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Sunset Ranch Elementary

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Sunset Ranch Elementary ranks 654 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Ranch Elementary is a well-regarded K-6 public school serving 554 students in the Rocklin Unified district, consistently earning high state rankings and performing strongly across all core subjects.

The school stands out for its balanced academic excellence, with students performing well in English, Math, and Science, unlike some nearby schools that may excel in one area but lag in another, such as Ruhkala Elementary with lower science scores or Maria Montessori Charter Academy with lower math scores. It is particularly effective in supporting diverse student groups, with Hispanic and special education students achieving results in the state's top percentiles. Furthermore, the school operates very efficiently, spending less per student than peers like Ruhkala and Quarry Trail Elementary while delivering comparable or better outcomes.

While its statewide ranking has slightly declined from historical peaks, it remains a top-tier school within the district, second only to Valley View Elementary. The school manages chronic absenteeism better than district and state averages and has maintained strong performance even as the number of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch has increased. Specific grade levels show notable strengths, such as exceptional 3rd-grade math, outperforming most neighbors except Breen Elementary.

554

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,790

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Bridlewood Dr.
Rocklin, CA 95765-5441

(916) 624-2048

District: Rocklin Unified

Students who attend Sunset Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Granite Oaks Middle
High:	Whitney High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Asian:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rocklin Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg60%

California avg41%

654^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Elementary Schools in the Rocklin Unified

236^th of 1,543Rocklin Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	654 of 5857	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	966 of 5869	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	592 of 5859	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	665 of 5883	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	501 of 5789	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	390 of 5662	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	490 of 5692	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	435 of 5614	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	434 of 5611	92.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	280 of 5530	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	304 of 5390	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.9	571 of 5377	89.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	467 of 1203	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	433 of 1205	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	673 of 1154	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	509 of 1149	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	414 of 1071	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.7	606 of 2227	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	137 of 2585	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	593 of 5597	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	968 of 5612	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	576 of 5609	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	631 of 5635	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	415 of 5492	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	307 of 5413	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	163 of 5107	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	636 of 5107	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	355 of 5087	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	588 of 5084	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	217 of 4963	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	181 of 4830	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	849 of 5460	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	1579 of 5517	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	468 of 5363	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	856 of 5264	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	1685 of 5173	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	95.6	109 of 5084	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	839 of 5628	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	937 of 5643	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	633 of 5638	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	722 of 5663	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	600 of 5510	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	471 of 5431	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	449 of 718	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	385 of 670	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.2	126 of 669	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	169 of 610	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	83 of 445	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	56 of 339	83.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	270 of 2847	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.6	451 of 2635	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	219 of 2420	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	701 of 2598	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	1101 of 2651	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	782 of 2661	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	747 of 2726	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	752 of 2834	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	684 of 2737	75.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunset Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Bridlewood Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-2048	554	26	21.2	19.9%	272 (49.1%)	5 (0.9%)	96 (17.3%)	92 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (15.5%)	90.1	654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.6	966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	312	51.1		51.1	74.0	65.9	71.9	75.8			71.8	79.2	64.1	65.6	70.3			69.4							$19,790	$19,474	$316
Quarry Trail Elementary	Public	K-6	810 Lazy Trail Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 630-3300	705	31	22.7	13.6%	289 (41.0%)	3 (0.4%)	142 (20.1%)	148 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (17.0%)	86.6	845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		87.9	818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	27	54.7		54.7	64.6	63.8	79.3	59.7			67.4	69.8	64.2	65.5	55.6			64.5							$18,198	$17,958	$240
Maria Montessori Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1850 Wildcat Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Maria Montessori Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 630-1510	283	16	17.5	15.5%	138 (48.8%)	7 (2.5%)	63 (22.3%)	40 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.0%)	90.2	644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		82.3	1060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	416	71.0	52.0	62.5	78.8	77.1	83.9	67.7	70.4	76.0	75.8	71.9	65.7	61.3	48.4	33.3	40.0	54.7
Breen Elementary	Public	K-6	2751 Breen Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1155	424	18	23.2	22.6%	224 (52.8%)	5 (1.2%)	80 (18.9%)	44 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.8%)	83.1	1014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		81.1	1110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	96	47.6		47.6	54.9	50.9	63.5	73.8			60.9	77.5	67.9	58.7	67.2			68.2	87.7	87.7	94.5	95.9	87.7	90.4	$20,970	$20,628	$342
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%)	86.9	828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		87.2	850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	22	50.4		50.4	59.6	69.2	70.6				66.9	71.6	69.9	62.7				67.9	91.1	94.3	92.7	94.3	93.5	93.5	$17,179	$15,910	$1,269
Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	2835 Club Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-4101	506	25	20.2	34.2%	230 (45.5%)	8 (1.6%)	114 (22.5%)	75 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.4%)	66.4	1768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		71.9	1497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	271	34.5		34.5	55.4	50.0	47.6	61.5			53.8	63.2	49.2	38.1	53.0			50.7							$20,288	$19,948	$340
Ruhkala Elementary	Public	K-6	6530 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6560	334	16	20.7	27.8%	179 (53.6%)	7 (2.1%)	63 (18.9%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (18.9%)	78.9	1196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		88.3	799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.4%	397	27.8		27.8	72.3	84.8	50.9	68.6			68.5	70.2	71.7	48.2	62.8			62.6							$22,884	$22,644	$240
Rocklin Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6532 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6580	556	23	24.3	12.6%	156 (28.1%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (11.2%)	283 (50.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	92.8	489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		92.6	526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	37	57.0		57.0	71.8	64.8	76.7	80.7			73.6	71.8	77.3	75.6	79.6			76.3
Cobblestone Elementary	Public	K-6	5740 Cobblestone Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-0140	372	18	21.2	31.2%	205 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (18.8%)	49 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	86	880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		86.2	894^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	14	50.9		50.9	56.1	61.2	75.0	69.6			65.0	71.2	60.8	71.2	66.1			67.6							$20,898	$20,312	$586
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3000 Crest Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 435-4844	414	19	21.8	15.2%	197 (47.6%)	2 (0.5%)	90 (21.7%)	60 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.2%)	94.8	351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		95.2	328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	23	64.1		64.1	68.5	75.0	79.4	89.1			78.4	74.6	75.0	75.0	85.9			77.8							$21,112	$20,870	$242

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Ranch Elementary

Is Sunset Ranch Elementary a good school?

Sunset Ranch Elementary ranks 654^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunset Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Sunset Ranch Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Granite Oaks Middle
High : Whitney High

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Ranch Elementary?

Students at Sunset Ranch Elementary are 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 16% Two or more races.

What district is Sunset Ranch Elementary in?

Rocklin Unified

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