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Edwin Markham Middle

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Edwin Markham Middle ranks 1199 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 57% of California middle schools

Summary

Edwin Markham Middle is a public school serving about 430 students in grades 6-8 in Placerville, operating within the Placerville Union Elementary district, which is ranked in the middle of all California districts.

The school currently earns a 3-star rating, placing it slightly above average in the state, but it has seen a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. Key challenges include a high rate of chronic absenteeism (20.9%) and lower academic proficiency in English and math compared to many nearby schools like Miller's Hill, Marina Village Middle, and Rolling Hills Middle. Edwin Markham serves a student population with significant economic need, with over 63% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a much higher percentage than those top-performing neighboring schools.

Despite these challenges, the school shows some strengths, such as science scores that are slightly above the state average and particularly strong 7th-grade English scores. It operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several comparison schools. The analysis of the region shows a clear pattern where schools with lower economic need and better attendance consistently perform higher, highlighting the broader context in which Edwin Markham operates.

431

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,185

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Moulton Dr.
Placerville, CA 95667-4334

(530) 622-0403

District: Placerville Union Elementary

Students who attend Edwin Markham Middle usually attend:

High:

El Dorado High

Feeder schools for Edwin Markham Middle:

Elementary:	Louisiana Schnell Elementary
	Sierra Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

32.9%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,199^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

816^th of 1,543Placerville 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	49.2	1199 of 2761	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1305 of 2783	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1217 of 2781	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	903 of 2740	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	460 of 894	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	746 of 2715	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	704 of 2480	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	610 of 2508	75.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	560 of 2497	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	503 of 2477	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	62.0	833 of 2379	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	545 of 2259	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	59.9	826 of 2236	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	532 of 2179	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	551 of 2063	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.4	534 of 2005	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	60.9	664 of 1999	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	673 of 1804	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.3	1008 of 1777	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.2	983 of 1769	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	630 of 1531	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	129 of 354	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	497 of 1491	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	1128 of 1478	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	401 of 1521	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	20.8	1536 of 1540	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	95 of 363	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	984 of 2533	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	1227 of 2551	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1250 of 2531	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	818 of 2509	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	421 of 738	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	699 of 2380	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	670 of 2262	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1521 of 2395	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1358 of 2388	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	916 of 2374	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	645 of 2359	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	863 of 2213	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	715 of 2072	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1310 of 2542	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1478 of 2579	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1208 of 2531	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	763 of 2458	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	407 of 721	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	742 of 2369	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	518 of 2230	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1307 of 2534	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1224 of 2552	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	1047 of 2538	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	822 of 2527	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	343 of 763	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	711 of 2407	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	651 of 2273	71.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	595 of 726	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	557 of 665	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	403 of 554	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1034 of 1566	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1234 of 1552	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	838 of 1531	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	876 of 1520	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1018 of 1537	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1144 of 1543	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	842 of 1555	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	713 of 1602	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	684 of 1496	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)61st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-5 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Moulton Dr.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0403	431	19	22.3	63.3%	244 (56.6%)	1 (0.2%)	142 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	49.2	1199^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.6%		45.3	1305^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.1%	106		33.9	33.9			32.6	54.1	47.3	44.8			21.7	40.5	32.6	31.8	$19,185	$18,492	$693
Herbert C. Green Middle	Public	5-8	3781 Forni Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-4668	363	23	16.0	49.9%	207 (57.0%)	2 (0.6%)	121 (33.3%)	6 (1.7%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	34	1682^nd of 2761 public middle schools	39.1%		30.5	1792^nd of 2783 public middle schools	35.6%	110	18.5	26.0	22.6		35.0	30.5	43.5	37.9	37.0		18.5	26.8	20.9	22.6	22.2	$18,793	$18,164	$629
Gold Trail	Public	4-8	889 Cold Springs Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Trail Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-2595	274	13	20.7	34.7%	220 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	40.9	1471^st of 2761 public middle schools	46.7%		59.2	905^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.5%	566	44.6	30.9	37.8	70.2	53.6	44.0	40.0	37.7	49.5	57.6	42.1	26.0	30.9	25.5	37.0	$20,378	$19,140	$1,238
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4120 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Oak Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-9620	117	8	14.5	35.9%	70 (59.8%)	1 (0.9%)	32 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	15	2441^st of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		28.2	1897^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.8%	544		7.1	7.1			28.1	18.0	26.2	23.9			15.6	8.3	16.7	13.6	$26,580	$25,084	$1,496
Mountain Creek Middle	Public	6-8	6862 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-4393	99	6	16.4	42.4%	73 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	53.9	1079^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.9%		46.1	1275^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.2%	196		48.8	48.8			41.0	44.4	48.8	44.9			33.3	38.9	26.8	31.6	$18,029	$17,302	$727
Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2540 Green Valley Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-4400	470	25	18.7	27.2%	350 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.5%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	72.2	634^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.0%		69.9	688^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.3%	54		49.3	49.3			52.5	72.6	62.8	62.8			40.0	39.7	38.6	39.4	$22,064	$20,970	$1,094
Camerado Springs Middle	Public	6-8	2480 Merrychase Dr.	Cameron Park	95682	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-1658	536	25	21.1	20.5%	353 (65.9%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (24.1%)	19 (3.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	85.8	355^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.1%		83.9	399^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.7%	44		59.3	59.3			57.0	77.5	61.9	65.4			53.5	63.6	56.5	57.8	$23,104	$22,858	$246
Sierra Ridge Middle	Public	5-8	2700 Amber Trail	Pollock Pines	95726	El Dorado County	Pollock Pines Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-2031	247	14	17.6	45.7%	166 (67.2%)	1 (0.4%)	53 (21.5%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.5%)	39.8	1495^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%		38.6	1517^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.5%	22	29.1	32.4	31.0		37.5	30.3	44.0	35.3	36.3		20.0	18.5	36.0	33.3	26.8	$21,569	$19,924	$1,645
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	7141 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9290	778	38	20.5	10.2%	436 (56.0%)	6 (0.8%)	126 (16.2%)	141 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.6%)	96	119^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.7%		95.1	153^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.5%	34		65.4	65.4			79.0	77.4	77.9	78.1			74.4	71.0	70.0	71.7	$20,865	$20,748	$117
Marina Village Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Francisco Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3993	750	35	21.4	12.9%	510 (68.0%)	15 (2.0%)	98 (13.1%)	79 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	40 (5.3%)	93.1	198^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%		94	186^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.3%	12		66.3	66.3			70.4	86.4	66.4	74.2			68.3	66.5	62.2	65.5	$16,847	$16,036	$811

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwin Markham Middle

What district is Edwin Markham Middle in?

Placerville Union Elementary

How many students attend Edwin Markham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Edwin Markham Middle.

Is Edwin Markham Middle a good school?

Edwin Markham Middle ranks 1199^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Edwin Markham Middle?

Students at Edwin Markham Middle are 57% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Edwin Markham Middle attend?

Students who attend Edwin Markham Middle usually go on to attend El Dorado High

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