Scott M. Leaman

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Lincoln, California, Scott M. Leaman teaches 513 students from grades K through 5, part of Western Placer Unified.

Western Placer Unified comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 8,030 students; Scott M. Leaman is among them.

On the student-mix side, Scott M. Leaman shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Placer County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Scott M. Leaman records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Placer County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Scott M. Leaman performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.2%, the actual is 60.2%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Placer County shows the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Placer County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), Scott M. Leaman is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John Adams Academy - Lincoln, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Scott M. Leaman comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.