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

Loomis’s public schools outscore 92% of California districts

On the state math tests, 56% of Loomis’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Loomis, 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.

#61of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
69%
▲ 22 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 23 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
22.4
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
2,567 students on the public path
In brief

Loomis’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 561 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Loomis’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 92% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 69% and math 56% 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

Placer Union High spends $18,096 per student and Loomis Union Elementary $12,707, 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 Loomis’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 92% of California school districts, #61 of 847 California towns. 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 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (561)Better than 99%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,862 test results and a graduating class of 1,026 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Loomis’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,865 in math, 2,859 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Del Oro HighPlacer Union High School DistrictA

Loomis runs its own schools through grade 8 (Loomis Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Placer Union High School District, shared with Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln and Rocklin. Parts of Loomis (3% of its land) are served by Rocklin Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Loomis

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

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−
Loomis Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 7 schools · 2,826 students · 22.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$12,707CA $21,206 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

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
Reading · K–8, Loomis Union Elementary School District70%
State average 46.7% · 1912 students tested
Math · K–8, Loomis Union Elementary School District63%
State average 33.1% · 1912 students tested

Loomis vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LoomisALoomis Union Elementary K–8 · Placer Union High 9–12
RocklinARocklin Unified K–12 · Placer Union High 9–12

Every school in Loomis

3 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 Loomisby address
H. Clarke Powers Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
495 students22:1Rate it →
Loomis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
438 students21:1Rate it →
Del Oro High
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,634 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Loomis’s schools

Are Loomis’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Loomis children attend outscore 92% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #61 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Loomis in?

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

Where do Loomis kids go to high school?

Del Oro High, with 1,634 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Loomis’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 Loomis spend per student?

$18,096 in Placer Union High School District and $12,707 in Loomis Union Elementary 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.