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What do students at Sierra Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACERVILLE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063078004787
Sierra Elementary
1100 Thompson Way, Placerville, CA 95667 · (530) 622-0814 · El Dorado County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
203 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sierra Elementary→Edwin Markham Middle
Based on grade levels within Placerville Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
43.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.5% | 28.4% | 24.4% | 15.7% |
| Math | 18.1% | 25.6% | 31.7% | 24.6% |
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 | 59.9% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 46.9% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 44.8% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 39.3% |
| 2020-21 | 50.7% | 42.2% |
| 2018-19 | 59.4% | 49.5% |
| 2017-18 | 64.3% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 64.1% | 45.8% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Sierra Elementary
Sierra Elementary's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Elementary this school | 402 | 50.5% | 51.5% |
| Oakview Community Elementary Orangevale | 407 | 46.4% | 51.1% |
| Trajan Elementary Orangevale | 391 | 48.6% | 46.1% |
| Lassen View Elementary Los Molinos | 355 | 49.3% | 53.0% |
| Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Santa Rosa | 384 | 45.8% | 35.6% |
| Camino Elementary Camino | 375 | 56.0% | 43.8% |
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 Sierra Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In El Dorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,614 of 5,151 | #15 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,019 of 5,172 ▼ 317 | #16 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #1,338 of 5,172 ▲ 162 | #12 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #2,159 of 5,116 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #3,671 of 5,915 | #12 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,482 of 5,352 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #2,668 of 5,354 | #13 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #3,881 of 5,625 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #2,059 of 3,837 | #12 of 19 |
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
402
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 402 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 50% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 18 | 23.4:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 16.5 | 24.5:1 | 41% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 46% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 20 | 23.8:1 | 44% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | N/A | N/A | 51% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 42% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (472 to 402); teachers down 15% (20 to 17).
About Sierra Elementary
Sierra Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Placerville, California. A federal count lists 402 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Placerville Union Elementary has 1,203 students spread across 3 schools.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Sierra Elementary combined. Other students are 24% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. By comparison, El Dorado County residents are about 78% White. Sierra Elementary has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Sierra Elementary, 17 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in El Dorado County.
Sierra Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Sierra Elementary are 1.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.5% actual, 50.0% predicted).
Within El Dorado County, median household income is about $108,845, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of El Dorado County number 69 and enroll about 34,706.
Louisiana Schnell Elementary is the public school closest to Sierra Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Sierra Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sierra Elementary ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 51.5% versus a 33.3% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 396 students in 2020-21 and 402 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 23.6:1, from 19.8:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Placerville Union Elementary
- Edwin Markham MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Louisiana Schnell ElementaryElementary · 370 students
Other schools in Placerville
- Sky Mountain CharterCombined · 2,511 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,135 students
- Edwin Markham MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- Louisiana Schnell ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Herbert C. Green MiddleMiddle · 363 students
Other Sierra Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sierra Elementary. Sierra Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Sierra ElementaryLancaster, CA · 707 students
- Sierra ElementaryRocklin, CA · 445 students
- Sierra Elementary SchoolARVADA, CO · 493 students
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYALAMOGORDO, NM · 284 students
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYT OR C, NM · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Louisiana Schnell Elementary0.9 mi · 370
- El Dorado High1.1 mi · 1,135
- Edwin Markham Middle1.4 mi · 431
- Herbert C. Green Middle2.5 mi · 363
- Sky Mountain Charter2.6 mi · 2,511
- Independence Continuation2.9 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra ElementaryHow many students attend Sierra Elementary?
Sierra Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sierra Elementary serve?
Sierra Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sierra Elementary have?
Sierra Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Sierra Elementary?
Student demographics at Sierra Elementary are roughly 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Sierra Elementary in?
Sierra Elementary is part of Placerville Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.