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Placer High

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Placer High ranks 437 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 80% of California high schools

Summary

Placer High is a 1,265-student school serving grades 9–12 in Auburn, in the Placer Union High School District. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear contrast: English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) is a strength, while math is the most important area for improvement.

ELA is strong against state and district results and compares well with nearby comprehensive high schools: 73% of students were proficient, versus 49% statewide and 71% districtwide, and the result was 4 points above the nearby-school average. Placer ranked third of five nearby comprehensive schools in ELA. Math is the clearest weakness: 37% were proficient, 1 point below the state, 6 points below the district, and 7 points below the nearby-school average; Placer ranked fourth of five. Science was also above the state but just below the district: 48% were proficient, 12 points above the state and 1 point below the district. Placer ranked fourth of five nearby schools in science. For context, nearby ELA leaders include Rocklin High and Del Oro High.

Math has recovered from a low point, rising 5 percentage points from 33% in 2022–2023 to 37% in 2025–2026, after dipping to 25%; it is now close to the state result but remains below the district and nearby-school average. ELA has stayed broadly stable, while science has risen. SchoolDigger rates Placer at the 80th percentile and 4 stars overall, behind Rocklin and Del Oro among the five nearby schools. Its student–teacher ratio was 22.2:1 in 2024–2025, and 29.9% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students fell from the 80th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 38th in 2025–2026, a 42-point drop. Its measure for Multi-racial Students rose from the 33rd to the 60th percentile, though that remains 20 points below the school’s overall ranking.

