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El Dorado High

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El Dorado High ranks 490 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

El Dorado High is a public high school located in Placerville, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,195 students. The school is part of the El Dorado Union High School District, which is ranked 406 out of 1,543 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

El Dorado High consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as in the California Science Test (CAST). In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.63% of 11th-grade students at El Dorado High were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%. The school's performance in science is also noteworthy, with 47.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in CAST, compared to the state average of 34.31%. El Dorado High has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 98.6% over the past few years, and relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.7% to 8.9%.

While El Dorado High performs well compared to other schools in the El Dorado Union High School District, such as Oak Ridge High and Ponderosa High, its performance is not as strong as that of Vista del Lago High, a high-performing school in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District. Additionally, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.4% to 24.9% over the past few years, is an area of concern that the school may need to address.

1,135

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,583

Per pupil spending ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

561 Canal St.
Placerville, CA 95667-4312

(530) 622-3634

District: El Dorado Union High

Feeder schools for El Dorado High:

Elementary:	Camino Elementary
	Louisiana Schnell Elementary
	Pinewood Elementary
	Sierra Elementary
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	Silver Fork Elementary
	Sutters Mill
Middle:	Edwin Markham Middle
	Gold Trail
	Sierra Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 70th percentile in 2022 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg55%

California avg41%

490^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the El Dorado Union High

406^th of 1,543El Dorado Union High 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	75.4	490 of 2162	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	493 of 2159	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	559 of 2170	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	647 of 2123	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	363 of 1290	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	318 of 2133	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	490 of 2017	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	457 of 2021	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	84.6	293 of 2039	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	86.3	249 of 1994	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	60.1	535 of 2426	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.1	349 of 2354	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	285 of 2367	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	243 of 2281	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.6	243 of 2238	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	173 of 2117	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	72.6	218 of 2063	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	278 of 1968	85.9%	★★★★☆
2005	67.2	292 of 1901	84.6%	★★★★☆
2004	57.9	371 of 1653	77.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.8	239 of 1161	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.2	252 of 555	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	603 of 1117	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	365 of 1052	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	494 of 1906	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	452 of 1915	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	639 of 1915	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	748 of 1858	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	308 of 1054	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	310 of 1833	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	449 of 1760	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	576 of 1900	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	898 of 1902	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	469 of 1917	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	714 of 1861	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	844 of 1814	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	573 of 1742	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	642 of 2013	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	749 of 2026	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	525 of 2030	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	646 of 1943	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	359 of 1126	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	316 of 1937	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	429 of 1862	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	456 of 1942	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	507 of 1948	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	453 of 1963	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	535 of 1916	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	371 of 1122	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	368 of 1880	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	497 of 1834	72.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	31 of 175	82.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	428 of 577	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	308 of 574	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	295 of 541	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	210 of 515	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	224 of 1252	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	226 of 1216	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	173 of 1197	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	420 of 1155	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	453 of 1173	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	614 of 1193	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	756 of 1204	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	313 of 1222	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	509 of 1173	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Dorado High	Public	9-12	561 Canal St.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-3634	1,135	55	20.7	38.0%	708 (62.4%)	3 (0.3%)	306 (27.0%)	18 (1.6%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.0%)	75.4	490^th of 2162 public high schools	77.3%		74.2	493^rd of 2159 public high schools	77.2%	3		47.6		46.5			64.6	64.6			31.5	31.5	$26,583	$25,754	$829
Independence Continuation	Public	9-12	385 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Diamond Springs	95619	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-7090	104	6	17.6	63.5%	63 (60.6%)	3 (2.9%)	24 (23.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.6%)	13	1881^st of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		13	1893^rd of 2159 public high schools	12.3%	12			5.0	5.0			16.0	16.0			2.0	2.0	$34,076	$33,522	$554
Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	6767 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 622-7130	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pacific Crest Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	6540 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 622-6212	117	5	23.9	21.4%	78 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.9%)	6 (5.1%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	75.2	492^nd of 2162 public high schools	77.2%		95.1	106^th of 2159 public high schools	95.1%	386		37.9		38.7			72.4	72.4			34.5	34.5	$27,139	$26,932	$207
Union Mine High	Public	9-12	6530 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 621-4003	1,033	49	21.1	37.3%	681 (65.9%)	8 (0.8%)	256 (24.8%)	10 (1.0%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.0%)	62	764^th of 2162 public high schools	64.7%		72.6	530^th of 2159 public high schools	75.5%	234		33.3		32.6			60.5	60.5			26.0	26.0	$25,234	$24,038	$1,196
Ponderosa High	Public	9-12	3661 Ponderosa Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-2281	1,675	73	23.0	17.8%	1,134 (67.7%)	19 (1.1%)	335 (20.0%)	89 (5.3%)	20 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (4.1%)	87.1	263^rd of 2162 public high schools	87.8%		89.4	246^th of 2159 public high schools	88.6%	17		50.2		49.9			70.9	70.9			49.4	49.4	$20,841	$20,212	$629
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	5101 Garden Valley Rd.	Garden Valley	95633	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8330	436	28	15.5	42.9%	327 (75.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (14.9%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	58.3	865^th of 2162 public high schools	60.0%		62.6	705^th of 2159 public high schools	67.3%	160	23.5	27.1		24.0	43.1	26.1	69.5	45.2	13.8	33.3	20.3	23.1	$23,022	$22,892	$130
Divide High	Public	9-12	6540 Wentworth Springs Rd.	Georgetown	95634	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8315	9	1	17.3	77.8%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)													$21,043	$19,526	$1,517
Oak Ridge High	Public	8-12	1120 Harvard Way	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-6980	2,346	92	25.4	9.5%	1,467 (62.5%)	26 (1.1%)	322 (13.7%)	364 (15.5%)	10 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	147 (6.3%)	94.7	104^th of 2162 public high schools	95.2%		89.6	240^th of 2159 public high schools	88.9%	136		63.0	38.5	62.4			78.0	78.0			65.2	65.2	$19,413	$18,918	$495
Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	1970 Broadstone Pkwy.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2410	1,782	73	24.3	7.3%	827 (46.4%)	18 (1.0%)	194 (10.9%)	622 (34.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	111 (6.2%)	93.9	124^th of 2162 public high schools	94.3%		95.2	105^th of 2159 public high schools	95.1%	19		60.0	21.4	58.8			79.0	79.0			62.2	62.2	$17,381	$16,538	$843

Frequently Asked Questions about El Dorado High

What is the racial makeup of El Dorado High?

Students at El Dorado High are 62% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend El Dorado High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,135 students attended El Dorado High.

What schools feed into El Dorado High?

El Dorado High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camino Elementary
Elementary : Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Elementary : Pinewood Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Elementary
Elementary : Silver Fork Elementary
Elementary : Sutters Mill
Middle : Edwin Markham Middle
Middle : Gold Trail
Middle : Sierra Ridge Middle

Is El Dorado High a good school?

El Dorado High ranks 490^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is El Dorado High in?

El Dorado Union High

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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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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