 25.7% | 68.8% |
| Truman Benedict Elementary San Clemente | 602 | 19.9% | 77.4% |
| Los Ranchos Elementary San Luis Obispo | 521 | 23.6% | 68.6% |
| San Lorenzo Valley Elementary Felton | 537 | 27.4% | 51.1% |
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 Rescue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In El Dorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #686 of 5,151 | #6 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #605 of 5,172 ▲ 18 | #5 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #639 of 5,172 ▲ 362 | #7 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,132 of 5,116 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #2,209 of 5,915 | #5 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,257 of 5,352 | #20 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #3,811 of 5,354 | #26 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #4,993 of 5,625 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #332 of 1,139 | N/A |
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
519
+174 (+50%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 519 | 21 | 24.7:1 | 24% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 21 | 23.7:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 15 | 23.0:1 | 18% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 19 | 23.5:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 18 | 23.6:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | N/A | N/A | 30% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 17% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 20 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rescue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (447 to 519); teachers up 11% (19 to 21).
About Rescue Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Rescue Elementary serves students in Rescue, California. It reports enrollment of 519 students in kindergarten through 5.
Rescue Elementary belongs to Rescue Union Elementary, a district of 7 schools and 3,542 students.
By race and ethnicity, Rescue Elementary is 81% White. Next come 13% Hispanic and 2% Asian. In El Dorado County overall, the White share is about 78%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
Its staff includes 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 24.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.4 students per teacher. Roughly 24% of students at Rescue Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in El Dorado County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rescue Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 73% of California public elementary schools.
Rescue Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.3% and a predicted 65.2%.
In El Dorado County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $108,845, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 69 public schools and about 34,706 students.
Rescue Elementary is about 2.4 miles from Green Valley Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Rescue Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Rescue Elementary enrolled 345 in 2020-21 and 519 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (24.7:1) than in 2020-21 (23.0:1).
The discussion board for Rescue Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
El Dorado County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,662
Census ACS
Median income
$108,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
34,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rescue Union Elementary
- Marina Village MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Pleasant Grove MiddleMiddle · 470 students
- Lake Forest ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Green Valley ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Rescue
- Pleasant Grove MiddleMiddle · 470 students
- Green Valley ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Green Valley Elementary2.4 mi · 334
- Ponderosa High2.6 mi · 1,675
- Pleasant Grove Middle3.2 mi · 470
- Buckeye Elementary3.7 mi · 320
- California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus3.9 mi · 543
- Camerado Springs Middle4.0 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Rescue ElementaryHow many students attend Rescue Elementary?
Rescue Elementary enrolls approximately 519 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rescue Elementary serve?
Rescue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rescue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rescue Elementary is approximately 24.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rescue Elementary?
Student demographics at Rescue Elementary are roughly 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rescue Elementary public or private?
Rescue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rescue Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.