Grizzly Flats’s public schools outscore 75% of California districts
On the state reading tests, 58% of Grizzly Flats’s students scored proficient, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Grizzly Flats, 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.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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.
Grizzly Flats’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 590 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grizzly Flats’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 39% 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 Pioneer Union Elementary $16,823, 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.
What’s behind Grizzly Flats’s grade
A−: better than 75% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Grizzly Flats, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Grizzly Flats · depends on your address
Pioneer Elementary
Grades K–5 · 162 students · in Somerset
Walt Tyler Elementary
Grades K–5 · 31 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
1st grade in Grizzly Flats · depends on your address
Pioneer Elementary
Grades K–5 · 162 students · in Somerset
Walt Tyler Elementary
Grades K–5 · 31 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
2nd grade in Grizzly Flats · depends on your address
Pioneer Elementary
Grades K–5 · 162 students · in Somerset
Walt Tyler Elementary
Grades K–5 · 31 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
3rd grade in Grizzly Flats · depends on your address
Pioneer Elementary
Grades K–5 · 162 students · in Somerset
Walt Tyler Elementary
Grades K–5 · 31 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
4th grade in Grizzly Flats · depends on your address
Pioneer Elementary
Grades K–5 · 162 students · in Somerset
Walt Tyler Elementary
Grades K–5 · 31 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
5th grade in Grizzly Flats · depends on your address
Pioneer Elementary
Grades K–5 · 162 students · in Somerset
Walt Tyler Elementary
Grades K–5 · 31 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
6th grade in Grizzly Flats
Mountain Creek Middle
Grades 6–8 · 99 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
7th grade in Grizzly Flats
Mountain Creek Middle
Grades 6–8 · 99 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
8th grade in Grizzly Flats · depends on your address
Oak Ridge High
Grades 8–12 · 2,346 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in El Dorado Hills
Mountain Creek Middle
Grades 6–8 · 99 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somerset
Grizzly Flats runs its own schools through grade 8 (Pioneer Union Elementary School District). From grade 8, students attend the El Dorado Union High School District, shared with Placerville. Its elementary school is in Somerset. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Grizzly Flats
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Grizzly Flats vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Grizzly Flats’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Grizzly Flats | A− | Pioneer Union Elementary K–8 · El Dorado Union High 8–12 |
Every school in Grizzly Flats
7 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).
Questions about Grizzly Flats’s schools
Are Grizzly Flats’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Grizzly Flats children attend outscore 75% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Grizzly Flats in?
Two districts: Pioneer Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and El Dorado Union High School District runs grades 8–12, shared with Placerville.
Where do Grizzly Flats kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Oak Ridge High, Ponderosa High, El Dorado High and Union Mine High.
What is Grizzly Flats’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 Grizzly Flats spend per student?
$15,897 in El Dorado Union High School District and $16,823 in Pioneer Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Grizzly Flats 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.