Is Placer Elementary a good school?

Yes. Placer Elementary ranks in the top 8.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Placer Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 523 students attended Placer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Placer Elementary?

Students at Placer Elementary are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Placer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Placer Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Del Oro High

Placer Elementary

Summary:

Placer Elementary is a public K-8 school in Loomis, California, serving 533 students and part of the Loomis Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 130 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Placer Elementary has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools in recent years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 496 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Placer Elementary outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 67.27% to 84.21% in ELA, 58.33% to 80.77% in Math, and 48.21% to 53.7% in Science. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.5% to 5.2% in recent years, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Placer Elementary serves a relatively affluent community, with only 8.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school's high performance among its low socioeconomic student population in 2018-2019 indicates that it is able to effectively support and educate students from diverse backgrounds. Compared to nearby schools, Loomis Basin Charter is the closest competitor, also part of the Loomis Union Elementary District and with strong academic performance and a 5-star rating.

Detail:

Public K-8

8650 Horseshoe Bar Rd.
Loomis, CA 95650-9777

(916) 652-1830

District: Loomis Union Elementary

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,264

Students who attend Placer Elementary usually attend:

High:

Del Oro High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 523

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Placer Elementary ranks better than 91.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Loomis Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.21. (See more...)

Compare Details Placer Elementary ranks better than 93.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.97. (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 Placer Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Loomis Union Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: White (79.9%), Hispanic (11.9%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Loomis Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Placer Elementary is 23.6, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Loomis Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Placer Elementary is $6,264. 5 elementary schools in the Loomis Union Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Placer Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Placer Elementary 496^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Placer Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Placer Elementary 185^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Placer Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Loomis Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Loomis Union Elementary 130^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Placer Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.00	334^th	4809	93.1%
2005	93.15	318^th	4822	93.4%
2006	91.27	420^th	4818	91.3%
2007	90.92	470^th	5113	90.8%
2008	89.28	527^th	5113	89.7%
2009	86.78	657^th	5193	87.3%
2010	89.61	464^th	5314	91.3%
2011	84.09	780^th	5377	85.5%
2012	85.17	717^th	5390	86.7%
2013	81.89	956^th	5530	82.7%
2015	86.54	800^th	5611	85.7%
2016	81.15	1082^nd	5614	80.7%
2017	88.74	714^th	5692	87.5%
2018	89.19	675^th	5662	88.1%
2019	90.64	607^th	5789	89.5%
2022	87.70	818^th	5883	86.1%
2023	91.70	592^nd	5874	89.9%
2024	93.21	496^th	5862	91.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	98.13	44^th	5173	99.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.58	542^nd	5413	90.0%
2019	87.66	680^th	5492	87.6%
2022	86.27	804^th	5635	85.7%
2023	89.87	635^th	5617	88.7%
2024	92.05	494^th	5605	91.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.02	800^th	5431	85.3%
2019	90.62	536^th	5510	90.3%
2022	85.83	833^rd	5663	85.3%
2023	90.66	574^th	5650	89.8%
2024	91.79	501^st	5636	91.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.51	699^th	2737	74.5%
2019	75.68	608^th	2834	78.5%
2022	66.98	911^th	2726	66.6%
2023	70.55	784^th	2662	70.5%
2024	77.30	530^th	2647	80.0%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	86.94	165^th	1769	90.7%
2005	74.03	378^th	1777	78.7%
2006	72.56	418^th	1804	76.8%
2007	81.89	269^th	1999	86.5%
2008	80.15	284^th	2005	85.8%
2009	80.04	290^th	2063	85.9%
2010	83.12	235^th	2179	89.2%
2011	82.42	245^th	2236	89.0%
2012	87.58	136^th	2259	94.0%
2013	81.26	287^th	2379	87.9%
2015	86.40	303^rd	2477	87.8%
2016	85.56	317^th	2497	87.3%
2017	88.98	264^th	2508	89.5%
2018	89.79	243^rd	2480	90.2%
2019	93.15	193^rd	2715	92.9%
2022	93.41	189^th	2740	93.1%
2023	95.53	135^th	2802	95.2%
2024	93.97	185^th	2777	93.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.03	275^th	2262	87.8%
2019	90.31	219^th	2380	90.8%
2022	89.68	245^th	2509	90.2%
2023	93.39	170^th	2547	93.3%
2024	90.47	233^rd	2546	90.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.38	216^th	2273	90.5%
2019	93.69	159^th	2407	93.4%
2022	93.64	160^th	2527	93.7%
2023	95.62	116^th	2558	95.5%
2024	94.75	144^th	2547	94.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Placer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.77	247^th	1496	83.5%
2019	82.73	210^th	1602	86.9%
2022	83.19	186^th	1555	88.0%
2023	85.69	142^nd	1552	90.9%
2024	79.20	250^th	1535	83.7%

