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Rescue Elementary

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Rescue Elementary ranks 619 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rescue Elementary is a consistently high-performing public school serving about 520 students in grades K-5 within the well-regarded Rescue Union Elementary district in the Rescue, California area.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with over 70% of students proficient in English and math, significantly above state averages. A key strength is its exceptional effectiveness in supporting students from lower-income families, outperforming many nearby schools like Green Valley Elementary and Buckeye Elementary that have similar or higher economic need. The school has also successfully managed student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to under 10%, which is much better than the state average.

While Rescue Elementary excels overall, there are areas to watch, such as a dip in math scores by 5th grade and science scores that trail some district peers like Lake Forest Elementary. Compared to other high-performing schools in the region, such as Jackson Elementary and Silva Valley Elementary, Rescue Elementary achieves its strong results with relatively efficient use of resources, spending less per student while maintaining a top-tier ranking.

519

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,720

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3880 Green Valley Rd.
Rescue, CA 95672-9403

(530) 677-2720

District: Rescue Union Elementary

Students who attend Rescue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant Grove Middle
High:	Ponderosa High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

California avg41%

619^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Rescue Union Elementary

137^th of 1,543Rescue 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	90.6	619 of 5857	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	1066 of 5869	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	824 of 5859	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	462 of 5883	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	134 of 1417	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	837 of 5789	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	569 of 5662	90.0%	★★★★☆
2017	92.7	475 of 5692	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	569 of 5614	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	648 of 5611	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	1390 of 5530	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.8	1796 of 5390	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	2405 of 5377	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	1973 of 5314	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	1602 of 5193	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.9	2666 of 5113	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.0	2266 of 5113	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	2032 of 4818	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.5	2514 of 4822	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.8	2319 of 4809	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	597 of 5597	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	1031 of 5612	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	858 of 5609	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	619 of 5635	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	268 of 1267	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	1175 of 5492	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	535 of 5413	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.4	60 of 5084	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	170 of 4963	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	374 of 5460	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	1236 of 5517	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	373 of 5363	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	243 of 5264	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	10 of 1110	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	277 of 5173	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	245 of 5084	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	632 of 5628	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	1096 of 5643	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	757 of 5638	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	398 of 5663	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	64 of 1272	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	560 of 5510	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	806 of 5431	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	770 of 2598	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	1108 of 2651	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	1004 of 2661	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.0	557 of 2726	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	907 of 2834	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	497 of 2737	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)99th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

what a great school! teachers are friendly, campus is well run and my daughter is doing excellent in school there! A+ Close Quote

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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)							% 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	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
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
Green Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2380 Bass Lake Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-3686	334	15	22.2	41.0%	198 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (28.7%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	77.2	1274^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		70.8	1560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	286	45.8		45.8	59.3	66.7	66.7				63.9	54.2	62.5	45.8				54.2							$15,340	$1,474	$13,866
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
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
Blue Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	2391 Merrychase Dr.	Cameron Park	95682	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 676-0164	445	17	26.1	23.4%	307 (69.0%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.9%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	81	1117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.4	1138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	21	55.7		55.7	61.1	69.6	63.3				65.0	59.7	64.1	44.3				56.4
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
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
Oak Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	7701 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9746	412	15	27.4	15.5%	177 (43.0%)	7 (1.7%)	77 (18.7%)	94 (22.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.9%)	93.6	437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		88.8	761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	324	62.2		62.2	71.7	75.9	74.3				74.2	80.0	79.5	67.6				75.6
Silva Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3001 Golden Eagle Ln.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3767	416	15	27.7	10.6%	293 (70.4%)	6 (1.4%)	46 (11.1%)	38 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	93.7	419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.6	598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	179	63.1		63.1	72.4	74.6	79.8				76.1	75.9	73.1	71.4				73.2	94.6			96.4	96.4
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	2561 Francisco Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-1828	521	21	24.8	11.5%	370 (71.0%)	3 (0.6%)	79 (15.2%)	57 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	93.6	435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		95.3	318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	117	58.4		58.4	81.7	75.3	72.7				76.6	80.5	74.1	71.4				75.4	95.7	96.7	95.7		96.7		$12,989	$703	$12,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Rescue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rescue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rescue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pleasant Grove Middle
High : Ponderosa High

What is the racial makeup of Rescue Elementary?

Students at Rescue Elementary are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Rescue Elementary a good school?

Rescue Elementary ranks 619^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rescue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Rescue Elementary.

What district is Rescue Elementary in?

Rescue Union Elementary

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