Twelve Bridges Elementary

Twelve Bridges Elementary, a substantial elementary-level community in Lincoln, California, one of the schools within Western Placer Unified, instructs 744 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 60% above typical.

Twelve Bridges Elementary is one of 14 schools operated by Western Placer Unified, a district that works with 8,030 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Twelve Bridges Elementary records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Placer County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Twelve Bridges Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.7%; this one delivers 65.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Placer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Twelve Bridges Elementary is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

The closest other public school is Twelve Bridges Middle, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Twelve Bridges Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

Twelve Bridges Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Twelve Bridges Elementary has increased 15%, going from 649 students in 2018 to 744 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 79% to 57%. Class-load math has loosened: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 28.1:1 in 2025.

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