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Colfax Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Colfax.

Colfax’s School Grade A− better than 76% of California school districts

Students
345
Schools
1
Spent per student
$17,775
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Colfax Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Colfax 2,043

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Colfax. Grade by grade →

K–8Colfax ElementaryThis district
9–124 high schoolsPlacer Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.1% · 234 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 46.7% · 235 students tested

100% 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
$17,775 per student · 16% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 41%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
342’20
357’21
342’22
334’23
345’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Colfax Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Colfax
C+
345 students19:1

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.