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Loomis Basin Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Loomis Basin Charter is a top-performing K-8 public charter school serving 505 students in the high-achieving Loomis Union Elementary district, consistently ranking in the state's top 5% of schools.

The school excels academically, with over 80% of students proficient in English and over 70% in math, leading all other schools in its district including nearby Placer Elementary and Franklin Elementary. It achieves these results with remarkable efficiency, spending significantly less per student than neighboring schools in Rocklin Unified like Valley View Elementary, while maintaining perfect attendance records and showing strong, consistent improvement year over year.

Loomis Basin Charter's success is particularly notable for its exceptional effectiveness with students from all economic backgrounds and its ability to outperform comparable local schools that have higher per-student funding, such as Greenhills Elementary in the Eureka Union district, demonstrating a highly effective and sustainable educational model.

505

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,509

Per pupil spending ?

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5438 Laird Rd.
Loomis, CA 95650-8916

(916) 652-2642

District: Loomis Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Two or more races:

12.5%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Loomis Union Elementary

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg65%

California avg41%

Elementary school

321^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

136^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.1	321 of 5857	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	535 of 5869	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	748 of 5859	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	1174 of 5883	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	666 of 5789	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	925 of 5662	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	1097 of 5692	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.3	774 of 5614	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	744 of 5611	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	91.6	357 of 5530	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	314 of 5390	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	95.5	90 of 5377	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	605 of 5314	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	373 of 5597	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	449 of 5612	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	605 of 5609	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	1111 of 5635	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	725 of 5492	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	1076 of 5413	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.7	166 of 5517	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	263 of 5628	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	654 of 5643	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	980 of 5638	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	1332 of 5663	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	653 of 5510	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	833 of 5431	84.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	175 of 670	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	408 of 2598	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	705 of 2651	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	911 of 2661	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1294 of 2726	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	768 of 2834	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	1168 of 2737	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	136 of 2761	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	163 of 2783	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	219 of 2781	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	226 of 2740	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	73 of 2715	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	115 of 2480	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	191 of 2508	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	73 of 2497	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	115 of 2477	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	214 of 2379	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.6	35 of 2259	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	179 of 2533	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	160 of 2551	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	247 of 2531	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	105 of 2509	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	129 of 2380	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	119 of 2262	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	104 of 2534	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	213 of 2552	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	165 of 2538	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	400 of 2527	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	97.4	59 of 2407	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	125 of 2273	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	137 of 1520	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	130 of 1537	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	193 of 1543	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	175 of 1555	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	95 of 1602	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	156 of 1496	89.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)74th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

Science64%+32 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
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
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 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
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
Rocklin Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Meyers St.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-3311	631	28	22.7	39.5%	274 (43.4%)	7 (1.1%)	149 (23.6%)	100 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	98 (15.5%)	82.4	1050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		85.4	933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	117	47.7		47.7	54.3	68.7	63.9	54.4			60.0	67.4	78.3	64.0	60.0			67.2							$13,619	$556	$13,063
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
Greenhills Elementary	Public	K-3	8200 Greenhills Way	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-4230	549	25	21.7	16.4%	340 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (14.9%)	46 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (14.6%)								(n/a)				62.9						62.9	70.6						70.6							$13,018	$481	$12,537
Stoneridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Alexandra Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1830	407	19	21.8	44.2%	205 (50.4%)	6 (1.5%)	73 (17.9%)	91 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.6%)	81.9	1081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.2	1144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	63	45.3		45.3	61.8	62.9	75.0				66.3	68.8	59.7	50.0				60.1	96.1	97.1	97.1		97.1		$14,323	$729	$13,594
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							$15,328	$291	$15,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Loomis Basin Charter

What is the racial makeup of Loomis Basin Charter?

Students at Loomis Basin Charter are 70% White, 12% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Loomis Basin Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Loomis Basin Charter.

What district is Loomis Basin Charter in?

Loomis Union Elementary

Is Loomis Basin Charter a good school?

Yes. Loomis Basin Charter ranks in the top 5.5% of California elementary schools.

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