Is Lake Forest Elementary a good school?

Lake Forest Elementary ranks 761 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lake Forest Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 418 students attended Lake Forest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Forest Elementary?

Students at Lake Forest Elementary are 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lake Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Forest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Marina Village Middle High : Oak Ridge High

Lake Forest Elementary

Summary:

Lake Forest Elementary is a public elementary school located in El Dorado Hills, California, serving 455 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Rescue Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 162 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Forest Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 66.84% of Lake Forest students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 69.66% for the Rescue Union Elementary district and 47.04% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 69.39% of Lake Forest students were proficient or better, compared to 61.78% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, such as female students and special education students, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools and earning 4 or 5 SchoolDigger stars over the past several years.

While Lake Forest Elementary outperforms the state and district averages, it is also interesting to compare its performance to nearby schools within the same district, such as Green Valley Elementary, as well as schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified and Buckeye Union Elementary districts. This comparison highlights the relative strengths and areas for improvement for Lake Forest Elementary, such as the significant increase in chronic absenteeism from 1.9% in 2018-2019 to 25.9% in 2021-2022, which is an area that warrants further investigation and potential intervention.

Detail:

Public K-5

2240 Sailsbury Dr.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-6984

(916) 933-0652

District: Rescue Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
761^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,140

Students who attend Lake Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marina Village Middle
High:	Oak Ridge High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 418

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Asian:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lake Forest Elementary ranks better than 87% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Rescue Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.8. (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 (74.2%), Hispanic (17%), Asian (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 11.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Forest Elementary is 20.6, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Rescue Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Lake Forest Elementary employs 20.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Forest Elementary is $9,140. 3 elementary schools in the Rescue Union Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lake Forest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Forest Elementary 761^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lake Forest Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Rescue Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rescue Union Elementary 162^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lake Forest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.75	290^th	4809	94.0%
2005	95.40	191^st	4822	96.0%
2006	94.21	256^th	4818	94.7%
2007	93.04	344^th	5113	93.3%
2008	87.80	609^th	5113	88.1%
2009	92.53	325^th	5193	93.7%
2010	91.68	350^th	5314	93.4%
2011	91.56	350^th	5377	93.5%
2012	89.17	478^th	5390	91.1%
2013	89.75	477^th	5530	91.4%
2015	93.27	427^th	5611	92.4%
2016	93.63	409^th	5614	92.7%
2017	88.48	732^nd	5692	87.1%
2018	85.65	861^st	5662	84.8%
2019	90.59	610^th	5789	89.5%
2021	90.76	149^th	1417	89.5%
2022	81.66	1113^th	5883	81.1%
2023	90.23	695^th	5874	88.2%
2024	88.80	761^st	5862	87.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	72.38	436^th	2420	82.0%
2024	92.54	155^th	2634	94.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	93.49	40^th	1110	96.4%
2022	62.40	1541^st	5264	70.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.08	1038^th	5413	80.8%
2019	87.28	700^th	5492	87.3%
2021	88.15	155^th	1267	87.8%
2022	80.85	1066^th	5635	81.1%
2023	90.26	607^th	5617	89.2%
2024	89.23	663^rd	5605	88.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	92.21	12^th	293	95.9%
2022	63.18	532^nd	2227	76.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.11	794^th	5431	85.4%
2019	91.23	501^st	5510	90.9%
2021	90.51	134^th	1272	89.5%
2022	80.60	1086^th	5663	80.8%
2023	88.13	721^st	5650	87.2%
2024	84.98	872^nd	5636	84.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.71	357^th	4830	92.6%
2019	70.18	1166^th	4963	76.5%
2022	68.59	1227^th	5084	75.9%
2023	84.60	565^th	5098	88.9%

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Rank History for White students at Lake Forest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.87	1010^th	2737	63.1%
2019	77.37	560^th	2834	80.2%
2022	62.27	1066^th	2726	60.9%
2023	74.83	622^nd	2662	76.6%
2024	72.62	722^nd	2647	72.7%