1,265

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,666

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

275 Orange St.
Auburn, CA 95603-5115

(530) 885-4581

District: Placer Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

28.9%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

California avg42%

437^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Placer Union High

318^th of 968Placer 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
2026	78.8	437 of 2137	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	463 of 2162	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	538 of 2159	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	382 of 2170	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	728 of 2123	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	460 of 1290	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	390 of 2133	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	320 of 2017	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	285 of 2021	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	270 of 2039	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	84.6	280 of 1994	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	58.1	574 of 2426	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	57.4	605 of 2354	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	56.6	625 of 2367	73.6%	★★★★☆
2010	52.2	695 of 2281	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	580 of 2238	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	70.4	266 of 2117	87.4%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	331 of 2063	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	62.4	417 of 1968	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	68.8	270 of 1901	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	70.4	181 of 1653	89.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	219 of 1161	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	34.7	343 of 555	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	554 of 1117	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	446 of 1052	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	498 of 1085	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.9	64 of 1064	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	32.5	747 of 1044	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	381 of 467	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	482 of 938	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	305 of 1865	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	387 of 1906	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	491 of 1915	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	280 of 1915	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	703 of 1858	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	501 of 1054	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	356 of 1833	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	310 of 1760	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	449 of 1880	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.1	866 of 1900	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	610 of 1902	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	532 of 1917	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	38.4	1132 of 1861	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	899 of 1814	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	780 of 1742	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	656 of 1999	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	849 of 2013	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	654 of 2026	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	425 of 2030	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	682 of 1943	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	466 of 1126	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	570 of 1937	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	561 of 1862	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	517 of 1932	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	467 of 1942	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	515 of 1948	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	433 of 1963	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	705 of 1916	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	373 of 1122	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	411 of 1880	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	304 of 1834	83.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	83 of 156	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	83 of 175	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	73 of 183	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	98 of 190	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	99 of 168	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	237 of 588	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	326 of 577	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	387 of 574	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	283 of 541	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	432 of 515	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.3	179 of 422	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	205 of 366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	760 of 1235	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	527 of 1252	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	245 of 1216	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	336 of 1197	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	391 of 1132	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	344 of 1155	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	447 of 1173	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	354 of 1193	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	626 of 1204	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	349 of 1222	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	220 of 1173	81.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2026)47th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Science48%+12 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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
Placer High	Public	9-12	275 Orange St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-4581	1,265	57	22.2	29.9%	719 (56.8%)	12 (0.9%)	366 (28.9%)	27 (2.1%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	115 (9.1%)	78.8	437^th of 2137 public high schools	79.6%		76.9	463^rd of 2162 public high schools	78.6%	26			48.2		47.6			73.1	73.1			37.4	37.4	$23,666	$22,466	$1,200
Confluence Continuation High	Public	10-12	332 Finley St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-8401	103	5	20.1	58.3%	60 (58.3%)	2 (1.9%)	26 (25.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.7%)	9	2007^th of 2137 public high schools	6.1%		9.8	2028^th of 2162 public high schools	6.2%	21			5.9		7.3			5.9	5.9			3.0	3.0	$21,034	$17,968	$3,066
Maidu Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	275 Orange St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Maidu Virtual Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 745-5763	114	8	14.8	43.9%	78 (68.4%)	1 (0.9%)	19 (16.7%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)								(n/a)														$30,658	$30,372	$286
Del Oro High	Public	9-12	3301 Taylor Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-7243	1,634	67	24.2	12.9%	1,200 (73.4%)	5 (0.3%)	213 (13.0%)	46 (2.8%)	16 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (9.1%)	89	226^th of 2137 public high schools	89.4%		88.1	244^th of 2162 public high schools	88.7%	18			55.9		55.7			73.3	73.3			56.1	56.1	$20,898	$20,304	$594
Bear River High	Public	9-12	11130 Magnolia Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-3700	664	27	24.1	25.2%	486 (73.2%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (17.2%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	78.5	443^rd of 2137 public high schools	79.3%		82.4	370^th of 2162 public high schools	82.9%	73			48.8		49.7			67.8	67.8			39.7	39.7	$26,354	$25,158	$1,196
Rocklin High	Public	9-12	5301 Victory Ln.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1600	1,936	89	21.6	19.9%	1,142 (59.0%)	28 (1.4%)	309 (16.0%)	272 (14.0%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	162 (8.4%)	90.3	199^th of 2137 public high schools	90.7%		91.9	168^th of 2162 public high schools	92.2%	31			56.6		56.1			76.0	76.0			57.6	57.6	$19,137	$18,574	$563
Victory High	Public	9-12	3250 Victory Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-3195	85	6	13.7	49.4%	45 (52.9%)	3 (3.5%)	20 (23.5%)	4 (4.7%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	10.5	1921^st of 2137 public high schools	10.1%		24.8	1600^th of 2162 public high schools	26.0%	321			3.6		8.1			16.7	16.7			3.3	3.3	$35,985	$35,370	$615
Rocklin Alternative Education Center	Public, Virtual	7-12	3250 Victory Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 632-3195	42	3	14.2	40.5%	31 (73.8%)	1 (2.4%)	5 (11.9%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)								(n/a)					37.5				55.0				25.0
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%)	48.9	1053^rd of 2137 public high schools	50.7%		58.3	865^th of 2162 public high schools	60.0%	188	20.7		25.0	8.3	19.8	30.4	28.8	50.7	37.8	28.6	27.6	26.4	27.4	$23,022	$22,892	$130
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	790 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6360	1,184	57	20.8	42.1%	527 (44.5%)	14 (1.2%)	508 (42.9%)	61 (5.2%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (5.2%)	54	949^th of 2137 public high schools	55.6%		59.5	835^th of 2162 public high schools	61.4%	114			30.7		30.4			59.1	59.1			23.8	23.8	$21,825	$19,936	$1,889

Frequently Asked Questions about Placer High

What schools feed into Placer High?

Placer High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Auburn Elementary
Elementary : Bowman Charter
Elementary : EV Cain Elementary
Elementary : Skyridge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Placer High?

Students at Placer High are 57% White, 29% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Placer High in?

Placer Union High

Is Placer High a good school?

Placer High ranks 437^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Placer High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,265 students attended Placer High.

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