Is William Brooks Elementary a good school?

William Brooks Elementary ranks 633 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William Brooks Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 393 students attended William Brooks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William Brooks Elementary?

Students at William Brooks Elementary are 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

William Brooks Elementary

Summary:

William Brooks Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving 365 students in grades K-5 in El Dorado Hills, California. It is part of the Buckeye Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 114 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Brooks Elementary consistently ranks in the top 10-15% of California elementary schools, with impressive academic performance. On the Smarter Balanced Assessments, 68.4% of students are proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and 71.23% are proficient or better in Mathematics - significantly higher than the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also excels in science, with 62.96% of students proficient or better on the CAST assessment, compared to the state average of 30.7%. William Brooks Elementary performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, ranking in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools for these subgroups.

While William Brooks Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Charter Montessori Valley View Campus, Oak Meadow Elementary, and Silva Valley Elementary, some schools in the neighboring Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, such as Mangini Ranch Elementary and Oak Chan Elementary, demonstrate even higher academic performance. Nevertheless, William Brooks Elementary has maintained a consistently high level of academic achievement, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Detail:

Public K-5

3610 Park Dr.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-4544

(916) 933-6618

District: Buckeye Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
633^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,315

Student/teacher ratio: 26.2

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Asian:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William Brooks Elementary ranks better than 89.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.99. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.9%), Hispanic (14.8%), Asian (9.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William Brooks Elementary is 26.2. 3 elementary schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William Brooks Elementary is $9,315. 3 elementary schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William Brooks Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks William Brooks Elementary 633^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See William Brooks Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Buckeye Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Buckeye Union Elementary 114^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for William Brooks Elementary

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Rank History for all students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	87.06	631^st	4809	86.9%
2005	86.01	687^th	4822	85.8%
2006	85.45	714^th	4818	85.2%
2007	88.09	619^th	5113	87.9%
2008	92.59	340^th	5113	93.4%
2009	91.03	421^st	5193	91.9%
2010	89.75	455^th	5314	91.4%
2011	85.46	705^th	5377	86.9%
2012	81.88	921^st	5390	82.9%
2013	90.35	445^th	5530	92.0%
2015	95.48	293^rd	5611	94.8%
2016	91.70	518^th	5614	90.8%
2017	95.79	266^th	5692	95.3%
2018	88.75	699^th	5662	87.7%
2019	89.40	677^th	5789	88.3%
2022	92.70	545^th	5883	90.7%
2023	91.01	640^th	5874	89.1%
2024	90.99	633^rd	5862	89.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	53.33	240^th	445	46.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	82.30	283^rd	2420	88.3%
2024	95.51	97^th	2634	96.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.36	1212^th	5374	77.4%
2024	95.43	220^th	5511	96.0%

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Rank History for Female students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.41	746^th	5413	86.2%
2019	83.47	898^th	5492	83.6%
2022	90.53	610^th	5635	89.2%
2023	86.54	818^th	5617	85.4%
2024	86.62	799^th	5605	85.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.91	321^st	2128	84.9%
2019	80.75	319^th	2585	87.7%
2022	80.64	294^th	2227	86.8%

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Rank History for Male students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.49	655^th	5431	87.9%
2019	91.36	486^th	5510	91.2%
2022	92.53	478^th	5663	91.6%
2023	92.31	476^th	5650	91.6%
2024	92.11	477^th	5636	91.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.38	931^st	4830	80.7%
2019	85.99	463^rd	4963	90.7%
2022	92.62	270^th	5084	94.7%
2023	95.51	148^th	5098	97.1%

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Rank History for White students at William Brooks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.03	644^th	2737	76.5%
2019	74.77	639^th	2834	77.5%
2022	76.11	586^th	2726	78.5%
2023	72.14	727^th	2662	72.7%
2024	72.19	735^th	2647	72.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Excellent school with great staff! My daughter enjoys coming to school everyday. The quality of teachers is excellent and we are very happy. Close Quote

