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Charles F. Brown Elementary

Q: Is Charles F. Brown Elementary a good school?

Charles F. Brown Elementary ranks 3040 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

3040^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles F. Brown Elementary is a small, rural public school in El Dorado serving about 85 students in grades 2 through 6, where a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it has shown notable improvement in its statewide ranking over the past year.

Academically, the school has a clear strength in science, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the Mother Lode Union Elementary district and state averages. While English and math scores are below the state average, they are generally on par with or slightly better than the district, with fifth-grade English being a particular bright spot. The school manages student attendance very well, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is much lower than both the district and state, and it maintains a lower student-to-teacher ratio than many nearby schools like Indian Creek Elementary or Sierra Elementary.

An interesting point for parents is that Charles F. Brown spends more per student than most comparison schools, including higher-rated ones like Rescue Elementary and Buckeye Elementary. It generally outperforms its sister school, Indian Creek Elementary, within the same district. The school shares its campus with Charter Home Study Academy, which has a different student profile and funding level, providing a nearby point of comparison.

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,329

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6520 Oak Dell Rd.
El Dorado, CA 95623-4322

(530) 642-6996

District: Mother Lode Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

Hispanic:

36.5%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2024 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg31%

California avg41%

3,040^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2024

From bottom 36% (2024) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Mother Lode Union Elementary

902^nd of 1,543Mother Lode 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	42.5	3040 of 5857	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3754 of 5869	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2834 of 5597	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	3284 of 5517	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1954 of 2598	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)40th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

★

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Schools Near Charles F. Brown Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Charles F. Brown Elementary	Public	2-6	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 642-6996	85	5	17.0	61.2%	51 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (36.5%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	42.5	3040^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		32.3	3754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	714																	38.9		38.9	28.6	41.2	55.6	43.8			43.1	28.6	29.4	33.3	25.0			29.2							$21,329	$657	$20,672
Charter Home Study Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6984	295	17	17.6	33.2%	181 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (26.1%)	60.7	2030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		52.3	2439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	409																	43.3	65.5	58.0	64.7	57.1	50.0	22.2	52.8	60.4	50.2	52.9	57.1	43.3	46.0	37.7	31.3	41.8							$15,455	$341	$15,114
Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	6701 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-0765	392	19	20.6	51.3%	224 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (34.7%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	37.4	3384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%		32.3	3756^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	372																				42.2	35.7					38.8	40.6	28.6					34.3							$12,906	$1,207	$11,699
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Thompson Way	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0814	402	17	23.6	50.5%	260 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	98 (24.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	67.4	1714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%		68.5	1661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	53																	46.2		46.2	62.9	56.5	60.0				59.9	46.5	46.8	37.9				43.7	94.2	95.7			94.2		$14,814	$1,338	$13,476
California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4645 Buckeye Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3095	543	23	23.5	16.8%	401 (73.8%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (13.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	68	1690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%		76.5	1316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	374																	36.4	66.7	50.0	65.6	63.6	45.5	45.3	70.4	75.6	60.7	65.6	58.2	34.6	48.2	61.1	60.0	54.6	91.9	96.8	93.6	95.2	93.6	95.2	$12,334	$350	$11,984
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
Louisiana Schnell Elementary	Public	K-5	2871 Schnell School Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6244	370	16	23.1	69.7%	164 (44.3%)	2 (0.5%)	162 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	18.6	4959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		14.9	5315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	356	0.0	5.6	8.3	4.6	13.0	5.6	37.5	20.0	4.4	16.7	12.5	10.8	0.0	5.6	0.0	1.5	17.0		17.0	20.0	24.1	34.0				25.9	16.4	15.4	26.4				19.4	95.4	96.9		96.9			$16,337	$1,634	$14,703
Gold Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	3171 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Oak Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-3160	270	14	19.2	39.6%	207 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	34	3653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		38.1	3304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	349																	39.5		39.5	33.3	34.2	44.7				36.9	26.0	29.3	21.1				25.6	95.0			95.0		95.0	$13,393	$1,958	$11,435
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
Sutters Mill	Public	K-3	4801 Luneman Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Trail Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-2591	201	10	20.1	39.8%	140 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (21.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)								(n/a)																				55.0						55.0	51.2						51.2							$14,458	$1,110	$13,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles F. Brown Elementary

How many students attend Charles F. Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 85 students attended Charles F. Brown Elementary.

Is Charles F. Brown Elementary a good school?

Charles F. Brown Elementary ranks 3040^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Charles F. Brown Elementary?

Students at Charles F. Brown Elementary are 60% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Charles F. Brown Elementary in?

Mother Lode Union Elementary

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