Enrollment
62
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN PLACER UNIFIED·NCES 064214006899
Sheridan Elementary
4730 H St., Sheridan, CA 95681 · (530) 633-2591 · Placer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.7:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
44 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
24.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
10.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.5% | 20.7% | 24.1% | 51.7% |
| Math | 0.0% | 10.3% | 24.1% | 65.5% |
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 | 24.1% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% | 6.5% |
| 2022-23 | 14.8% | 19.2% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 19.4% |
| 2020-21 | 23.1% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 43.5% | 30.4% |
| 2017-18 | 41.4% | 17.2% |
| 2016-17 | 43.8% | 34.4% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Sheridan Elementary
Sheridan Elementary's state test result (13.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Elementary this school | 62 | 71.0% | 13.4% |
| Meridian Elementary Meridian | 78 | 76.9% | 19.3% |
| Horicon Elementary Annapolis | 69 | 72.5% | 14.0% |
| Tres Pinos Elementary Tres Pinos | 61 | 63.9% | 16.9% |
| Paradise Elementary Modesto | 59 | 71.2% | 68.1% |
| Princeton Elementary Princeton | 83 | 66.3% | 20.3% |
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 Sheridan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #5,733 of 5,915 | #69 of 69 |
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
62
+9 (+17%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 62 | 3 | 20.7:1 | 71% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 3.2 | 18.4:1 | 61% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 4.1 | 13.6:1 | 59% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 3 | 17.7:1 | 70% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 52 | 3.4 | 15.3:1 | 63% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 67 | 3 | 22.3:1 | 66% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 68% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 51% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 111 | 5 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheridan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (52 to 62); teachers down 12% (3.4 to 3).
About Sheridan Elementary
In Sheridan, California, part of Placer County, Sheridan Elementary is an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 62 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 87% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Western Placer Unified counts 14 schools and 8,030 students, including Sheridan Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Sheridan Elementary, about 47 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 37% White, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Placer County is about 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Sheridan Elementary has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.7:1. The school's 20.7:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 71%. The rate at public schools in Placer County averages 33%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Sheridan Elementary lands at F, ahead of 3% of California public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Sheridan Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 13.4% is 24.6 points below the 38.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Placer County show the median household earns about $115,998 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Placer County number 123, with about 70,590 students.
About 3.5 miles separate Sheridan Elementary from the closest public school, Edward P. Duplex. The five-mile area around Sheridan Elementary holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools average 43.9% on proficiency, and Sheridan Elementary is below that at 13.4%.
Sheridan Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 53 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 62 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 17.7:1 to 20.7:1.
People who know Sheridan Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Western Placer Unified
- Twelve Bridges HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Twelve Bridges MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Glen Edwards MiddleMiddle · 815 students
- Twelve Bridges ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Creekside Oaks ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Other Sheridan Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Sheridan Elementary. Sheridan Elementary is the 16th largest of the 16.
- Sheridan ElementaryOrange Cove, CA · 393 students
- Sheridan ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 196 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 919 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 591 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolSheridan, IN · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Edward P. Duplex3.5 mi · 55
- Wheatland Community Day High3.5 mi · 8
- Wheatland Union High3.5 mi · 1,063
- Wheatland Elementary3.6 mi · 380
- Bear River3.8 mi · 585
- Foskett Ranch Elementary6.1 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Sheridan ElementaryHow many students attend Sheridan Elementary?
Sheridan Elementary enrolls approximately 62 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sheridan Elementary serve?
Sheridan Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheridan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sheridan Elementary is approximately 20.7:1 (3 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sheridan Elementary?
Sheridan Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 47% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Sheridan Elementary?
Sheridan Elementary is overseen by Western Placer Unified in Placer County.
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