Enrollment information for William Brooks Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	683	4	13	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	712
1989	664	3	12	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	685
1990	641	3	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	656
1991	677	4	8	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
1992	694	3	8	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	709
1993	334	1	16	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	354
1994	356	5	16	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	382
1995	355	2	13	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1996	355	2	13	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1997	362	4	19	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	391
1998	358	4	30	7	8	n/a	n/a	0	407
1999	292	7	28	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	335
2000	305	8	17	9	6	n/a	n/a	0	345
2001	322	6	30	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	369
2002	399	10	47	23	6	n/a	n/a	2	487
2003	399	10	47	23	6	n/a	n/a	2	487
2004	310	3	26	22	0	n/a	n/a	19	380
2005	339	3	43	25	6	n/a	n/a	0	416
2006	358	6	50	35	7	n/a	n/a	24	480
2007	369	5	54	35	7	n/a	n/a	24	494
2008	374	9	53	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	476
2009	396	5	45	40	3	3	15	0	507
2010	351	4	36	59	2	0	36	0	488
2011	385	3	28	57	1	0	39	0	513
2012	371	7	32	63	0	0	26	0	499
2013	364	8	32	62	0	0	27	0	493
2014	344	6	34	64	1	0	24	0	473
2015	348	3	36	71	3	3	28	0	492
2016	362	1	51	67	2	1	33	0	517
2017	361	1	52	82	2	1	39	0	538
2018	336	3	57	75	2	1	37	0	511
2019	311	3	61	85	2	1	38	0	501
2020	302	4	45	84	4	0	39	0	478
2021	264	2	28	63	5	1	29	0	392
2022	255	2	32	62	2	2	31	0	386
2023	245	6	28	55	1	2	28	0	365
2024	255	4	37	58	0	3	36	0	393

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William Brooks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	712	28.0	25.4	n/a
1989	685	30.4	22.5	n/a
1990	656	27.5	23.8	n/a
1991	692	29.0	23.8	n/a
1992	709	29.5	24.0	2.4
1993	354	14.5	24.4	0.3
1994	382	15.7	24.3	0.5
1995	373	15.9	23.5	2.9
1996	373	15.9	23.5	2.9
1997	391	18.4	21.3	3.6
1998	407	19.9	20.5	5.4
1999	335	17.0	19.7	4.8
2000	345	16.5	20.9	4.6
2001	369	18.5	19.9	5.4
2002	487	23.5	20.7	3.9
2003	487	23.5	20.7	3.9
2004	380	18.5	20.5	6.9
2005	416	20.8	20.0	7.7
2006	480	24.0	20.0	10.5
2007	494	24.0	20.6	9.6
2008	476	26.0	18.3	9.2
2009	507	25.0	19.5	11.6
2010	488	23.0	21.2	13.5
2011	513	n/a	n/a	11.7
2012	499	20.6	24.1	n/a
2013	493	20.8	23.7	9.3
2014	473	19.0	24.8	9.9
2015	492	20.0	24.6	10.4
2016	517	20.0	25.8	7.5
2017	538	21.5	25.0	6.7
2018	511	23.0	22.2	9.2
2019	501	19.0	26.3	7.8
2020	478	n/a	n/a	8.2
2021	392	15.5	25.2	10.7
2022	386	16.0	24.1	10.1
2023	365	15.0	24.3	18.1
2024	393	15.0	26.2	14

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William Brooks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	712	28.0	25.4	n/a
1989	685	30.4	22.5	n/a
1990	656	27.5	23.8	n/a
1991	692	29.0	23.8	n/a
1992	709	29.5	24.0	2.4
1993	354	14.5	24.4	0.3
1994	382	15.7	24.3	0.5
1995	373	15.9	23.5	2.9
1996	373	15.9	23.5	2.9
1997	391	18.4	21.3	3.6
1998	407	19.9	20.5	5.4
1999	335	17.0	19.7	4.8
2000	345	16.5	20.9	4.6
2001	369	18.5	19.9	5.4
2002	487	23.5	20.7	3.9
2003	487	23.5	20.7	3.9
2004	380	18.5	20.5	6.9
2005	416	20.8	20.0	7.7
2006	480	24.0	20.0	10.5
2007	494	24.0	20.6	9.6
2008	476	26.0	18.3	9.2
2009	507	25.0	19.5	11.6
2010	488	23.0	21.2	13.5
2011	513	n/a	n/a	11.7
2012	499	20.6	24.1	n/a
2013	493	20.8	23.7	9.3
2014	473	19.0	24.8	9.9
2015	492	20.0	24.6	10.4
2016	517	20.0	25.8	7.5
2017	538	21.5	25.0	6.7
2018	511	23.0	22.2	9.2
2019	501	19.0	26.3	7.8
2020	478	n/a	n/a	8.2
2021	392	15.5	25.2	10.7
2022	386	16.0	24.1	10.1
2023	365	15.0	24.3	18.1
2024	393	15.0	26.2	14

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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