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Placer Elementary

Public Grades K-8

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Placer Elementary is a consistently top-rated K-8 school serving 505 students in the high-performing Loomis Union Elementary district, where it stands out for its balanced academic excellence and remarkably low student absenteeism.

The school significantly outperforms state averages, with about 74% of students proficient in English, 69% in Math, and 62% in Science. Its performance is notably consistent across all grade levels, avoiding the dramatic swings seen at some neighboring schools like H. Clarke Powers Elementary. A key strength is its chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.8%, which is less than half the district average and a quarter of the state's, suggesting a highly engaged student body and supportive school culture. Furthermore, Placer achieves these excellent results with efficient per-student spending that is lower than most traditional schools in its district, such as Loomis Elementary and Franklin Elementary.

Within its outstanding district, Placer offers a uniquely well-rounded profile. While the Loomis Basin Charter scores slightly higher in English and Penryn Elementary excels in Math, Placer maintains strong and steady results across all three core subjects. Historical data also indicates the school has been highly effective in supporting students from all economic backgrounds. This combination of academic balance, exceptional attendance, and efficient operations makes Placer Elementary a benchmark for sustained excellence in the region.

505

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,502

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8650 Horseshoe Bar Rd.
Loomis, CA 95650-9777

(916) 652-1830

District: Loomis Union Elementary

Students who attend Placer Elementary usually attend:

High:

Del Oro High

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg65%

California avg41%

Elementary school

502^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

244^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Loomis Union Elementary

146^th of 1,543Loomis 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	502 of 5857	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	497 of 5869	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	591 of 5859	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	818 of 5883	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	607 of 5789	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	675 of 5662	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	88.7	714 of 5692	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	1082 of 5614	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.5	800 of 5611	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	956 of 5530	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	717 of 5390	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	780 of 5377	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	89.6	464 of 5314	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.8	657 of 5193	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	89.3	527 of 5113	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	90.9	470 of 5113	90.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.3	420 of 4818	91.3%	★★★★★
2005	93.2	318 of 4822	93.4%	★★★★★
2004	93.0	334 of 4809	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	489 of 5597	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	494 of 5612	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	634 of 5609	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	804 of 5635	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	680 of 5492	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	542 of 5413	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	98.1	44 of 5173	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	516 of 5628	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	502 of 5643	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	573 of 5638	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	833 of 5663	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	536 of 5510	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	800 of 5431	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	517 of 2598	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	530 of 2651	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	784 of 2661	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	911 of 2726	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	608 of 2834	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	699 of 2737	74.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	244 of 2761	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	187 of 2783	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	134 of 2781	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	189 of 2740	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	193 of 2715	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	243 of 2480	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	264 of 2508	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	85.6	317 of 2497	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	303 of 2477	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	287 of 2379	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	87.6	136 of 2259	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	245 of 2236	89.0%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	235 of 2179	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	290 of 2063	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	284 of 2005	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.9	269 of 1999	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	72.6	418 of 1804	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	74.0	378 of 1777	78.7%	★★★★☆
2004	86.9	165 of 1769	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	264 of 2533	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	235 of 2551	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	169 of 2531	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	245 of 2509	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	219 of 2380	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	275 of 2262	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	236 of 2534	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	146 of 2552	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	114 of 2538	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	160 of 2527	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	159 of 2407	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	216 of 2273	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	309 of 1520	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	251 of 1537	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	141 of 1543	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	186 of 1555	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	210 of 1602	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	247 of 1496	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)99th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science62%+29 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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Placer Elementary	Public	K-8	8650 Horseshoe Bar Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-1830	505	20	25.1	6.9%	402 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	92.7	502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.2	497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	5	72.2	52.5	62.0	67.9	78.6	76.4	72.9	79.7	67.8	73.9	71.7	76.8	76.4	56.3	68.3	66.1	69.5							$11,502	$1,016	$10,486
Loomis Basin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5438 Laird Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-2642	505	22	22.7	9.3%	354 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.9%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.5%)	95.1	321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.5	535^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.9%	214	70.7	58.3	64.4	73.1	76.7	84.5	90.0	79.7	76.7	80.2	69.2	75.0	72.4	76.3	62.7	68.3	70.7							$9,509	$00	$9,509
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-8	7050 Franklin School Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-1818	433	21	20.4	11.3%	320 (73.9%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.5%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	79.7	1170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		81.3	1099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	71	52.7	38.9	45.9	62.0	64.0	56.4	63.3	83.3	78.2	68.1	74.0	72.0	58.2	34.0	81.1	53.7	62.2							$12,699	$1,064	$11,635
Loomis Elementary	Public	K-8	3505 Taylor Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-1824	438	21	21.0	21.2%	298 (68.0%)	3 (0.7%)	76 (17.4%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	79.5	1175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		80.3	1142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	33	41.7	29.4	35.4	78.6	63.2	53.1	76.1	60.0	54.9	63.7	83.3	49.1	45.8	65.2	60.0	27.5	54.1							$12,988	$1,461	$11,527
H. Clarke Powers Elementary	Public	K-8	3296 Humphrey Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-2635	495	22	22.2	14.9%	366 (73.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.2%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	78.3	1227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		83.4	1021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	206	51.7	50.0	50.8	39.6	58.5	78.3	67.9	71.9	76.7	66.1	43.4	62.3	65.0	71.7	61.4	70.0	62.5							$11,914	$1,002	$10,912
Penryn Elementary	Public	K-8	6885 English Colony Way	Penryn	95663	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3993	250	11	22.0	11.6%	217 (86.8%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	91.2	600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		84.6	965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	365	53.6	50.0	51.7	70.4	72.0	82.1	69.2	80.8	66.7	73.5	81.5	88.0	57.1	61.5	73.1	80.0	73.5							$12,592	$860	$11,732
Newcastle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	333	12	28.6	18.3%	241 (72.4%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	81.1	1111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%		81.4	1093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	18	61.0	57.5	59.3	64.1	79.3	80.5	56.4	81.0	72.5	72.2	69.2	72.4	53.7	27.5	61.9	58.5	56.5	94.3			94.3			$11,656	$00	$11,656
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	164	12	14.0	13.4%	129 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	78.3	1226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		90.6	664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	562	55.0	71.4	61.8	50.0	75.0	55.0	77.8	77.8	78.6	67.5	62.5	70.0	50.0	38.9	83.3	64.3	61.4							$25,537	$2,211	$23,326
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	349	16	21.6	12.3%	275 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	68.1	1685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		54.1	2337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	652	51.1	40.9	47.8	48.7	57.1	52.2	65.5	71.9	63.6	58.7	59.5	51.4	30.4	51.7	37.5	40.9	44.8	51.3	56.4	61.5	59.0	56.4	56.4	$10,963	$144	$10,819
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-6	6811 Camborne Way	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 788-7141	445	22	19.9	21.3%	228 (51.2%)	4 (0.9%)	87 (19.6%)	58 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (15.1%)	93.4	443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		91.6	600^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	157	60.7		60.7	66.7	80.0	76.7	75.6			74.9	69.0	83.3	78.7	70.5			75.1	91.5	91.5		91.5	91.5	91.5	$15,342	$343	$14,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Placer Elementary

How many students attend Placer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Placer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Placer Elementary?

Students at Placer Elementary are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Placer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Placer Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Del Oro High

Is Placer Elementary a good school?

Yes. Placer Elementary ranks in the top 8.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Placer Elementary in?

Loomis Union Elementary

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