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Placerville Union Elementary

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At a glance

871^stof 1,530 California districts▼ 55

Better than 43% 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 2018–2026

2026: better than 43.1% of districts

Schools

1,203

Students

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

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Summary:

[Placerville Union Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/district/30780/search.aspx) includes three schools serving kindergarten through grade 8: two K–5 elementary schools and one grades 6–8 middle school, with enrollments from 370 to 431. In 2025–26, the schools’ equal-weighted average proficiency was below the state in all three subjects: 41% in ELA versus 49%, 32% in math versus 38%, and 33% in science versus 36%. The clearest distinction for families comparing the two elementary schools is the wide gap between them: [Sierra Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/3078004787/school.aspx) outperformed [Louisiana Schnell Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/3078004786/school.aspx) by 35 percentage points in ELA, 27 in math, and 22 in science.

[Sierra Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/3078004787/school.aspx) stands out for ELA and math, with 59% and 46% proficiency—10 and 8 percentage points above the state. [Edwin Markham Middle](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/3078004785/school.aspx) leads in science at 42%, 6 points above the state, though its ELA and math results are 8 and 8 points below. [Louisiana Schnell Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CA/schools/3078004786/school.aspx) is lowest in all three subjects, at 24% in ELA, 19% in math, and 17% in science. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentiles also place Sierra highest at 69, Edwin Markham at 51, and Louisiana Schnell at 12. Grade-level results add nuance: Sierra’s grade 5 math proficiency is 27%, below the state’s 37%, while Edwin Markham’s grade 8 math is 42%, above the state’s 36%.

Group averages did not keep pace with state results from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the ELA gap widened from 5 to 8 percentage points, and the science gap from less than 1 to 3 points; the math gap also widened from 6 to 6 points. Individual results varied: Edwin Markham’s science rose 8 points, while Sierra’s fell 7; these school-level changes do not show a shared upward trend. Context differs, too: in 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 51% at Sierra, 70% at Louisiana Schnell, and 63% at Edwin Markham. Student-teacher ratios were 23.6:1, 23.1:1, and 22.3:1, respectively. These are comparisons, not explanations of achievement, and the schools serve different grade spans.

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
El Dorado Union High	0.34 mi	6	394^th
El Dorado County Office of Education	0.9 mi	8
Mother Lode Union Elementary	2.06 mi	3	966^th
Lucerne Valley Unified	2.53 mi	6	1327^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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