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Best Public Schools in Placerville, CA

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At a glance

Schools

6,958

Students

Districts

Top rankedSierra Elementary1787^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pleasant Valley Middle up 708 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

El Dorado County Office of Educational Special Educational Programs 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Placerville has 13 schools—five elementary, four middle, one high school and three alternative schools—with listed grade spans from K–3 to K–12 and enrollment from 117 to 2,511 students. Results vary widely between schools, but the clearest overall finding is that the 2025–26 average school results were below California’s rates in ELA, math and science: 42% versus 49% in ELA, 30% versus 38% in math, and 31% versus 36% in science.

Sutters Mill leads ELA at 64% and math at 74%; its math result is 28 percentage points ahead of the next-highest school, Sierra Elementary, at 46%. Sutters Mill serves K–3, so its all-grades results reflect a narrower grade span. Mountainside Middle College High leads science at 53%, compared with 36% statewide, and is also strong in ELA at 62%; its math result is 29%. At the other end, the El Dorado County Office of Educational Special Educational Programs reported 0% in ELA and math. Among schools with nonzero results, Louisiana Schnell Elementary is lowest in ELA and math, at 24% and 19%, and has the lowest reported science result, 17%—19 points below the state.

Recent changes are mixed: among 12 schools with results in both years, the average math score rose from 28% in 2024–25 to 30% in 2025–26, narrowing the average gap with the state from 9 to 8 points. ELA edged up from 41.9% to 42.1%, while its gap widened slightly; among eight schools with science results in both years, the average fell from 38% to 33%, moving from 5 points above the state to 3 points below. Pleasant Valley Middle improved 15 points in ELA and 10 in math, while Gold Oak Elementary fell 18 points in science. Context also varies: for school year 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 51% at Sierra and 40% at Gold Oak; Sierra’s results were higher, but these figures alone do not explain performance. Sierra’s student-teacher ratio was 23.6:1, compared with 11.7:1 at Mountainside. Sky Mountain Charter has 2024–25 results only, so it is not included in the 2025–26 averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	6767 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 622-7130	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sky Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Sky Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(800) 976-4436	2,511	108	23.3	37.1%	778 (31.0%)	87 (3.5%)	1,036 (41.3%)	152 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	447 (17.8%)								(n/a)																	44.8	44.4		58.9		48.2	32.7	41.3	54.8	45.0	55.9	56.1	73.1	50.4	27.9	31.7	29.2	27.6	37.8	40.1	50.0	34.4	14%	0%	$12,982	$290	$12,692
El Dorado High	Public	9-12	561 Canal St.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-3634	1,135	55	20.7	38.0%	708 (62.4%)	3 (0.3%)	306 (27.0%)	18 (1.6%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.0%)	58.6	846^th of 2135 public high schools	60.4%		75.4	490^th of 2162 public high schools	77.3%	356																				38.7		38.2							53.7	53.7							27.0	27.0			$17,569	$829	$16,740
Gold Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	3171 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Oak Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-3160	270	14	19.2	39.6%	207 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	27.4	4199^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.8%		34	3653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	546																	21.6					21.6	34.9	43.2	32.4					37.1	25.6	29.6	10.8					22.6	92%	0%	$17,000	$1,508	$15,492
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4120 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Oak Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-9620	117	8	14.5	35.9%	70 (59.8%)	1 (0.9%)	32 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	32.6	1733^rd of 2740 public middle schools	36.8%		15	2441^st of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%	708																		25.0				25.0				33.3	36.7	46.7		38.7				18.8	23.3	30.0		23.9			$20,136	$1,496	$18,640
Gold Trail	Public	4-8	889 Cold Springs Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Trail Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-2595	274	13	20.7	34.7%	220 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	55.2	1051^st of 2740 public middle schools	61.6%		40.9	1471^st of 2761 public middle schools	46.7%	420																	47.5	42.6				45.1		51.1	64.4	47.5	59.1	46.3		53.6		53.3	35.6	39.3	38.6	24.1		37.6			$16,344	$1,238	$15,106
Sutters Mill	Public	K-3	4801 Luneman Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Trail Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-2591	201	10	20.1	39.8%	140 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (21.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)								(n/a)																							64.1							64.1	74.4							74.4	97%	0%	$16,480	$1,143	$15,337
Herbert C. Green Middle	Public	5-8	3781 Forni Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-4668	363	23	16.0	49.9%	207 (57.0%)	2 (0.6%)	121 (33.3%)	6 (1.7%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	28	1912^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.2%		34	1682^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.1%	230																	32.8	32.6				32.7			43.1	31.3	35.3	38.0		36.6			27.3	14.5	19.6	20.9		20.2			$16,279	$629	$15,650
Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	6701 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-0765	392	19	20.6	51.3%	224 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (34.7%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	31.5	3865^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.6%		37.4	3384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%	481																							37.7	35.4						36.6	35.7	24.6						30.4	95%	0%	$17,940	$597	$17,343
Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Moulton Dr.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0403	431	19	22.3	63.3%	244 (56.6%)	1 (0.2%)	142 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	45	1330^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.5%		49.2	1199^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.6%	131																		42.2				42.2				46.2	32.4	44.8		40.9				25.2	22.9	42.5		30.6			$13,338	$693	$12,645
Louisiana Schnell Elementary	Public	K-5	2871 Schnell School Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6244	370	16	23.1	69.7%	164 (44.3%)	2 (0.5%)	162 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	15.9	5147^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.5%		18.6	4959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%	188	0.0	4.6	0.0	1.5	20.8	0.0	19.1	13.4	4.2	4.6	4.8	4.5	0.0	4.6	0.0	1.5	17.3					17.3	28.0	15.7	26.9					23.5	30.6	18.0	8.0					18.8	93%	0%	$13,158	$994	$12,164
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Thompson Way	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0814	402	17	23.6	50.5%	260 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	98 (24.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	65.9	1787^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.3%		67.4	1714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%	73																	39.1					39.1	65.6	56.0	56.3					59.0	63.9	48.7	26.6					46.3	≥ 98%		$14,837	$906	$13,931
Mountainside Middle College High	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6767 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-4573	290	25	11.7	41.4%	187 (64.5%)	2 (0.7%)	55 (19.0%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.7%)								(n/a)																				56.9	41.2	52.9							62.0	62.0							28.6	28.6			$23,952	$148	$23,804
Golden Ridge	Public, Alternative	K-12	299 Fair Ln.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-4356	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
El Dorado County Office of Educational Special Educational Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	6767 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-2275	202	22	9.1	27.7%	134 (66.3%)	5 (2.5%)	34 (16.8%)	11 (5.4%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)								(n/a)																														0.0								0.0	84%	0%	$89,878	$9,542	$80,336

Cities Near Placerville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Diamond Springs	2.45 mi	1	852^nd
El Dorado	3.59 mi	4	243^rd
Camino	6.85 mi	3	317^th
Shingle Springs	7.03 mi	6	133^rd
Rescue	8.83 mi	3	134^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.