Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Placerville’s public schools outscore 74% of California districts
Reading proficiency in Placerville’s districts is 56%, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Placerville, 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 94% 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.
Placerville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 452 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Placerville’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Placerville runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Edwin Markham Middle (6–8) is Placerville’s own. From grade 8, students attend the El Dorado Union High School District: El Dorado High. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 38% 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 Placerville Union Elementary $15,923, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
El Dorado Adventist School (private), Country Day Montessori School (private) and Country Day Montessori (private) are 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 Placerville’s grade
B+: better than 74% of California school districts, #202 of 847 California towns. 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 Placerville, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Placerville · depends on your address
Sierra Elementary
Grades K–5 · 402 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Grades K–5 · 370 students · 23:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Placerville · depends on your address
Sierra Elementary
Grades K–5 · 402 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Grades K–5 · 370 students · 23:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Placerville · depends on your address
Sierra Elementary
Grades K–5 · 402 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Grades K–5 · 370 students · 23:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Placerville · depends on your address
Sierra Elementary
Grades K–5 · 402 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Grades K–5 · 370 students · 23:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Placerville · depends on your address
Sierra Elementary
Grades K–5 · 402 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Grades K–5 · 370 students · 23:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Placerville · depends on your address
Sierra Elementary
Grades K–5 · 402 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Grades K–5 · 370 students · 23:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Placerville
Edwin Markham Middle
Grades 6–8 · 431 students · 22:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Placerville
Edwin Markham Middle
Grades 6–8 · 431 students · 22:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Placerville
Edwin Markham Middle
Grades 6–8 · 431 students · 22:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Placerville
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 1,135 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Placerville
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 1,135 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Placerville
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 1,135 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Placerville
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 1,135 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Placerville runs its own schools through grade 8 (Placerville Union Elementary School District). From grade 8, students attend the El Dorado Union High School District. Parts of Placerville (6% of its land) are served by Mother Lode Union Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Placerville
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
Placerville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Placerville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Placerville | B+ | Placerville Union Elementary K–8 · El Dorado Union High 8–12 |
Every school in Placerville
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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Golden Ridge).
Questions about Placerville’s schools
Are Placerville’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Placerville children attend outscore 74% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #202 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Placerville in?
Two districts: Placerville Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and El Dorado Union High School District runs grades 8–12.
Where do Placerville kids go to high school?
El Dorado High, with 1,135 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Placerville’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 Placerville spend per student?
$15,897 in El Dorado Union High School District and $15,923 in Placerville Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Placerville?
Yes: El Dorado Adventist School (religious, grades K–8, 66 students), Country Day Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 29 students) and Country Day Montessori (nonsectarian, grades K, 6 students).
Parents talk
What Placerville 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.