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Placerville Union Elementary

At a glance

816^thof 1,543 California districts▲ 71

Better than 47% of California districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1Grades K-8

1032 Thompson Way
Placerville, CA 95667-5713·(530) 622-7216·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 47.1% of districts

Schools

1,203

Students

Top rankedSierra Elementary1714^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Louisiana Schnell Elementary up 356 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Placerville Union Elementary district includes three schools serving grades K-8, with significant performance differences between them.

Sierra Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school, with test scores above state averages in all subjects and the lowest rate of chronic student absenteeism at 11.9%. In contrast, Louisiana Schnell Elementary faces considerable challenges, with proficiency rates well below state averages and the district's highest chronic absenteeism rate of 25.1%. Edwin Markham Middle shows mixed results, performing near the state average in science but below average in English and math, with notable struggles in 6th-grade math.

An interesting finding is that higher per-student spending does not automatically lead to better results; Louisiana Schnell receives the most funding but has the lowest academic performance. Attendance strongly correlates with achievement, as the school with the best attendance (Sierra) also has the best test scores. Parents should note the wide variation within the district, as the overall district ranking masks these significant differences between individual schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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/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	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	49.2	1199^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.6%		45.3	1305^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.1%	106																		33.9	33.9				32.6	54.1	47.3	44.8				21.7	40.5	32.6	31.8					$19,185	$18,492	$693
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%)	18.6	4959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		14.9	5315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	356	0.0	5.6	8.3	4.6	13.0	5.6	37.5	20.0	4.4	16.7	12.5	10.8	0.0	5.6	0.0	1.5	17.0		17.0	20.0	24.1	34.0				25.9	16.4	15.4	26.4				19.4	95.4	96.9	96.9		$18,524	$17,530	$994
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%)	67.4	1714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%		68.5	1661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	53																	46.2		46.2	62.9	56.5	60.0				59.9	46.5	46.8	37.9				43.7	94.2	95.7		94.2	$21,970	$21,064	$906

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
El Dorado Union High	0.34 mi	6	406^th
El Dorado County Office of Education	0.9 mi	8
Mother Lode Union Elementary	2.06 mi	3	902^nd
Lucerne Valley Unified	2.53 mi	6	1374^th
Sky Mountain Charter District	2.53 mi	1

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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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