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Sierra Elementary

Q: Is Sierra Elementary a good school?

Sierra Elementary ranks 1787 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Elementary serves 402 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Placerville, California. In 2025–26, its all-grade proficiency was above both the state and Placerville Union Elementary in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. Among four nearby schools serving the same grades with current all-grade scores, Sierra led in all three subjects—its clearest strength for families to note.

ELA is Sierra’s strongest subject: 59% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 42% in the district. Math proficiency was 46%, versus 38% statewide and 32% in the district. Science was 39%, only about 3 percentage points above both the state and district, making it the school’s smallest advantage. Results vary by grade, too: fifth-grade math was 27%, 10 points below the state’s 37%, though 8 points above the district’s 18%. Sierra’s fifth-grade math result was lower than those of three nearby schools with scores and higher than three others.

Science is the clearest downward trend: proficiency fell from 58% in 2022–23 to 39% in 2025–26, while Sierra’s lead over the state narrowed from 27 points to 3. ELA and math, by contrast, have been broadly steady over the four years reported. SchoolDigger ranked Sierra at the 69th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, down from the 75th percentile and 4 stars in 2022–23. Its student–teacher ratio was 23.6 in 2024–25, among the higher ratios locally, and 51% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 measure of how well Sierra serves White students ranked it at the 44th percentile, and its measure for Special Education Students ranked it at the 41st percentile—25 and 28 points below the school’s overall ranking, respectively. These comparisons provide context, not explanations for the results.

402

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,837

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1100 Thompson Way
Placerville, CA 95667-5726

(530) 622-0814

District: Placerville Union Elementary

Students who attend Sierra Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edwin Markham Middle
High:	El Dorado High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg37%

California avg42%

1,787^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Placerville Union Elementary

871^st of 1,530Placerville 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
2026	65.9	1787 of 5817	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.4	1714 of 5857	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	1661 of 5869	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1480 of 5859	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	1908 of 5883	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	469 of 1417	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	1633 of 5789	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	1403 of 5662	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.5	1446 of 5692	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	1401 of 5614	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	1425 of 5611	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	1138 of 5530	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	975 of 5390	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	1222 of 5377	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.6	1025 of 5314	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	1202 of 5193	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	85.0	749 of 5113	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	1257 of 5113	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	60.6	1717 of 4818	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.6	1637 of 4822	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.9	1119 of 4809	76.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	840 of 2227	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.1	29 of 293	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	53.1	896 of 2585	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	815 of 2128	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	2158 of 5581	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	1793 of 5597	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	1779 of 5612	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	1296 of 5609	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	1938 of 5635	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	452 of 1267	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	1371 of 5492	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	1379 of 5413	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1944 of 5094	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	2599 of 5107	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.0	1139 of 5107	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	2184 of 5087	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	2604 of 5084	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2046 of 4963	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	1483 of 4830	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	1110 of 5423	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	853 of 5460	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	801 of 5517	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	826 of 5363	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	1413 of 5264	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	314 of 1110	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	1786 of 5173	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	1403 of 5084	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	1469 of 5603	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	1591 of 5628	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	1508 of 5643	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1589 of 5638	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1789 of 5663	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	409 of 1272	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	1889 of 5510	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	1386 of 5431	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1740 of 2927	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	1774 of 2847	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1591 of 2635	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	1413 of 2536	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	1420 of 2598	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	1546 of 2651	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	1256 of 2661	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	1613 of 2726	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	1643 of 2834	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1313 of 2737	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

An excellent school community. My child goes to Sierra and has flourished there so far! Close Quote

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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/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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	65.9	1787^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.3%		67.4	1714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%	73																	39.1		39.1	65.6	56.0	56.3				59.0	63.9	48.7	26.6				46.3	≥ 98%		$14,837	$906	$13,931
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%)	15.9	5147^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.5%		18.6	4959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%	188	0.0	4.6	0.0	1.5	20.8	0.0	19.1	13.4	4.2	4.6	4.8	4.5	0.0	4.6	0.0	1.5	17.3		17.3	28.0	15.7	26.9				23.5	30.6	18.0	8.0				18.8	93%	0%	$13,158	$994	$12,164
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%)	49.3	2647^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.5%		42.5	3040^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%	393																	29.4		29.4	31.3	45.0	68.8	38.9			45.7	43.8	30.0	52.9	35.3			40.0			$15,830	$108	$15,722
Charter Home Study Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95667	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%)	45.3	2885^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.4%		60.7	2030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%	855																	32.3	66.7	54.6	44.4	50.0	43.3	34.8	48.3	64.2	48.5	61.1	50.0	33.3	22.2	26.7	50.9	37.6	92%	0%	$18,235	$41	$18,194
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%)	31.5	3865^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.6%		37.4	3384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%	481																				37.7	35.4					36.6	35.7	24.6					30.4	95%	0%	$17,940	$597	$17,343
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%)	27.4	4199^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.8%		34	3653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	546																	21.6		21.6	34.9	43.2	32.4				37.1	25.6	29.6	10.8				22.6	92%	0%	$17,000	$1,508	$15,492
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)																										36.4							36.4			$17,539	$2,011	$15,528
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%)	58.6	2132^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	63.3%		60.6	2032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%	100																	39.5	38.6	39.1	59.0	60.5	35.7	51.3	56.8	50.0	51.9	59.0	63.2	25.0	28.2	32.4	15.9	36.7	96%	0%	$17,539	$2,011	$15,528
California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4645 Buckeye Rd.	Shingle Springs	95608	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%)	79.9	1133^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	80.5%		68	1690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%	557																	65.5	65.4	65.4	71.4	68.3	74.6	54.9	51.1	71.2	65.9	57.1	55.6	52.7	39.2	47.9	61.5	52.7	≥ 98%		$12,892	$280	$12,612
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)																				64.1						64.1	74.4						74.4	97%	0%	$16,480	$1,143	$15,337

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Elementary

How many students attend Sierra Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Sierra Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sierra Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sierra Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edwin Markham Middle
High : El Dorado High

What district is Sierra Elementary in?

Placerville Union Elementary

Is Sierra Elementary a good school?

Sierra Elementary ranks 1787^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Elementary?

Students at Sierra Elementary are 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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