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B−

Auburn Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Auburn.

Auburn’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of California school districts

Students
1,373
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,235
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Auburn Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.2M, about $865 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Auburn 13,847

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Auburn. Grade by grade →

K–82 schoolsThis district
9–12Placer HighPlacer Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency28%
State average 33.1% · 1,028 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 46.7% · 1,037 students tested

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Placer Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,235 per student · 19% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 29%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,451’20
1,385’21
1,261’22
1,446’23
1,373’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Auburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Auburn
B−
501 students22:1
Skyridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Auburn
B
461 students20:1
EV Cain Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Auburn
B−
411 students17:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.