Skyridge Elementary

Located at 800 Perkins Way, in Auburn, California, Skyridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community that serves 461 students (grades K through 8), operated by Auburn Union Elementary.

Auburn Union Elementary runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,373 students. Skyridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Skyridge Elementary logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Skyridge Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Placer County's rate of about 33%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Skyridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.

Across the wider county, Placer County reports that median household earnings sit near $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Placer County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), Skyridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Placer High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Skyridge Elementary comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 70% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.