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William Brooks Elementary

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William Brooks Elementary ranks 713 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

William Brooks Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 372 students in the high-performing Buckeye Union Elementary district in El Dorado Hills, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

When compared to other schools in the El Dorado Hills and Folsom area, William Brooks provides a solid education, though its overall test scores and statewide ranking (88th percentile) are typically a bit lower than several nearby schools like Russell Ranch Elementary (95th percentile) and Silva Valley Elementary (93rd percentile). The school operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than many of its peers, yet it achieves excellent results with specific student groups, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide for Hispanic students and the 92nd percentile for students in special education. It also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism, a key factor in student success.

William Brooks represents a case of efficient resource use, achieving strong outcomes with moderate per-student spending. Its performance has been remarkably stable over the years, and it stands out for its effectiveness in supporting diverse learners within a generally high-achieving regional landscape that includes schools from the Folsom-Cordova Unified and Rescue Union Elementary districts.

372

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,773

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3610 Park Dr.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-4544

(916) 933-6618

District: Buckeye Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

California avg41%

713^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary

116^th of 1,543Buckeye Union Elementary 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	89.0	713 of 5857	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	634 of 5869	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	639 of 5859	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	545 of 5883	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	677 of 5789	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	699 of 5662	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	95.8	266 of 5692	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	518 of 5614	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	293 of 5611	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	90.3	445 of 5530	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	921 of 5390	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	85.5	705 of 5377	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	89.8	455 of 5314	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	91.0	421 of 5193	91.9%	★★★★★
2008	92.6	340 of 5113	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	88.1	619 of 5113	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	85.4	714 of 4818	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	86.0	687 of 4822	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	87.1	631 of 4809	86.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.6	294 of 2227	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	319 of 2585	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	321 of 2128	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	621 of 5597	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	800 of 5612	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	817 of 5609	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	610 of 5635	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	898 of 5492	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	746 of 5413	86.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	87 of 5107	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	147 of 5087	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	270 of 5084	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	463 of 4963	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	931 of 4830	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.4	220 of 5517	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	1211 of 5363	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	776 of 5628	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	478 of 5643	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	475 of 5638	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	478 of 5663	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	486 of 5510	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	655 of 5431	87.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.3	240 of 445	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	219 of 2847	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	97 of 2635	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	283 of 2420	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	860 of 2598	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	735 of 2651	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	727 of 2661	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	586 of 2726	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	639 of 2834	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	644 of 2737	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)46th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Excellent school with great staff! My daughter enjoys coming to school everyday. The quality of teachers is excellent and we are very happy. Close Quote

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Brooks Elementary	Public	K-5	3610 Park Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-6618	372	14	26.5	12.6%	232 (62.4%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.2%)	40 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.5%)	89	713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%		91	634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	79	63.1		63.1	69.0	64.1	68.8				67.2	69.0	71.9	64.6				68.5						$20,773	$19,850	$923
Russell Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Dry Creek Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2430	503	24	21.0	9.9%	165 (32.8%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (14.7%)	201 (40.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.1%)	95.6	277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.1	250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	27	65.3		65.3	75.8	80.2	83.2				79.7	75.5	81.2	80.0				79.0	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	$19,401	$18,678	$723
Oak Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	7701 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9746	412	15	27.4	15.5%	177 (43.0%)	7 (1.7%)	77 (18.7%)	94 (22.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.9%)	93.6	437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		88.8	761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	324	62.2		62.2	71.7	75.9	74.3				74.2	80.0	79.5	67.6				75.6						$23,459	$23,290	$169
Silva Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3001 Golden Eagle Ln.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3767	416	15	27.7	10.6%	293 (70.4%)	6 (1.4%)	46 (11.1%)	38 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	93.7	419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.6	598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	179	63.1		63.1	72.4	74.6	79.8				76.1	75.9	73.1	71.4				73.2	94.6		96.4	96.4		$21,099	$20,772	$327
Empire Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	1830 Bonhill Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9130	366	18	20.1	9.6%	157 (42.9%)	6 (1.6%)	63 (17.2%)	95 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (11.7%)	94.6	363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.3	400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	37	74.2		74.2	67.9	77.9	80.7				76.0	71.7	79.4	80.7				77.6						$22,576	$21,550	$1,026
Alder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Old Ranch Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2465	568	26	21.6	9.7%	69 (12.1%)	8 (1.4%)	40 (7.0%)	387 (68.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.7%)								(n/a)	58.7		58.7	76.0	67.8	84.1				75.2	78.1	71.1	63.5				71.9						$17,405	$16,784	$621
Rising Sun Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	4940 Robert J. Mathews Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Rising Sun Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 936-2333	155	7	22.1	19.4%	64 (41.3%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (17.4%)	47 (30.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)	83.6	989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.1	1111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	122			68.4	75.0	66.7		50.0			75.4	83.3	66.7		50.0			65.6	88.6	94.3	94.3	94.3
Mangini Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4640 Sparrow Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2460	598	26	22.9	14.2%	102 (17.1%)	8 (1.3%)	48 (8.0%)	359 (60.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.7%)	94.8	352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		97.6	108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	244	70.8		70.8	75.7	77.2	82.3				78.3	74.8	74.5	72.9				74.1						$16,370	$15,650	$720
Oak Chan Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Prewett Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9155	437	20	21.3	11.2%	263 (60.2%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (13.7%)	48 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.4%)	91.4	585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		93.7	449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	136	59.3		59.3	75.0	65.4	72.9				71.1	87.7	67.1	69.8				74.4						$17,600	$16,956	$644
Charter Montessori Valley View Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1665 Blackstone Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3890	692	29	24.0	14.5%	385 (55.6%)	8 (1.2%)	132 (19.1%)	86 (12.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.0%)	83.2	1004^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		91.5	606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	398	43.8	70.8	58.5	80.7	57.4	63.0	74.1	81.7	77.9	72.5	59.7	64.7	51.9	76.3	63.8	68.4	64.4						$19,661	$19,392	$269

Frequently Asked Questions about William Brooks Elementary

What district is William Brooks Elementary in?

Buckeye Union Elementary

How many students attend William Brooks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended William Brooks Elementary.

Is William Brooks Elementary a good school?

William Brooks Elementary ranks 713^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William Brooks Elementary?

Students at William Brooks Elementary are 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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