Placerville Union Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 B-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Placerville.

At a glance

1,203Students enrolled

3Schools

$15,923Spent per student

23:1Student–teacher ratio

61%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Placerville

Grades K–5

Sierra Elementary or Louisiana Schnell ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Edwin Markham Middle431 students · PlacervilleThis district

Grades 9–12

El Dorado High1,135 students · PlacervilleEl Dorado Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency29%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts46%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 94% at El Dorado Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,923

per student each year · 25% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration36%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)31%

State58%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,214’20

1,170’21

1,167’22

1,204’23

1,203’24

Students

White · 56%668

Hispanic · 33%402

Two or more races · 10%115

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%9

Black · 0%5

Asian · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools3 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Sierra ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 402 students · Placerville

B+Public 📚

Louisiana Schnell ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 370 students · Placerville

B-Public 📚

Edwin Markham MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 431 students · Placerville

BPublic

Where students go next · El Dorado Union High School District

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El Dorado HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,135 students · Placerville

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.