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Western Placer Unified

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At a glance

592^ndof 1,530 California districts▼ 136

Better than 61% of California districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 3 Alternative 1Grades K-12

600 Sixth St. Ste. 400
Lincoln, CA 95648-1825·(916) 645-6350·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 61.3% of districts

Schools

8,030

Students

Top rankedTwelve Bridges Elementary831^st of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Crossing Elementary up 196 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Phoenix High (Continuation) 20 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

Western Placer Unified includes 14 schools—8 elementary, 2 middle, 3 conventional high schools and 1 alternative school—with 8,030 students enrolled. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average results were 47% in ELA, 39% in math and 36% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is the wide variation between schools: results span 53 points in ELA, 66 in math and 47 in science.

Twelve Bridges Elementary is the clearest all-around standout, leading the schools in ELA at 67%, math at 70% and science at 51%. Those results are 21, 33 and 16 points above the averages of the other schools with reported results, respectively. At the other end, Sheridan Elementary has the lowest ELA result at 14%, while Phoenix High (Continuation) has the lowest math and science results, at 4% and 3%. For middle-school comparisons, Twelve Bridges Middle exceeds Glen Edwards Middle in ELA and math in every grade from 6 to 8.

Recent results show different directions across subjects: the ELA school average fell 5 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, shifting from 4 points above the state to 2 below; math fell 1 point but remained above the state, with its lead narrowing from 3 points to 1. Science was flat on average, moving from 3 points above the state to about level. SchoolDigger rankings also diverged: Creekside Oaks Elementary fell from the 54th to the 39th percentile in the latest year, while Foskett Ranch Elementary rose from the 61st to the 70th percentile over three years. As context, the reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 ranged from 13% at Twelve Bridges Elementary to 81% at Phoenix; this measure alone does not sort schools by results. Phoenix also reports 96% chronic absenteeism, compared with 12% districtwide and 18% statewide, a separate concern for families to weigh.

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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 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
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary	Public	K-5	150 East 12th St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6390	442	19	23.2	44.6%	237 (53.6%)	9 (2.0%)	150 (33.9%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	63.6	1904^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.3%		60.5	2039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%	135																	38.6				38.6	48.5	53.7	43.2					49.2	59.1	54.6	40.9					52.8	97%	0%	$16,071	$2,402	$13,669
Creekside Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	2030 First St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6380	557	25	22.2	53.3%	178 (32.0%)	8 (1.4%)	312 (56.0%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.7%)	35.6	3538^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.2%		48.5	2673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%	865	10.9	18.0	7.5	12.0	32.6	28.2	20.0	27.2	23.9	38.5	20.0	27.2	4.4	15.4	0.0	6.4	19.8				19.8	38.4	47.0	34.7					39.6	37.9	41.0	22.5					33.2	96%	0%	$17,259	$2,665	$14,594
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	790 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6360	1,184	57	20.8	42.1%	527 (44.5%)	14 (1.2%)	508 (42.9%)	61 (5.2%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (5.2%)	54	949^th of 2135 public high schools	55.6%		59.5	835^th of 2162 public high schools	61.4%	114																			30.7		30.4							59.1	59.1							23.8	23.8			$16,425	$1,889	$14,536
Phoenix High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	870 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6395	105	5	20.0	81.0%	35 (33.3%)	2 (1.9%)	56 (53.3%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)	11.6	1862^nd of 2135 public high schools	12.8%		16.4	1759^th of 2162 public high schools	18.6%	103																			3.6		3.3							20.7	20.7							3.6	3.6			$21,045	$3,010	$18,035
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	4730 H St.	Sheridan	95681	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-2591	62	3	20.6	71.0%	23 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (46.8%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.3%)								(n/a)																													13.6								31.8			$24,705	$4,534	$20,171
First Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 First St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6330	381	19	20.0	69.8%	107 (28.1%)	3 (0.8%)	242 (63.5%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	49.1	2660^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.3%		57.8	2181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%	479																	37.3				37.3	50.0	37.0	49.3					45.2	45.7	37.0	32.8					38.6	90%	0%	$19,651	$2,926	$16,725
Glen Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	204 L St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6370	815	37	21.9	44.8%	328 (40.2%)	25 (3.1%)	370 (45.4%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.4%)	44.1	1360^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.4%		42.6	1403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.2%	43																		39.1			39.1				35.6	42.9	43.2		40.6				29.3	30.0	35.6		31.7			$15,126	$1,857	$13,269
Twelve Bridges Elementary	Public	K-5	2450 Eastridge Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5220	744	27	28.0	13.0%	424 (57.0%)	9 (1.2%)	146 (19.6%)	68 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (12.8%)	86.5	831^st of 5817 public elementary schools	85.7%		86.9	828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%	3																	50.8				50.8	53.9	74.6	72.4					67.1	69.5	78.1	63.4					70.0	96%	0%	$13,792	$1,269	$12,523
Foskett Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	1561 Joiner Pkwy.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5255	415	20	20.7	23.9%	209 (50.4%)	8 (1.9%)	115 (27.7%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	66.4	1765^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.7%		67.6	1711^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%	54																	48.6				48.6	39.7	46.3	58.6					48.9	58.6	61.1	42.9					53.3	98%	0%	$17,787	$2,668	$15,119
Twelve Bridges Middle	Public	6-8	770 Westview Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5270	931	38	24.2	16.8%	544 (58.4%)	14 (1.5%)	198 (21.3%)	68 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.6%)	77.5	526^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.8%		88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%	215																		48.5			48.5				53.0	65.1	73.0		63.3				46.4	52.2	49.7		49.4			$13,714	$1,638	$12,076
Lincoln Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	635 Groveland Ln.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5292	484	19	25.4	23.3%	260 (53.7%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (24.6%)	38 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.0%)	65	1825^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.6%		60.9	2021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%	196																	37.3				37.3	52.1	50.0	53.7					51.7	62.7	51.1	41.8					52.1	98%	0%	$15,544	$1,416	$14,128
ATLAS Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	870 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 409-2404	80	2	35.5	27.5%	56 (70.0%)	4 (5.0%)	13 (16.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		27.3	27.3		30.6						45.5	51.9	44.9						18.2	3.7	14.3			$12,582	$794	$11,788
Scott M. Leaman	Public	K-5	1200 Brentford Cir.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 543-0297	513	21	24.4	20.7%	268 (52.2%)	8 (1.6%)	120 (23.4%)	39 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	74 (14.4%)	76.1	1323^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	77.3%		77.9	1247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.7%	76																	47.1				47.1	54.1	58.5	61.8					58.5	60.3	58.5	53.9					57.2	92%	0%	$16,258	$2,215	$14,043
Twelve Bridges High	Public	9-12	2360 Fieldstone Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 409-2631	1,317	59	22.2	20.3%	752 (57.1%)	24 (1.8%)	267 (20.3%)	132 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	133 (10.1%)	65.2	710^th of 2135 public high schools	66.7%		75.5	486^th of 2162 public high schools	77.5%	224																			33.9		33.5							59.7	59.7							37.7	37.7			$14,803	$1,622	$13,181

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Horizon Charter District	2.02 mi	1
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District	3.51 mi	1
Rocklin Unified	4.75 mi	23	232^nd
Maria Montessori Charter Academy District	5.74 mi	1	226^th
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District	6.12 mi	1	41^st

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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.