Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLD TRAIL UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061545010200
Sutters Mill
4801 Luneman Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 · (530) 626-2591 · El Dorado County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
80 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 65 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 29% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 20% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sutters Mill→Gold Trail
Based on grade levels within Gold Trail Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.0pp since 2014
Math
51.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.5% | 27.5% | 15.0% | 30.0% |
| Math | 24.4% | 26.8% | 24.4% | 24.4% |
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 | 55.0% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 53.1% |
| 2022-23 | 58.3% | 63.3% |
| 2021-22 | 57.1% | 54.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.7% | 57.4% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 53.6% |
| 2016-17 | 50.7% | 58.8% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Sutters Mill
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutters Mill this school | 201 | 39.8% | 52.7% |
| Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) Oakhurst | 213 | 42.7% | N/A |
| Loyalton Elementary Loyalton | 199 | 35.2% | 35.1% |
| Chrysalis Charter Palo Cedro | 226 | 38.9% | N/A |
| Achieve Charter School of Chico Chico | 222 | 37.8% | N/A |
| Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove | 161 | 37.9% | 45.0% |
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 Sutters Mill ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In El Dorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,546 of 5,151 | #14 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,507 of 5,172 ▼ 170 | #14 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,687 of 5,172 ▲ 96 | #14 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #1,032 of 5,116 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #5,347 of 5,915 | #26 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #986 of 5,352 | #5 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #3,056 of 5,354 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #4,343 of 5,625 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #517 of 3,837 | #3 of 19 |
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
201
-54 (-21%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 201 | 10 | 20.1:1 | 40% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 11 | 20.9:1 | 33% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 10 | 24.2:1 | 28% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | 26% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 13 | 22.2:1 | 35% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 13 | 21.8:1 | 31% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | N/A | N/A | 31% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 16% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutters Mill.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (289 to 201); teachers down 23% (13 to 10).
About Sutters Mill
Sutters Mill serves students in Placerville, California, as a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 201 students in kindergarten through 3. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 57% smaller than average.
Across its 2 schools, Gold Trail Union Elementary enrolls 475 students. Sutters Mill is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Sutters Mill, at 70%. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of El Dorado County's population at about 78%. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Sutters Mill, 10 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.1:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sutters Mill is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sutters Mill is -3.5 points: 52.7% actual, 56.2% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for El Dorado County show that the median household income is $108,845, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Sutters Mill is one of 69 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Sutters Mill to another public school is about 2.0 miles, to Gold Trail. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Sutters Mill ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 201 students in 2024-25, 54 fewer than the 255 it had in 2020-21.
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El Dorado County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,662
Census ACS
Median income
$108,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
34,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Placerville
- Sky Mountain CharterCombined · 2,511 students
- El Dorado HighHigh · 1,135 students
- Edwin Markham MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Sierra ElementaryElementary · 402 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- Louisiana Schnell ElementaryElementary · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Gold Trail2.0 mi · 274
- Indian Creek Elementary4.6 mi · 392
- Mountainside Middle College High4.6 mi · 290
- El Dorado Co Office of Ed Special Ed Programs4.6 mi · 202
- Rescue Elementary4.8 mi · 519
- Edwin Markham Middle6.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Sutters MillHow large is Sutters Mill?
Sutters Mill enrolls approximately 201 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Sutters Mill serve?
Sutters Mill serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Sutters Mill have?
Sutters Mill employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
How diverse is Sutters Mill?
Sutters Mill reports a student body of 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sutters Mill in?
Sutters Mill is part of Gold Trail Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.