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Schools in Auburn Lake Trails · Black Oak Mine Unified School District

Auburn Lake Trails’s public schools outscore 61% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Auburn Lake Trails, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 40% of Auburn Lake Trails’s students scored proficient, below the California average (47%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#364of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 7 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 1 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 25% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.3
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
963 students on the public path
In brief

Auburn Lake Trails’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 397 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Auburn Lake Trails’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Auburn Lake Trails’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,889 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Golden Sierra Junior Senior High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Auburn Lake Trails’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 61% of California school districts, #364 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (397)Better than 41%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 656 test results and a graduating class of 106 could put Auburn Lake Trails anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Auburn Lake Trails’s students in the tested grades sat them (657 in math, 656 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Auburn Lake Trails, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–12Golden Sierra Junior Senior Highin Garden ValleyC+

Auburn Lake Trails’s public schools are run by Black Oak Mine Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Black Oak Mine Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 1,235 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 20.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,889CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 46.7% · 656 students tested
Math32%
State average 33.1% · 657 students tested

Auburn Lake Trails vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Auburn Lake Trails’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Auburn Lake TrailsBBlack Oak Mine Unified

Every school in Auburn Lake Trails

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Auburn Lake Trailsin other towns
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cool
B
283 students22:1Rate it →
Georgetown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Georgetown
C+
229 students25:1Rate it →
Otter Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
15 students15:1Rate it →
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Garden Valley
C+
436 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Auburn Lake Trails’s schools

Are Auburn Lake Trails’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Auburn Lake Trails children attend outscore 61% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #364 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Auburn Lake Trails in?

Black Oak Mine Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,235 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Auburn Lake Trails’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Black Oak Mine Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Auburn Lake Trails spend per student?

$15,889 in Black Oak Mine Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.