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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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Enrollment information for Placer Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	446	0	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1989	517	1	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1990	571	2	15	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	598
1991	514	3	14	10	4	n/a	n/a	0	545
1992	523	3	13	16	5	n/a	n/a	0	560
1993	488	4	13	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	534
1994	501	4	15	25	11	n/a	n/a	0	556
1995	519	11	38	0	9	n/a	n/a	0	577
1996	519	11	38	0	9	n/a	n/a	0	577
1997	562	0	17	39	14	n/a	n/a	0	632
1998	544	3	12	45	10	n/a	n/a	0	614
1999	546	0	12	40	6	n/a	n/a	6	610
2000	556	2	9	36	7	n/a	n/a	7	617
2001	527	3	9	31	6	n/a	n/a	6	582
2002	441	1	11	25	12	n/a	n/a	6	496
2003	441	1	11	25	12	n/a	n/a	6	496
2004	455	1	10	23	11	n/a	n/a	7	507
2005	440	1	10	24	9	n/a	n/a	11	495
2006	449	1	8	26	9	n/a	n/a	10	503
2007	447	4	8	18	6	n/a	n/a	9	492
2008	459	3	7	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	489
2009	430	3	11	23	0	0	19	0	486
2010	402	2	7	22	0	0	12	0	445
2011	407	2	9	20	0	0	11	0	449
2012	385	3	6	27	4	0	9	0	434
2013	382	3	2	29	5	0	6	0	427
2014	399	0	3	27	5	0	3	0	437
2015	413	0	6	21	4	0	1	0	445
2016	436	0	9	28	12	0	3	0	488
2017	460	0	13	45	9	0	5	0	532
2018	448	0	15	51	5	0	6	0	525
2019	441	0	14	49	3	0	8	0	515
2020	456	0	13	59	2	0	15	0	545
2021	426	0	11	52	3	0	19	0	511
2022	428	1	13	52	1	0	29	1	525
2023	431	0	12	56	1	0	32	1	533
2024	418	0	9	62	1	0	33	0	523

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 Placer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	451	19.0	23.7	n/a
1989	523	20.0	26.1	n/a
1990	598	25.3	23.6	n/a
1991	545	22.0	24.7	n/a
1992	560	22.4	25.0	7.9
1993	534	21.0	25.4	0
1994	556	21.0	26.5	13.1
1995	577	22.2	26.0	13.9
1996	577	22.2	26.0	13.9
1997	632	25.5	24.8	14.6
1998	614	26.0	23.6	9.4
1999	610	28.0	21.8	10.8
2000	617	29.0	21.3	8
2001	582	28.0	20.8	9
2002	496	26.0	19.1	9
2003	496	26.0	19.1	9
2004	507	25.0	20.3	9
2005	495	23.0	21.5	12.6
2006	503	23.0	21.9	7.9
2007	492	22.1	22.3	9.3
2008	489	23.0	21.3	5.9
2009	486	22.0	21.1	9.1
2010	445	21.0	21.1	11.7
2011	449	n/a	n/a	14.3
2012	434	20.5	21.1	n/a
2013	427	20.4	20.9	17.1
2014	437	20.5	21.3	14.9
2015	445	20.0	22.2	14.2
2016	488	22.0	22.1	13.5
2017	532	22.1	24.0	14.5
2018	525	22.0	23.8	13.1
2019	515	22.1	23.3	13.2
2020	545	n/a	n/a	12.3
2021	511	22.0	23.2	6.8
2022	525	21.9	23.9	8.2
2023	533	22.0	24.1	8.8
2024	523	22.1	23.6	8

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 Placer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	451	19.0	23.7	n/a
1989	523	20.0	26.1	n/a
1990	598	25.3	23.6	n/a
1991	545	22.0	24.7	n/a
1992	560	22.4	25.0	7.9
1993	534	21.0	25.4	0
1994	556	21.0	26.5	13.1
1995	577	22.2	26.0	13.9
1996	577	22.2	26.0	13.9
1997	632	25.5	24.8	14.6
1998	614	26.0	23.6	9.4
1999	610	28.0	21.8	10.8
2000	617	29.0	21.3	8
2001	582	28.0	20.8	9
2002	496	26.0	19.1	9
2003	496	26.0	19.1	9
2004	507	25.0	20.3	9
2005	495	23.0	21.5	12.6
2006	503	23.0	21.9	7.9
2007	492	22.1	22.3	9.3
2008	489	23.0	21.3	5.9
2009	486	22.0	21.1	9.1
2010	445	21.0	21.1	11.7
2011	449	n/a	n/a	14.3
2012	434	20.5	21.1	n/a
2013	427	20.4	20.9	17.1
2014	437	20.5	21.3	14.9
2015	445	20.0	22.2	14.2
2016	488	22.0	22.1	13.5
2017	532	22.1	24.0	14.5
2018	525	22.0	23.8	13.1
2019	515	22.1	23.3	13.2
2020	545	n/a	n/a	12.3
2021	511	22.0	23.2	6.8
2022	525	21.9	23.9	8.2
2023	533	22.0	24.1	8.8
2024	523	22.1	23.6	8

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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