Sierra Elementary

Sierra Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Rocklin, California, one of the schools within Rocklin Unified, with 445 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Sierra Elementary is one of 18 schools operated by Rocklin Unified, a district that caters to 11,579 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sierra Elementary reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 13% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sierra Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Placer County (around 33%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sierra Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.8%, the actual is 71.5%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Placer County reports that median household income runs about $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Sierra Elementary is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

The closest other public school is Stoneridge Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sierra Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 542 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Sierra Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.