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Louisiana Schnell Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Louisiana Schnell Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 370 students in a rural/suburban area of Placerville, part of the Placerville Union Elementary district, but it faces significant academic challenges with a current state ranking in the bottom 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance, measured by test scores in English, math, and science, is substantially lower than both the state average and nearby schools like Sierra Elementary and Buckeye Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a quarter of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than neighboring schools. This is coupled with a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating greater economic need. Notably, the school spends more per student than some higher-performing schools in the area, yet outcomes have declined sharply since the 2020-2021 school year.

Perhaps the most telling comparison is with Sierra Elementary, which is less than a mile away in the same district but ranks in the top 30% of schools. This stark "within-district disparity" suggests factors specific to Louisiana Schnell, such as school culture or community challenges, are influencing results. Performance is low across all student groups, indicating school-wide systemic issues. For parents, the data highlights a school in need of intensive support and intervention to improve student attendance and academic achievement.

370

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,337

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2871 Schnell School Rd.
Placerville, CA 95667-4935

(530) 622-6244

District: Placerville Union Elementary

Students who attend Louisiana Schnell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edwin Markham Middle
High:	El Dorado High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

43.8%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,959^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Placerville Union Elementary

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	18.6	4959 of 5857	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5315 of 5869	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	5097 of 5859	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3850 of 5883	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	829 of 1417	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2665 of 5789	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	3285 of 5662	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	3508 of 5692	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	2712 of 5614	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	2428 of 5611	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	2778 of 5530	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.1	2392 of 5390	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.9	2779 of 5377	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.2	1447 of 5314	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	1198 of 5193	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	59.0	1894 of 5113	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.6	1480 of 5113	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	60.5	1724 of 4818	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	1464 of 4822	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.1	1621 of 4809	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	3136 of 3162	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	210 of 602	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	1397 of 3275	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	1965 of 3246	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	5236 of 5597	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4953 of 5612	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4929 of 5609	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3734 of 5635	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	802 of 1267	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2517 of 5492	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	3534 of 5413	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4119 of 5107	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	4797 of 5107	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	4951 of 5087	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3746 of 5084	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2401 of 4963	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.9	3769 of 4830	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4252 of 5460	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5143 of 5517	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4638 of 5363	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3255 of 5264	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	522 of 1110	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	2373 of 5173	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	3570 of 5084	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4294 of 5628	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5217 of 5643	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4819 of 5638	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3632 of 5663	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	658 of 1272	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2626 of 5510	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	2844 of 5431	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	2523 of 2598	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	2573 of 2651	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	2542 of 2661	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	2427 of 2726	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	2086 of 2834	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	2139 of 2737	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Listening20%-5 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Writing11%-6 vs state

Overall5%-5 vs state

Reading2%-6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Camino Polytechnic	Public, Charter	K-8	3060 Snows Rd.	Camino	95709	El Dorado County	Camino Polytechnic District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-4552	31	2	17.2	64.5%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										77.8							11.8							$17,259	$3,855	$13,404
Camino Elementary	Public	K-8	3060 Snows Rd.	Camino	95709	El Dorado County	Camino Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-4552	375	22	16.8	56.0%	258 (68.8%)	2 (0.5%)	94 (25.1%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	60.6	2032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		54.4	2325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	293																	42.9	39.4	41.3	63.2	44.7	45.2	50.0	46.8	65.6	51.9	63.2	56.4	26.2	34.2	15.2	37.5	37.9	93.3			93.3	93.3	93.3	$17,259	$3,855	$13,404
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Louisiana Schnell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Louisiana Schnell Elementary?

Students at Louisiana Schnell Elementary are 44% White, 44% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Louisiana Schnell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Louisiana Schnell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edwin Markham Middle
High : El Dorado High

Is Louisiana Schnell Elementary a good school?

Louisiana Schnell Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Louisiana Schnell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Louisiana Schnell Elementary.

What district is Louisiana Schnell Elementary in?

Placerville Union Elementary

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