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Blue Oak Elementary

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Blue Oak Elementary ranks 1117 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

Blue Oak Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 445 students in Cameron Park, operating within the highly-rated Buckeye Union Elementary district.

Academically, Blue Oak consistently outperforms state averages, with 65% of students proficient in English and 56% in Math, while effectively supporting a diverse student body. The school shows particular strength in helping Hispanic and Special Education students thrive, ranking in the 88th and 89th percentiles for these groups respectively. A standout achievement is the dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 24% to just 5% over three years, a key factor in supporting learning.

Compared to nearby schools like Silva Valley Elementary or Oak Meadow Elementary, Blue Oak achieves its strong results with lower per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio, demonstrating efficient resource use. However, a dip in 5th-grade math scores suggests an area for focus. Within its high-performing district, Blue Oak stands out for its effective support systems and equitable outcomes across its student population.

445

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2391 Merrychase Dr.
Cameron Park, CA 95682-9094

(530) 676-0164

District: Buckeye Union Elementary

Students who attend Blue Oak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Camerado Springs Middle
High:	Ponderosa High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2013 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Buckeye Union Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg68%

California avg41%

1,117^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	81.0	1117 of 5857	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	1138 of 5869	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	884 of 5859	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	1090 of 5883	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	1479 of 5789	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	1486 of 5662	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	58.2	2107 of 5692	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.0	1714 of 5614	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.6	1726 of 5611	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.8	1790 of 5530	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.3	1513 of 5390	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	63.8	1808 of 5377	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.1	1323 of 5314	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	1084 of 5193	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	1134 of 5113	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	1402 of 5113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	68.6	1404 of 4818	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	68.0	1422 of 4822	70.5%	★★★★☆
2004	69.6	1318 of 4809	72.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.8	476 of 2227	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	384 of 2585	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	277 of 2128	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	1212 of 5597	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	1282 of 5612	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	985 of 5609	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	1289 of 5635	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	1410 of 5492	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	1458 of 5413	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	606 of 5107	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	689 of 5107	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	349 of 5087	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	937 of 5084	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	337 of 4963	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	64.9	1394 of 4830	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1615 of 5460	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	976 of 5517	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	991 of 5363	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	553 of 5264	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	1563 of 5173	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	1483 of 5084	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	956 of 5628	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	1045 of 5643	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	805 of 5638	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	895 of 5663	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	1486 of 5510	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	1485 of 5431	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	327 of 2847	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	651 of 2635	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	369 of 2420	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	1168 of 2598	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	1220 of 2651	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	875 of 2661	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	967 of 2726	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	1741 of 2834	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	1497 of 2737	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 23, 2015

This is a great school for the whole family. It's a mixture of teachers (good and bad) and Im a very "hands on" parent and Mr. Stewart the principle's open door policy is great. If you have any comments or concerns you can go straight to Principle Stewart and he'll fight for your side. I've moved my child 4 times within the grades and Blue Oak is always accomidating. We tried the Montessori on campus for a couple months and it wasn't a good fit for my son and they allowed him to transition back into traditional. If you want to be in the drivers seat as a parent this is the place for you! 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 (2024)
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
Blue Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	2391 Merrychase Dr.	Cameron Park	95682	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 676-0164	445	17	26.1	23.4%	307 (69.0%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.9%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	81	1117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.4	1138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	21	55.7		55.7	61.1	69.6	63.3				65.0	59.7	64.1	44.3				56.4
Green Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2380 Bass Lake Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-3686	334	15	22.2	41.0%	198 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (28.7%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	77.2	1274^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		70.8	1560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	286	45.8		45.8	59.3	66.7	66.7				63.9	54.2	62.5	45.8				54.2						$15,340	$1,474	$13,866
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
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
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
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		$15,700	$1,723	$13,977
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
Rescue Elementary	Public	K-5	3880 Green Valley Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-2720	519	21	24.7	24.5%	420 (80.9%)	8 (1.5%)	66 (12.7%)	12 (2.3%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	90.6	619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		82.1	1066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	447	56.9		56.9	72.4	68.8	76.1				72.3	80.2	68.8	58.6				69.9						$12,720	$859	$11,861
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	$21,390	$1,002	$20,388
Buckeye Elementary	Public	K-5	4561 Buckeye Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-2277	320	13	24.6	40.3%	227 (70.9%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (20.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	74.3	1405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		68.9	1641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	72.0%	236	50.0		50.0	65.3	54.2	53.3				57.1	61.2	57.6	46.7				54.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Oak Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Blue Oak Elementary?

Students at Blue Oak Elementary are 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Blue Oak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Blue Oak Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Blue Oak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Oak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Camerado Springs Middle
High : Ponderosa High

Is Blue Oak Elementary a good school?

Blue Oak Elementary ranks 1117^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Blue Oak Elementary in?

Buckeye Union Elementary

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