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Truckee Elementary

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Truckee Elementary ranks 2641 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Truckee Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 515 students in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, which is a highly-rated district overall, but the school itself faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to its neighbors.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below the state average and notably lower than other schools in the district, such as Donner Trail Elementary and Glenshire Elementary. Nearly half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher rate of economic need than most nearby schools, and this is correlated with wider performance gaps within the student body. Chronic absenteeism, at 16.1%, is also higher than the district average and may be impacting learning.

While the school's per-student spending is comparable to others in the district, its performance trajectory has been volatile and recently declined. Interestingly, some nearby charter schools like Creekside Charter achieve higher rankings with lower spending, though they serve different student populations. Compared to Kings Beach Elementary, which has a similar level of student economic need, Truckee Elementary's academic outcomes are lower, suggesting there are opportunities for the school to improve its support systems and instructional effectiveness.

515

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,127

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11911 Donner Pass Rd.
Truckee, CA 96161-4951

(530) 582-2650

District: Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Students who attend Truckee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alder Creek Middle
High:	Tahoe Truckee High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

41.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Tahoe-Truckee Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg55%

California avg41%

2,641^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified

253^rd of 1,543Tahoe-Truckee Unified 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	49.1	2641 of 5857	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	2247 of 5869	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	2262 of 5859	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	1920 of 5883	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	643 of 1417	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	2602 of 5789	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2634 of 5662	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	2125 of 5692	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	1886 of 5614	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.9	1281 of 5611	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	1484 of 5530	73.2%	★★★★☆
2012	54.7	2348 of 5390	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.9	2365 of 5377	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	1725 of 5314	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.6	1896 of 5193	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.8	3085 of 5113	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	2003 of 5113	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	1431 of 4818	70.3%	★★★★☆
2005	63.1	1615 of 4822	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.7	1587 of 4809	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	366 of 2227	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	138 of 293	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	1635 of 2585	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	681 of 2128	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	2158 of 3162	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	1069 of 3245	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	1213 of 3311	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	212 of 602	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	2229 of 3275	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2263 of 3246	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2552 of 5597	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	2176 of 5612	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	2465 of 5609	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1826 of 5635	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	563 of 1267	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	1662 of 5492	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	1897 of 5413	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	3890 of 5107	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3292 of 5107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	3079 of 5087	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2944 of 5084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3278 of 4963	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3005 of 4830	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3679 of 5460	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	3167 of 5517	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	2328 of 5363	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	1964 of 5264	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	373 of 1110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	3002 of 5173	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2719 of 5084	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2617 of 5628	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	2238 of 5643	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	1976 of 5638	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	1937 of 5663	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	571 of 1272	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	3432 of 5510	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3234 of 5431	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1255 of 2847	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	1667 of 2635	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1046 of 2420	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	689 of 2598	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	588 of 2651	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	896 of 2661	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	839 of 2726	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	1016 of 2834	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	1306 of 2737	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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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 (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 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
Truckee Elementary	Public	K-5	11911 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2650	515	24	21.3	49.3%	213 (41.4%)	2 (0.4%)	271 (52.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	49.1	2641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		55.8	2247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	394	33.8		33.8	46.0	38.7	44.8				43.1	46.7	33.3	43.5				41.0	95.9						$25,127	$24,574	$553
Sierra Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11603 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Sierra Expeditionary Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3701	216	10	21.6	20.4%	129 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (31.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	85.1	918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		79.6	1167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	249	54.2	66.7	60.4	66.7	73.9	66.7	61.5	43.5	66.7	63.2	75.0	47.8	62.5	65.4	39.1	58.3	58.3
Glenshire Elementary	Public	K-5	10990 Dorchester Dr.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3720	499	21	23.9	15.2%	371 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.0%)	92.8	487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.9	757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	270	57.5		57.5	78.4	79.8	73.4				77.0	75.7	82.1	62.8				73.0							$26,038	$25,732	$306
Creekside Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1916 Chamonix Pl.	Olympic Valley	96146	Placer County	Creekside Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-1036	233	11	21.1	6.9%	181 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)	98.2	50^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.5	124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	74	79.2	78.3	78.7	91.3	88.0	95.8	85.7	91.7	87.0	90.0	95.7	80.0	83.3	71.4	83.3	78.3	82.1	91.4	94.3	91.4	94.3	94.3
Tahoe Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Grove St.	Tahoe City	96145	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2700	282	14	20.8	28.0%	183 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (25.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	75.8	1345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		61.3	2018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	673	56.8		56.8	51.2	45.7	63.6				53.4	63.6	56.5	61.4				60.5	95.2	96.8	96.8	95.2	95.2	96.8	$32,466	$32,160	$306
Kings Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	8125 Steelhead	Kings Beach	96143	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3730	362	18	20.0	45.0%	146 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	193 (53.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	57.9	2174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%		64.4	1857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	317	34.0		34.0	42.6	51.2	51.0				48.0	41.8	61.0	43.4				47.7	94.9	96.9		96.9			$30,923	$30,332	$591
Donner Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	52755 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2720	55	4	13.7	5.5%	52 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	96.2	227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.7	289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	62	80.0		80.0	69.2		86.7				83.3	76.9		100.0				91.7							$49,569	$49,264	$305

Frequently Asked Questions about Truckee Elementary

Is Truckee Elementary a good school?

Truckee Elementary ranks 2641^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Truckee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Truckee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alder Creek Middle
High : Tahoe Truckee High

What district is Truckee Elementary in?

Tahoe-Truckee Unified

What is the racial makeup of Truckee Elementary?

Students at Truckee Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 41% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Truckee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Truckee Elementary.

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