Is Blue Oak Elementary a good school?

Blue Oak Elementary ranks 1135 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Blue Oak Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 465 students attended Blue Oak Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Oak Elementary?

Students at Blue Oak Elementary are 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Blue Oak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Oak Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Camerado Springs Middle High : Ponderosa High

Blue Oak Elementary

Summary:

Blue Oak Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cameron Park, California, serving 485 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Buckeye Union Elementary District, which is ranked 114 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blue Oak Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 20-25% of California elementary schools over the past several years. The school's academic performance is generally above the state average, with 60.96% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 56.75% in Mathematics. Blue Oak Elementary's performance is also above the district average in most grade levels and subject areas, indicating strong academic achievement. The school particularly excels in supporting Hispanic students and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 15% and 16% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. However, the school's performance for White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively lower, ranking in the top 30-35% of California elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Blue Oak Elementary generally performs better than Buckeye Elementary but slightly lower than Silva Valley Elementary and William Brooks Elementary in academic achievement. The school's relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (22.47%) suggests it serves a more affluent student population, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. However, Blue Oak Elementary faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 6.8% in 2018-2019 to 24.3% in 2021-2022, higher than the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

2391 Merrychase Dr.
Cameron Park, CA 95682-9094

(530) 676-0164

District: Buckeye Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1135^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,241

Students who attend Blue Oak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Camerado Springs Middle
High:	Ponderosa High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.8

Number of students: 465

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Blue Oak Elementary ranks better than 80.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.35. (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 (68%), Hispanic (20.9%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blue Oak Elementary is 25.8, which is the 3^rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Blue Oak Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blue Oak Elementary is $10,241, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blue Oak Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Oak Elementary 1135^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Blue Oak 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 Blue Oak Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	69.56	1318^th	4809	72.6%
2005	68.03	1422^nd	4822	70.5%
2006	68.64	1404^th	4818	70.9%
2007	69.34	1402^nd	5113	72.6%
2008	76.13	1134^th	5113	77.8%
2009	78.19	1084^th	5193	79.1%
2010	73.06	1323^rd	5314	75.1%
2011	63.85	1808^th	5377	66.4%
2012	70.32	1513^th	5390	71.9%
2013	65.82	1790^th	5530	67.6%
2015	64.58	1726^th	5611	69.2%
2016	66.00	1714^th	5614	69.5%
2017	58.21	2107^th	5692	63.0%
2018	71.86	1486^th	5662	73.8%
2019	72.69	1479^th	5789	74.5%
2022	82.12	1090^th	5883	81.5%
2023	86.59	885^th	5874	84.9%
2024	80.35	1135^th	5862	80.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	76.04	369^th	2420	84.8%
2024	62.92	650^th	2634	75.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.48	1483^rd	5084	70.8%
2019	63.02	1563^rd	5173	69.8%
2022	84.84	553^rd	5264	89.5%
2023	74.98	992^nd	5374	81.5%
2024	76.89	974^th	5511	82.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.90	1458^th	5413	73.1%
2019	72.06	1410^th	5492	74.3%
2022	75.84	1289^th	5635	77.1%
2023	83.05	986^th	5617	82.4%
2024	75.29	1279^th	5605	77.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.37	277^th	2128	87.0%
2019	77.02	384^th	2585	85.1%
2022	66.80	476^th	2227	78.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.04	1485^th	5431	72.7%
2019	70.71	1486^th	5510	73.0%
2022	84.59	895^th	5663	84.2%
2023	86.13	807^th	5650	85.7%
2024	80.87	1042^nd	5636	81.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.88	1394^th	4830	71.1%
2019	89.04	337^th	4963	93.2%
2022	74.86	937^th	5084	81.6%
2023	90.00	350^th	5098	93.1%
2024	80.84	688^th	5102	86.5%

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Rank History for White students at Blue Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.93	1497^th	2737	45.3%
2019	43.60	1741^st	2834	38.6%
2022	65.61	967^th	2726	64.5%
2023	67.63	875^th	2662	67.1%
2024	56.75	1219^th	2647	53.9%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Monday, March 23, 2015

