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Schools in Dutch Flat

Dutch Flat’s public schools

Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dutch Flat. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 15% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Placer Union High
Students per teacher
22.5
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,799 students on the public path
In brief

Dutch Flat’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Dutch Flat’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Del Oro High places highest (better than 88%); Placer High lowest (68%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dutch Flat, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Alta-Dutch Flat Elementaryin AltaB+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Dutch Flat

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

Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 99 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,429CA $21,206 · FY2024
D
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, Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District24%
State average 46.7% · 57 students tested
Math · K–8, Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District15%
State average 33.1% · 56 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

Dutch Flat vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dutch Flat—Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary K–8 · Placer Union High 9–12

Every school in Dutch Flat

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 Dutch Flatin other towns
Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Alta
B+
99 students18:1Rate 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 · Colfax
A−
611 students22:1Rate it →
Foresthill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Foresthill
A−
190 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Dutch Flat’s schools

Are Dutch Flat’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dutch Flat. Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dutch Flat. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dutch Flat in?

Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District and Placer Union High School District.

Where do Dutch Flat kids go to high school?

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

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What Dutch Flat families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.