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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001312558
Sunset Ranch Elementary
2500 Bridlewood Dr., Rocklin, CA 95765 · (916) 624-2048 · Placer County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
110 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 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
68%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
71.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
69.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.7% | 30.2% | 14.7% | 13.5% |
| Math | 44.6% | 24.9% | 18.3% | 12.3% |
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 | 71.8% | 69.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | 69.5% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 69.3% | 69.8% |
| 2018-19 | 77.8% | 74.8% |
| 2017-18 | 75.2% | 78.6% |
| 2016-17 | 70.2% | 75.2% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Sunset Ranch Elementary
Sunset Ranch Elementary's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Ranch Elementary this school | 554 | 19.9% | 69.1% |
| Morello Park Elementary Martinez | 496 | 20.4% | 67.3% |
| Natoma Station Elementary Folsom | 548 | 21.5% | 67.0% |
| Ralph E. Hawes Elementary Huntington Beach | 516 | 18.4% | 79.8% |
| Canyon Vista Elementary Aliso Viejo | 533 | 19.7% | 81.8% |
| Garden Road Elementary Poway | 508 | 19.9% | 59.5% |
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 Sunset Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #697 of 5,151 | #7 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #624 of 5,172 ▲ 128 | #8 of 61 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #661 of 5,172 ▲ 109 | #8 of 61 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,955 of 5,116 | #18 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #1,810 of 5,915 | #16 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,650 of 5,352 | #25 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #925 of 5,354 | #20 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #5,155 of 5,625 | #50 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #473 of 3,837 | #4 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
554
-84 (-13%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 554 | 26.1 | 21.2:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 26.1 | 21.6:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 23.7 | 23.4:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 26 | 24.5:1 | 11% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 30.5 | 26.3:1 | 10% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 31 | 26.3:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | N/A | N/A | 11% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Ranch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (803 to 554); teachers down 14% (30.5 to 26.1).
About Sunset Ranch Elementary
Rocklin, California, is home to Sunset Ranch Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 554 students.
Rocklin Unified has 18 schools; together they serve 11,579 students.
Enrollment at Sunset Ranch Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 17% Asian, and 16% multiracial. Census figures show Placer County is about 69% White. Sunset Ranch Elementary has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 21.2:1 comes from the school's 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 20% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Placer County is 33%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sunset Ranch Elementary, the prediction is 67.9% and the result is 69.1%.
Federal survey data for Placer County show that median household income is about $115,998, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunset Ranch Elementary is among the 123 public schools in Placer County.
Quarry Trail Elementary is the public school closest to Sunset Ranch Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Sunset Ranch Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 638 to 554. The ratio was 24.5:1 in 2020-21 and 21.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Quarry Trail Elementary0.6 mi · 705
- Maria Montessori Charter Academy0.7 mi · 283
- Whitney High1.0 mi · 2,041
- Breen Elementary1.1 mi · 424
- Twelve Bridges Middle1.3 mi · 931
- Granite Oaks Middle1.3 mi · 979
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Ranch ElementaryHow large is Sunset Ranch Elementary?
Sunset Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Sunset Ranch Elementary serve?
Sunset Ranch Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset Ranch Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunset Ranch Elementary is approximately 21.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sunset Ranch Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunset Ranch Elementary are roughly 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Sunset Ranch Elementary in?
Sunset Ranch Elementary is part of Rocklin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.