Summary:
Truckee Elementary is a public elementary school serving 451 students in grades K-5 in Truckee, California, which is part of the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District. While the district is ranked 366 out of 1,560 districts in California, Truckee Elementary faces several challenges, including lower test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and achievement gaps among different student subgroups compared to both the district and state averages.
Truckee Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math around 44-47% in 2022-2023, compared to 58.4% and 47.57% for the district, and 46.66% and 34.62% for the state. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.2% in 2018-2019 to 25.3% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Truckee Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 51.66% in 2022-2023, and a higher student-teacher ratio of 20.8 compared to nearby schools in the district.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified District, such as Donner Trail Elementary, Kings Beach Elementary, and Tahoe Lake Elementary, generally perform better than Truckee Elementary on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Truckee Elementary's performance on test scores and other metrics lags behind the district and state averages for Hispanic students, as well as for students in special education and English language learner subgroups. The school's statewide ranking has also dropped from 1,281 out of 5,611 California elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 2,255 out of 5,848 in 2022-2023, indicating a decline in performance relative to other schools in the state.
Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Tahoe-Truckee Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2262nd of 5,868 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,380
Students who attend Truckee Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.8
Number of students: 451
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
56.1%
White:
37.0%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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African American:
0.4%
Asian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.7%
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