Twelve Bridges High

Twelve Bridges High operates as a sprawling secondary school in Lincoln, California, operated by Western Placer Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,317 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 57% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 14 schools in Western Placer Unified (8,030 students total), Twelve Bridges High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Twelve Bridges High logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Asian. By comparison, Placer County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Twelve Bridges High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at Twelve Bridges High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Placer County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Twelve Bridges High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 67.4%; this one comes in at 40.9%, -26.5 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Placer County indicate median household earnings sit near $115,998, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Twelve Bridges High 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 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Twelve Bridges High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Twelve Bridges High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.2%.

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In the discussion threads here, members of the Twelve Bridges High community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.