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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001308764
Sierra Elementary
6811 Camborne Way, Rocklin, CA 95677 · (916) 788-7141 · Placer County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
95 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
74.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.1pp since 2014
Math
75.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.8% | 36.1% | 16.9% | 8.2% |
| Math | 44.8% | 30.4% | 14.0% | 10.9% |
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 | 74.9% | 75.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 76.1% |
| 2022-23 | 67.9% | 66.1% |
| 2021-22 | 71.6% | 68.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 63.8% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 61.5% |
| 2016-17 | 70.2% | 55.3% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 76.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 (73.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Elementary this school | 445 | 21.3% | 73.3% |
| Murwood Elementary Walnut Creek | 451 | 22.0% | 66.5% |
| Breen Elementary Rocklin | 424 | 22.6% | 63.2% |
| Morello Park Elementary Martinez | 496 | 20.4% | 67.3% |
| Santa Rosa Technology Magnet Camarillo | 450 | 19.6% | 72.5% |
| Robert Down Elementary Pacific Grove | 422 | 19.0% | 71.7% |
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 Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #501 of 5,151 | #4 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #414 of 5,172 ▼ 42 | #3 of 61 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #501 of 5,172 ▲ 331 | #4 of 61 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #1,579 of 5,116 | #9 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,083 of 5,915 | #33 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #906 of 5,352 | #11 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #1,128 of 5,354 | #24 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #5,099 of 5,625 | #46 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #1,647 of 3,837 | #10 of 38 |
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
445
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
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 | 445 | 22.3 | 19.9:1 | 21% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 21.6 | 20.8:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 20.7 | 21.6:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 21 | 25.8:1 | 17% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 23 | 23.5:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | N/A | N/A | 13% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (542 to 445); teachers up 6% (21 to 22.3).
About Sierra Elementary
Sierra Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Rocklin, California. The student body numbers 445 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Rocklin Unified is the local district for Sierra Elementary. It runs 18 schools with 11,579 students.
White students are the majority at Sierra Elementary, with 51% of enrollment. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 13% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 69%. Sierra Elementary's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1 at Sierra Elementary, with 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 19.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 21% of enrollment. Public schools in Placer County average 33%.
A school with Sierra Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 67.0%. Sierra Elementary scores 73.3%, 6.3 points above that line.
Placer County has these Census figures: the median household income is $115,998, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Placer County has 123 public schools and roughly 70,590 students.
The closest other public school is Stoneridge Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Sierra Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sierra Elementary at 1st of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Sierra Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 436 in 2020-21, 445 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.9:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Rocklin Unified
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Quarry Trail ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Rocklin ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Rocklin
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Rocklin Academy GatewayElementary · 1,093 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Western Sierra Collegiate AcademyHigh · 776 students
Other Sierra Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sierra Elementary. Sierra Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Sierra ElementaryLancaster, CA · 707 students
- Sierra ElementaryPlacerville, CA · 402 students
- Sierra Elementary SchoolARVADA, CO · 493 students
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYALAMOGORDO, NM · 284 students
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYT OR C, NM · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Stoneridge Elementary1.2 mi · 407
- Rocklin Elementary1.5 mi · 631
- Greenhills Elementary1.5 mi · 549
- Sierra Vista1.6 mi · 16
- Olympus Junior High1.7 mi · 439
- Spring View Middle2.0 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra ElementaryHow large is Sierra Elementary?
Sierra Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sierra Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra Elementary is approximately 19.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sierra Elementary?
At Sierra Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Sierra Elementary in?
Sierra Elementary is part of Rocklin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.