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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Skyridge Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060348009709
Skyridge Elementary
800 Perkins Way, Auburn, CA 95603 · (530) 885-7019 · Placer County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
19.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
227 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
47.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.8pp since 2014
Math
39.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.7% | 28.0% | 28.7% | 23.5% |
| Math | 15.3% | 24.3% | 26.7% | 33.7% |
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 | 47.8% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 41.6% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 36.3% |
| 2018-19 | 45.5% | 40.2% |
| 2017-18 | 39.6% | 36.2% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 28.8% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Skyridge Elementary
Skyridge Elementary's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyridge Elementary this school | 461 | 49.2% | 44.6% |
| Curtis Creek Elementary Sonora | 410 | 51.7% | 28.9% |
| Glenoaks Elementary Glendale | 486 | 49.2% | 52.6% |
| North Cottonwood Cottonwood | 498 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| Nevada City School of the Arts Nevada City | 477 | 43.0% | N/A |
| Oakview Community Elementary Orangevale | 407 | 46.4% | 51.1% |
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 Skyridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #2,099 of 5,151 | #54 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,317 of 5,172 ▼ 428 | #54 of 61 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #2,214 of 5,172 ▼ 337 | #52 of 61 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #927 of 5,116 | #22 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #2,891 of 5,915 | #30 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #827 of 5,352 | #10 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #3,404 of 5,354 | #58 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #3,939 of 5,625 | #12 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #643 of 1,139 | #14 of 16 |
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
461
+130 (+39%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 461 | 23.3 | 19.8:1 | 49% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 20.7 | 20.7:1 | 55% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 15 | 22.7:1 | 41% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 44% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 49% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 20 | 23.8:1 | 43% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | N/A | N/A | 37% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 767 | 35 | 21.9:1 | 25% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 21 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (431 to 461); teachers up 30% (18 to 23.3).
About Skyridge Elementary
Skyridge Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Auburn, California. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 461 students enrolled.
The Auburn Union Elementary system has 3 schools and 1,373 students.
More than half of the students at Skyridge Elementary are White (75%). Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Skyridge Elementary is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Skyridge Elementary has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at Skyridge Elementary. The 33% average for public schools in Placer County is 16 points lower.
Skyridge Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Skyridge Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 50.7%. Skyridge Elementary scores 44.6%, 6.1 points below that line.
The school's county is Placer County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $115,998, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Placer County's 123 public schools enroll about 70,590 students and include Skyridge Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Placer High is about 1.4 miles from Skyridge Elementary. The five-mile area around Skyridge Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Skyridge Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 461, up from 331 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.8:1, from 23.6:1.
Skyridge Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Auburn Union Elementary
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- EV Cain MiddleElementary · 411 students
- Alta Vista Community CharterElementary
- Rock Creek ElementaryCombined
Other schools in Auburn
- Placer HighHigh · 1,265 students
- Bowman CharterElementary · 606 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- EV Cain MiddleElementary · 411 students
- Placer County Pathways CharterCombined · 293 students
- Maidu Virtual Charter AcademyHigh · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Placer High1.4 mi · 1,265
- Maidu Virtual Charter Academy1.5 mi · 115
- Confluence Continuation High1.5 mi · 103
- Maidu Virtual Charter Academy1.5 mi · 114
- EV Cain Middle2.3 mi · 411
- Placer County Pathways Charter2.3 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Skyridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Skyridge Elementary?
Skyridge Elementary enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Skyridge Elementary serve?
Skyridge Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Skyridge Elementary?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Skyridge Elementary.
How diverse is Skyridge Elementary?
Skyridge Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Skyridge Elementary in?
Skyridge Elementary is part of Auburn Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.