Photo: UncleVinny · CC BY 3.0Penryn’s public schools outscore 92% of California districts
In Penryn, 56% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Penryn, 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 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.
Penryn’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 444 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Penryn’s, its schools beat 97%, 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
Loomis Union Elementary spends $12,707 per student and Placer Union High $18,096, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
United Auburn Indian Community Tribal School (private) is in town. 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.
What’s behind Penryn’s grade
A: better than 92% 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 Penryn, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Penryn
Penryn Elementary
Grades K–8 · 250 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Penryn 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, Loomis and Rocklin. Its high school is in Loomis. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Penryn
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
Penryn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Penryn’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | A | Loomis Union Elementary K–8 · Placer Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Penryn
6 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 Penryn’s schools
Are Penryn’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Penryn children attend outscore 92% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Penryn 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, Loomis and Rocklin.
Where do Penryn kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Del Oro High, Placer High, Colfax High and Foresthill High.
What is Penryn’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 Penryn spend per student?
$12,707 in Loomis Union Elementary School District and $18,096 in Placer Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Penryn?
Yes: United Auburn Indian Community Tribal School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 40 students).
Parents talk
What Penryn 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.