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B+

Foresthill Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Foresthill.

Foresthill’s School Grade A− better than 79% of California school districts

Students
469
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,601
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
The gist

What stands out about Foresthill Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% 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 74% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Foresthill 1,483

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Foresthill. Grade by grade →

K–2Foresthill ElementaryThis district
3–8Foresthill DivideThis district
9–12Foresthill HighPlacer Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency43%
State average 33.1% · 276 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 46.7% · 278 students tested

98% 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
$15,601 per student · 26% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 51%Federal 11%

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

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

Students
White 78%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 6%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Foresthill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Foresthill
160 students19:1
Foresthill Divide
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Foresthill
B
309 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.