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Twelve Bridges Elementary

2450 Eastridge Dr., Lincoln, CA 95648 · (916) 434-5220 · Placer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
28.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
97 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten15120%
Grade 110614%
Grade 212016%
Grade 311315%
Grade 412717%
Grade 512717%

This year's kindergarten class (151) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (127).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
42457%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
14620%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
689%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
9513%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
37951%
Female
36549%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
66.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
67.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts35.9%31.0%17.9%15.2%
Math37.5%30.4%20.4%11.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2566.8%67.9%
2023-2464.0%67.0%
2022-2367.6%70.5%
2021-2271.4%64.5%
2020-2160.7%60.1%
2018-1971.5%69.2%
2017-1872.1%68.5%
2016-1765.9%61.4%
2015-1666.0%58.0%
2014-1560.0%60.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Twelve Bridges Elementary

Twelve Bridges Elementary's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Twelve Bridges Elementary this school74413.0%66.4%
Charter Montessori Valley View Campus
El Dorado Hills
69214.5%69.7%
Roy Cloud Elementary
Redwood City
63614.5%62.9%
San Elijo Elementary
San Marcos
83415.9%72.5%
Community Roots Academy
Laguna Niguel
78013.5%N/A
La Costa Meadows Elementary
Carlsbad
72517.1%72.3%
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 Twelve Bridges Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Placer County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.4%#815 of 5,151#11 of 61
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.9%#691 of 5,172
▲ 38
#10 of 61
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.8%#915 of 5,172
▲ 101
#16 of 61
▲ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.6pp#1,627 of 5,116#33 of 58
Enrollment
ranked largest first
744#560 of 5,915#4 of 69
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
28.1:1#5,242 of 5,352#64 of 65
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.2%#1,707 of 5,354#36 of 65
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.0%#5,393 of 5,625#59 of 67
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+14.6%#376 of 1,139#7 of 16
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 2024-25
Enrollment
744
+160 (+27%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
28.1:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2574426.528.1:113% (97)
2023-2469727.125.7:111% (79)
2022-2370326.326.7:112% (81)
2020-215842523.4:110% (59)
2017-1864928.123.1:19% (61)
2015-166312624.3:18% (53)
2010-11717N/AN/A11% (76)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twelve Bridges Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 15% (649 to 744); teachers down 6% (28.1 to 26.5).

About Twelve Bridges Elementary

Twelve Bridges Elementary is an elementary school in Lincoln, California, reachable at (916) 434-5220. There are 744 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 60% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.

The 14 schools of Western Placer Unified, including Twelve Bridges Elementary, enroll 8,030 students.

Federal enrollment data show Twelve Bridges Elementary is 57% White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 9% Asian. Placer County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Twelve Bridges Elementary are from different groups.

The school lists 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.1:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body. The average for public schools in Placer County is 33%.

Twelve Bridges Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of California public elementary schools.

Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Twelve Bridges Elementary's results are 5.5 points below predicted: 66.4% against 71.9%.

In the wider Placer County area, median household income comes to about $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Placer County's 123 public schools enroll about 70,590 students and include Twelve Bridges Elementary.

Twelve Bridges Middle is about 1.0 miles from Twelve Bridges Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Twelve Bridges Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 66.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment rose 27% over 4 years, reaching 744 in 2024-25. The ratio was 23.4:1 in 2020-21 and 28.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Placer County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Twelve Bridges Elementary
District
Western Placer Unified
Address
2450 Eastridge Dr., Lincoln, CA 95648
Phone
(916) 434-5220
County
Placer County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
744
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
28.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
97 (13%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
064214011006
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Western Placer Unified
Other schools in Lincoln
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Frequently asked questions

About Twelve Bridges Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Twelve Bridges Elementary?
Twelve Bridges Elementary enrolls approximately 744 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Twelve Bridges Elementary serve?
Twelve Bridges Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twelve Bridges Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Twelve Bridges Elementary is approximately 28.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twelve Bridges Elementary?
At Twelve Bridges Elementary, the student body is approximately 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Twelve Bridges Elementary public or private?
Twelve Bridges Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Placer Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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