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Auburn Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Auburn Elementary is a public elementary school located in Auburn, California, serving 547 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Auburn Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1062 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Auburn Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 24.77% in ELA and 14.29% in Math, compared to the district's 35.84% and 25.42%, and the state's 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools in these assessments. Additionally, Auburn Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Skyridge Elementary and Penryn Elementary consistently outperform Auburn Elementary in academic assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 and 30-40 percentage points higher, respectively. The charter schools in the area, such as Bowman Charter and Newcastle Charter, also tend to outperform Auburn Elementary in academic assessments.

501

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,444

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11400 Lariat Ranch Rd.
Auburn, CA 95603-5001

(530) 887-1958

District: Auburn Union Elementary

Students who attend Auburn Elementary usually attend:

Elementary:	EV Cain Middle
High:	Placer High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

White:

35.1%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,286^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Auburn Union Elementary

1047^th of 1,543Auburn Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	5286 of 5857	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	5049 of 5869	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3275 of 5859	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	3033 of 5883	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	791 of 1417	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3723 of 5789	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4102 of 5662	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	3836 of 5692	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.5	2869 of 5614	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	2990 of 5611	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.1	2687 of 5530	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	2286 of 5390	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	2177 of 5377	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	1932 of 5314	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	1538 of 5193	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	1208 of 5113	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	1210 of 5113	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	1161 of 4818	75.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.4	1191 of 4822	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.4	1289 of 4809	73.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	2186 of 2227	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	188 of 293	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1621 of 2128	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	2553 of 3162	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	5319 of 5597	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5021 of 5612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3363 of 5609	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2908 of 5635	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	505 of 1267	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	2838 of 5492	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3608 of 5413	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	4715 of 5107	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4500 of 5107	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3565 of 5087	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	1671 of 5084	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	3514 of 4963	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3345 of 4830	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4903 of 5460	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4778 of 5517	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3680 of 5363	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4047 of 5264	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	461 of 1110	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	3707 of 5173	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4689 of 5084	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4711 of 5628	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4657 of 5643	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2927 of 5638	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2894 of 5663	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	882 of 1272	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4359 of 5510	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4197 of 5431	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	1876 of 2635	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2429 of 2598	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	2533 of 2651	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2279 of 2661	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2290 of 2726	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	2551 of 2834	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2553 of 2737	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)29th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Auburn Elementary	Public	K-8	11400 Lariat Ranch Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 887-1958	501	23	21.7	84.4%	176 (35.1%)	6 (1.2%)	283 (56.5%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	14.7	5286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		17.8	5049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	237	19.6	15.4	17.5	18.6	21.8	31.4	22.5	29.7	28.6	24.8	18.0	11.5	15.7	14.3	7.9	17.3	14.3	52.4	64.3	85.7	52.4	59.5	59.5	$14,444	$1,090	$13,354
EV Cain Middle	Public	K-8	150 Palm Ave.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 823-6106	411	24	17.0	69.1%	228 (55.5%)	4 (1.0%)	139 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)								(n/a)	26.3	28.6	27.7	36.7	46.0	33.3	25.6	42.9	34.9	36.7	36.7	43.2	18.0	12.8	14.0	27.0	24.2							$15,705	$1,116	$14,589
Bowman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	13777 Bowman Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Ackerman Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-1974	606	28	21.9	25.1%	422 (69.6%)	3 (0.5%)	109 (18.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	75.9	1334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		84.8	956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	378	75.0	45.8	61.0	62.1	55.6	81.3	38.1	73.9	55.9	61.5	54.6	60.3	65.6	39.7	44.9	50.0	52.5	97.5						$12,603	$412	$12,191
Alta Vista Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	173 Oak St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-7067	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ophir STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	1373 Lozanos Rd.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-3495	200	10	19.2	21.0%	154 (77.0%)	3 (1.5%)	29 (14.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	76.6	1302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		91.4	613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	689	63.0	74.1	68.5	52.6		63.0	77.8	81.0	77.8	71.3	31.6		51.9	51.9	61.9	48.2	51.9							$13,812	$1,047	$12,765
Skyridge Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Perkins Way	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-7019	461	23	19.7	49.2%	345 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	58	2167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		55.2	2276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	109	42.4	32.0	37.6	41.5	54.7	55.9	43.9	45.7	41.7	47.8	56.6	39.6	42.4	24.4	37.1	31.9	39.6	87.9	90.1	93.4	89.0	90.1	89.0	$14,777	$806	$13,971
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	349	16	21.6	12.3%	275 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	68.1	1685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		54.1	2337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	652	51.1	40.9	47.8	48.7	57.1	52.2	65.5	71.9	63.6	58.7	59.5	51.4	30.4	51.7	37.5	40.9	44.8	51.3	56.4	61.5	59.0	56.4	56.4	$10,963	$144	$10,819
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	164	12	14.0	13.4%	129 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	78.3	1226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		90.6	664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	562	55.0	71.4	61.8	50.0	75.0	55.0	77.8	77.8	78.6	67.5	62.5	70.0	50.0	38.9	83.3	64.3	61.4							$25,537	$2,211	$23,326
Newcastle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	333	12	28.6	18.3%	241 (72.4%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	81.1	1111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%		81.4	1093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	18	61.0	57.5	59.3	64.1	79.3	80.5	56.4	81.0	72.5	72.2	69.2	72.4	53.7	27.5	61.9	58.5	56.5	94.3			94.3			$11,656	$00	$11,656
Sierra Hills Elementary	Public	K-3	16505 Placer Hills Rd.	Meadow Vista	95722	Placer County	Placer Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 878-9473	367	17	21.5	31.3%	287 (78.2%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.4%)								(n/a)				59.6						59.6	64.0						64.0	95.5	97.3	96.4	97.3	96.4	98.2	$16,237	$1,164	$15,073

Frequently Asked Questions about Auburn Elementary

What district is Auburn Elementary in?

Auburn Union Elementary

Is Auburn Elementary a good school?

Auburn Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Auburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Auburn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Elementary : EV Cain Middle
High : Placer High

How many students attend Auburn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Auburn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Auburn Elementary?

Students at Auburn Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 35% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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