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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOE-TRUCKEE UNIFIED·NCES 063877006521
Truckee Elementary
11911 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee, CA 96161 · (530) 582-2650 · Nevada County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
254 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 89% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
43.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.9pp since 2014
Math
41.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.1% | 19.0% | 21.3% | 35.6% |
| Math | 23.0% | 18.0% | 24.8% | 34.2% |
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 | 43.1% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 40.7% |
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 46.4% |
| 2020-21 | 45.8% | 34.2% |
| 2018-19 | 49.4% | 41.2% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 46.7% | 46.2% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Truckee Elementary
Truckee Elementary's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truckee Elementary this school | 515 | 49.3% | 43.4% |
| Brooks Elementary Windsor | 493 | 50.3% | 28.6% |
| Rosedale-North Elementary Bakersfield | 537 | 49.7% | 44.3% |
| Mattie Washburn Elementary Santa Rosa | 535 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Mammoth Elementary Mammoth Lakes | 505 | 45.9% | 36.9% |
| Rio Bravo Elementary Bakersfield | 589 | 48.2% | 48.8% |
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 Truckee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Nevada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #2,205 of 5,151 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,223 of 5,172 ▼ 100 | #10 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,643 of 5,172 ▼ 699 | #9 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.6pp | #480 of 5,116 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #2,250 of 5,915 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,744 of 5,352 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #2,353 of 5,354 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #3,934 of 5,625 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #990 of 1,139 | #6 of 6 |
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
515
+61 (+13%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 515 | 24.1 | 21.4:1 | 49% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 24.1 | 20.2:1 | 50% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 21.6 | 20.9:1 | 52% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 61% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 21.4 | 23.6:1 | 62% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 59% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | N/A | N/A | 55% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 30% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 29 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Truckee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (506 to 515); teachers up 13% (21.4 to 24.1).
About Truckee Elementary
At 11911 Donner Pass Rd. in Truckee, California, Truckee Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 515 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Truckee Elementary is part of Tahoe-Truckee Unified, where 11 schools serve 3,959 students.
Hispanic students are 53% of those enrolled at Truckee Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 41% White and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Nevada County's population at about 11%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Truckee Elementary reported 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.4:1. The school's 21.4:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 49% of students at Truckee Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Truckee Elementary is 50.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.4%.
In Nevada County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $89,882 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Nevada County number 46, with about 13,561 students.
Tahoe Truckee High is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Truckee Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Truckee Elementary at 5th of 5.
The federal government classifies Truckee Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment rose 13% over 4 years, reaching 515 in 2024-25. The ratio was 19.7:1 in 2020-21 and 21.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,481
Census ACS
Median income
$89,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
13,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified
- Tahoe Truckee HighHigh · 907 students
- Alder Creek MiddleMiddle · 535 students
- Glenshire ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- North Tahoe HighHigh · 468 students
- Kings Beach ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- North Tahoe MiddleMiddle · 301 students
Other schools in Truckee
- Tahoe Truckee HighHigh · 907 students
- Alder Creek MiddleMiddle · 535 students
- Glenshire ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Sierra Expeditionary LearningElementary · 216 students
- Sierra High (Continuation)High · 24 students
- Cold Stream AlternativeCombined · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Tahoe Truckee High0.2 mi · 907
- Sierra High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 24
- Sierra Expeditionary Learning0.6 mi · 216
- Cold Stream Alternative2.6 mi · 11
- Alder Creek Middle2.7 mi · 535
- Glenshire Elementary7.0 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Truckee ElementaryHow large is Truckee Elementary?
Truckee Elementary enrolls approximately 515 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Truckee Elementary serve?
Truckee Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Truckee Elementary have?
Truckee Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Truckee Elementary?
Student demographics at Truckee Elementary are roughly 41% White, 53% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Truckee Elementary in?
Truckee Elementary is part of Tahoe-Truckee Unified.
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