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Schools in Diamond Springs · El Dorado Union High School District, Mother Lode Union Elementary School District

Diamond Springs’s public schools outscore 69% of California districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Diamond Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 53% of students in Diamond Springs’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the California average (47%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#257of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
53%
▲ 6 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▲ 3 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 9 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 25% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · El Dorado Union High
Students per teacher
22.3
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
1,873 students on the public path
In brief

Diamond Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 532 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Diamond Springs’s, its schools beat 85%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Diamond Springs runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Indian Creek Elementary (K–4) and Herbert C. Green Middle (5–8) are Diamond Springs’s own. From grade 8, students attend the El Dorado Union High School District with Placerville: Union Mine High. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

El Dorado Union High spends $15,897 per student and Mother Lode Union Elementary $17,545, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Sky Mountain Charter, Mountainside Middle College High, Charter Home Study Academy and Blaise Pascal Academy (private) are in town. Pacific Crest Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

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 Diamond Springs’s grade

B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 69% of California school districts, #257 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (532)Better than 85%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,074 test results and a graduating class of 1,662 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Diamond Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,083 in math, 2,065 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Indian Creek ElementaryMother Lode Union Elementary School DistrictNo scores
5–8Herbert C. Green MiddleMother Lode Union Elementary School DistrictNo scores
9–12Union Mine HighEl Dorado Union High School DistrictB+

Diamond Springs runs its own schools through grade 8 (Mother Lode Union Elementary School District). From grade 8, students attend the El Dorado Union High School District, shared with Placerville. Parts of Diamond Springs (10% of its land) are served by Gold Oak Union Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Diamond Springs

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

El Dorado Union High School DistrictGrades 8–12 · 6 schools · 6,410 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 23.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,897CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Mother Lode Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 3 schools · 840 students, down 2% since 2023–24 · 18.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,545CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 8–12, El Dorado Union High School District60%
State average 46.7% · 1500 students tested
Math · 8–12, El Dorado Union High School District41%
State average 33.1% · 1522 students tested
Reading · K–8, Mother Lode Union Elementary School District34%
State average 46.7% · 565 students tested
Math · K–8, Mother Lode Union Elementary School District24%
State average 33.1% · 561 students tested

Diamond Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Diamond SpringsB+Mother Lode Union Elementary K–8 · El Dorado Union High 8–12
PlacervilleB+Placerville Union Elementary K–8 · El Dorado Union High 8–12

Every school in Diamond Springs

11 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).

District schools in Diamond Springsby address
Indian Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Placerville
392 students21:1Rate it →
Charles F. Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · El Dorado
85 students17:1Rate it →
Herbert C. Green Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Placerville
363 students16:1Rate it →
Union Mine High
High · Grades 9–12 · El Dorado
B+
1,033 students21:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Independence Continuation
High · Grades 9–12
D−
Alternative Education
104 students18:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Sky Mountain Charter
Grades K–12 · Placerville
B+
Charter
2,511 students23:1Rate it →
Charter Home Study Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · El Dorado
CharterAlternative Education
295 students18:1Rate it →
Mountainside Middle College High
Grades K–12 · Placerville
B+
CharterAlternative Education
290 students12:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Diamond Springsrun by other districts or the state
El Dorado Co Office of Ed Special Ed Programs
Grades K–12 · Placerville
D
Special Education
202 students9:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Diamond Springsnot counted as local schools
Pacific Crest Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · El Dorado
A+
CharterOnline
117 students24:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Blaise Pascal Academy
Grades K–10 · El Dorado
Private · Nonsectarian
7 students7:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Central Sierra ROP).

Questions about Diamond Springs’s schools

Are Diamond Springs’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Diamond Springs children attend outscore 69% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #257 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Diamond Springs in?

Two districts: Mother Lode Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and El Dorado Union High School District runs grades 8–12, shared with Placerville.

Where do Diamond Springs kids go to high school?

Union Mine High in El Dorado, with 1,033 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Diamond Springs’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in El Dorado Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Diamond Springs spend per student?

$15,897 in El Dorado Union High School District and $17,545 in Mother Lode Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Diamond Springs?

Yes: Blaise Pascal Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–10, 7 students). Diamond Springs also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.

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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.