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Schools in Colfax · Colfax Elementary School District, Placer Union High School District

Colfax’s public schools outscore 76% of California districts

Reading proficiency in Colfax’s districts is 60%, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Colfax, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
60%
▲ 13 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 8 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 15% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Placer Union High
Students per teacher
22.3
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,045 students on the public path
In brief

Colfax’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 503 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colfax’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Colfax Elementary spends $17,775 per student and Placer Union High $18,096, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Colfax’s grade

A− Test scoresB+ Graduation

A−: better than 76% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (503)Better than 94%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,184 test results and a graduating class of 1,026 could put Colfax anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Colfax’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,187 in math, 1,182 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Colfax ElementaryColfax Elementary School DistrictC+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Colfax runs its own schools through grade 8 (Colfax Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Placer Union High School District, shared with Auburn, Lincoln, Loomis and Rocklin. Its school is in Colfax. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Colfax

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

Colfax Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 345 students · 19.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,775CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Placer Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 3,803 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 22.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,096CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Colfax Elementary School District36%
State average 46.7% · 235 students tested
Math · K–8, Colfax Elementary School District35%
State average 33.1% · 234 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Placer Union High School District66%
State average 46.7% · 947 students tested
Math · 9–12, Placer Union High School District42%
State average 33.1% · 953 students tested

Colfax vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Colfax’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ColfaxA−Colfax Elementary K–8 · Placer Union High 9–12

Every school in Colfax

5 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 Colfaxin other towns
Colfax Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
345 students19:1Rate it →
Del Oro High
High · Grades 9–12 · Loomis
A
1,634 students24:1Rate it →
Placer High
High · Grades 9–12 · Auburn
B+
1,265 students22:1Rate it →
Colfax High
High · Grades 9–12
A−
611 students22:1Rate it →
Foresthill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Foresthill
A−
190 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Colfax’s schools

Are Colfax’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Colfax children attend outscore 76% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Colfax in?

Two districts: Colfax Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Placer Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Auburn, Lincoln, Loomis and Rocklin.

Where do Colfax kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Del Oro High, Placer High, Colfax High and Foresthill High.

What is Colfax’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in Placer Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Colfax spend per student?

$17,775 in Colfax Elementary School District and $18,096 in Placer Union High 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.