Elementary Schools in Gold Trail Union Elementary

Summary:

The Gold Trail Union Elementary district contains one elementary school, Sutters Mill, serving grades K-3 with about 200 students in a community with a moderate level of economic need.

Sutters Mill stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics where over half of students are proficient, outperforming both the district and state averages by a significant margin. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates several points above the averages for the Gold Trail Union Elementary district and California overall.

A key strength of the school is its excellent student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate roughly half the state average, which strongly supports its academic success. The school achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio slightly above ideal, suggesting effective use of its resources. For parents, this single-school district offers a consistently high-performing elementary option with a notable focus on mathematics and a strong, engaged school community.

District Detail

1575 Old Ranch Rd.
Placerville, CA 95667-8929

(530) 626-3194

SchoolDigger Rank:
601^st of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 475

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)	55.0	55.0	51.2	51.2	$14,458	$1,110	$13,348

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
El Dorado County Office of Education	3.68 mi	8
Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program	3.74 mi	1
Mother Lode Union Elementary	3.75 mi	3	902^nd
Placerville Union Elementary	4.7 mi	3	816^th
El Dorado Union High	5.03 mi	6	406^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.

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