This is a great school for the whole family. It's a mixture of teachers (good and bad) and Im a very "hands on" parent and Mr. Stewart the principle's open door policy is great. If you have any comments or concerns you can go straight to Principle Stewart and he'll fight for your side. I've moved my child 4 times within the grades and Blue Oak is always accomidating. We tried the Montessori on campus for a couple months and it wasn't a good fit for my son and they allowed him to transition back into traditional. If you want to be in the drivers seat as a parent this is the place for you! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Blue Oak Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	209	0	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	212
1990	554	2	2	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	563
1991	730	5	5	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	744
1992	791	7	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	807
1993	786	6	3	1	8	n/a	n/a	0	804
1994	764	6	3	8	10	n/a	n/a	0	791
1995	771	6	7	20	12	n/a	n/a	0	816
1996	771	6	7	20	12	n/a	n/a	0	816
1997	794	8	7	32	10	n/a	n/a	0	851
1998	784	7	19	34	11	n/a	n/a	0	855
1999	777	10	16	40	6	n/a	n/a	0	849
2000	752	9	24	52	12	n/a	n/a	0	849
2001	755	5	25	50	17	n/a	n/a	0	852
2002	731	6	23	44	6	n/a	n/a	3	813
2003	731	6	23	44	6	n/a	n/a	3	813
2004	708	4	18	35	5	n/a	n/a	2	772
2005	705	19	19	41	4	n/a	n/a	8	796
2006	595	4	22	60	4	n/a	n/a	27	712
2007	563	12	19	52	6	n/a	n/a	22	674
2008	545	8	21	50	7	n/a	n/a	0	631
2009	518	6	22	55	10	1	14	0	626
2010	474	3	19	77	4	2	39	0	618
2011	455	3	18	73	3	2	34	0	588
2012	468	3	17	68	2	0	29	0	587
2013	473	4	11	63	1	0	26	0	578
2014	446	3	10	79	1	0	28	0	567
2015	414	1	11	58	0	0	26	0	510
2016	393	0	6	45	0	0	22	0	466
2017	357	0	7	59	0	0	19	0	442
2018	334	2	6	76	1	0	26	0	445
2019	325	2	5	93	4	0	28	0	457
2020	350	1	7	97	4	0	33	0	492
2021	301	2	4	89	2	0	25	0	423
2022	336	2	13	100	3	0	23	0	477
2023	331	2	21	103	2	0	26	0	485
2024	316	1	20	97	2	0	29	0	465

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 Blue Oak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	212	8.1	26.1	n/a
1990	563	23.9	23.5	n/a
1991	744	30.0	24.8	n/a
1992	807	30.5	26.4	7.7
1993	804	31.5	25.5	10.6
1994	791	33.0	24.0	8.2
1995	816	34.6	23.6	9.4
1996	816	34.6	23.6	9.4
1997	851	44.5	19.1	10.7
1998	855	44.0	19.4	10.6
1999	849	47.5	17.9	7.8
2000	849	44.0	19.3	8.4
2001	852	44.0	19.4	4.8
2002	813	43.7	18.6	5.1
2003	813	43.7	18.6	5.1
2004	772	38.0	20.3	5.6
2005	796	38.0	20.9	6.6
2006	712	35.0	20.3	7
2007	674	33.0	20.4	6.7
2008	631	34.0	18.6	8.2
2009	626	31.0	19.0	10.4
2010	618	27.0	22.8	16.3
2011	588	n/a	n/a	18
2012	587	24.4	24.0	n/a
2013	578	25.5	22.6	20.2
2014	567	21.4	26.4	23.5
2015	510	21.0	24.2	22
2016	466	18.0	25.8	25.5
2017	442	17.1	25.7	22.2
2018	445	19.0	23.4	24.7
2019	457	18.0	25.3	21.2
2020	492	n/a	n/a	20.9
2021	423	18.0	23.5	17.3
2022	477	18.0	26.5	18.2
2023	485	18.0	26.9	22.5
2024	465	18.0	25.8	24.9

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 Blue Oak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	212	8.1	26.1	n/a
1990	563	23.9	23.5	n/a
1991	744	30.0	24.8	n/a
1992	807	30.5	26.4	7.7
1993	804	31.5	25.5	10.6
1994	791	33.0	24.0	8.2
1995	816	34.6	23.6	9.4
1996	816	34.6	23.6	9.4
1997	851	44.5	19.1	10.7
1998	855	44.0	19.4	10.6
1999	849	47.5	17.9	7.8
2000	849	44.0	19.3	8.4
2001	852	44.0	19.4	4.8
2002	813	43.7	18.6	5.1
2003	813	43.7	18.6	5.1
2004	772	38.0	20.3	5.6
2005	796	38.0	20.9	6.6
2006	712	35.0	20.3	7
2007	674	33.0	20.4	6.7
2008	631	34.0	18.6	8.2
2009	626	31.0	19.0	10.4
2010	618	27.0	22.8	16.3
2011	588	n/a	n/a	18
2012	587	24.4	24.0	n/a
2013	578	25.5	22.6	20.2
2014	567	21.4	26.4	23.5
2015	510	21.0	24.2	22
2016	466	18.0	25.8	25.5
2017	442	17.1	25.7	22.2
2018	445	19.0	23.4	24.7
2019	457	18.0	25.3	21.2
2020	492	n/a	n/a	20.9
2021	423	18.0	23.5	17.3
2022	477	18.0	26.5	18.2
2023	485	18.0	26.9	22.5
2024	465	18.0	25.8	24.9

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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