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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 Lake Forest Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	151	1	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	166
1992	286	4	20	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	326
1993	381	5	29	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	437
1994	421	6	33	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	480
1995	511	12	29	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	586
1996	511	12	29	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	586
1997	550	14	29	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	623
1998	602	13	34	38	3	n/a	n/a	0	690
1999	600	13	44	34	4	n/a	n/a	0	695
2000	599	8	44	42	6	n/a	n/a	0	699
2001	613	8	51	51	4	n/a	n/a	0	727
2002	688	4	62	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	798
2003	688	4	62	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	798
2004	549	5	42	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	632
2005	553	3	38	41	2	n/a	n/a	6	643
2006	512	2	35	31	5	n/a	n/a	21	606
2007	511	2	35	33	2	n/a	n/a	21	604
2008	484	3	39	36	3	n/a	n/a	0	565
2009	459	6	26	40	1	0	31	0	563
2010	394	4	16	74	1	0	48	0	537
2011	369	4	17	73	2	0	50	0	515
2012	354	3	26	68	1	0	43	0	495
2013	329	1	26	48	1	0	38	0	443
2014	327	1	21	52	0	0	31	0	432
2015	332	0	26	45	1	0	26	0	430
2016	335	1	30	51	0	0	23	0	440
2017	338	1	29	63	0	0	26	0	457
2018	306	2	24	66	0	0	27	0	425
2019	301	1	17	63	0	0	27	0	409
2020	324	2	18	69	0	0	35	0	448
2021	406	2	38	115	2	0	31	0	594
2022	334	1	15	74	1	2	25	0	452
2023	327	6	22	79	2	1	18	0	455
2024	310	2	19	71	0	2	14	0	418

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 Lake Forest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	166	6.5	25.5	n/a
1992	326	6.6	49.3	0.3
1993	437	16.0	27.3	0.7
1994	480	18.5	25.9	0.4
1995	586	22.1	26.5	2.4
1996	586	22.1	26.5	2.4
1997	623	28.2	22.1	0.6
1998	690	33.6	20.5	0.3
1999	695	33.9	20.5	1.7
2000	699	35.5	19.7	1.4
2001	727	33.9	21.4	1
2002	798	36.0	22.2	1.6
2003	798	36.0	22.2	1.6
2004	632	32.0	19.8	0.8
2005	643	30.9	20.8	1.1
2006	606	28.5	21.3	1.9
2007	604	28.6	21.1	1.7
2008	565	30.0	18.8	2.8
2009	563	27.0	19.4	2.1
2010	537	23.8	22.5	3.2
2011	515	n/a	n/a	3.1
2012	495	18.9	26.1	n/a
2013	443	16.6	26.6	5
2014	432	17.1	25.2	7.9
2015	430	16.0	26.8	7.2
2016	440	17.0	25.8	6.8
2017	457	17.9	25.4	5.5
2018	425	16.9	25.0	11.1
2019	409	16.9	24.0	8.6
2020	448	n/a	n/a	12.1
2021	594	25.2	23.5	13.8
2022	452	20.9	21.5	11.1
2023	455	22.0	20.5	11
2024	418	20.2	20.6	11.7

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 Lake Forest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	166	6.5	25.5	n/a
1992	326	6.6	49.3	0.3
1993	437	16.0	27.3	0.7
1994	480	18.5	25.9	0.4
1995	586	22.1	26.5	2.4
1996	586	22.1	26.5	2.4
1997	623	28.2	22.1	0.6
1998	690	33.6	20.5	0.3
1999	695	33.9	20.5	1.7
2000	699	35.5	19.7	1.4
2001	727	33.9	21.4	1
2002	798	36.0	22.2	1.6
2003	798	36.0	22.2	1.6
2004	632	32.0	19.8	0.8
2005	643	30.9	20.8	1.1
2006	606	28.5	21.3	1.9
2007	604	28.6	21.1	1.7
2008	565	30.0	18.8	2.8
2009	563	27.0	19.4	2.1
2010	537	23.8	22.5	3.2
2011	515	n/a	n/a	3.1
2012	495	18.9	26.1	n/a
2013	443	16.6	26.6	5
2014	432	17.1	25.2	7.9
2015	430	16.0	26.8	7.2
2016	440	17.0	25.8	6.8
2017	457	17.9	25.4	5.5
2018	425	16.9	25.0	11.1
2019	409	16.9	24.0	8.6
2020	448	n/a	n/a	12.1
2021	594	25.2	23.5	13.8
2022	452	20.9	21.5	11.1
2023	455	22.0	20.5	11
2024	418	20.2	20.6	11.7

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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