Sierra Elementary School

1100 Thompson Way, Placerville, CA 95667 | (530) 622-0814

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 449

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 449 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 1018th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes
National Blue Ribbon Schools Award 2009

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Placerville Union Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,103
Students Per Teacher: 20.0
Enrolled Students: 1,211

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 449
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 22.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 212 (47.2%)
Females: 237 (52.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 48 (10.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 173 (38.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 221 (49.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Sierra Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	7	1.6%
Black	1	0.2%
Asian	3	0.7%
Hispanic	114	25.4%
White	305	67.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	64	14.3%
1st Grade	86	19.2%
2nd Grade	81	18.0%
3rd Grade	63	14.0%
4th Grade	90	20.0%
5th Grade	65	14.5%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree: 16.0%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 12.0%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 95.8%

Number of Certificated Staff: 25.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 14.7

Average Age

School:

44.0

District:

46.5

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Sierra Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	63.0%	56.0%	53.0%
2009	70.0%	62.0%	53.0%
2008	55.0%	53.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	81.0%	80.0%	62.0%
2009	84.0%	79.0%	63.0%
2008	83.0%	71.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	52.0%	53.0%	43.0%
2009	57.0%	55.0%	44.0%
2008	55.0%	59.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	84.0%	76.0%	65.0%
2009	77.0%	70.0%	64.0%
2008	79.0%	77.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	84.0%	76.0%	63.0%
2009	79.0%	78.0%	61.0%
2008	78.0%	66.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	83.0%	81.0%	68.0%
2009	86.0%	87.0%	66.0%
2008	91.0%	77.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	68.0%	70.0%	58.0%
2009	68.0%	70.0%	54.0%
2008	64.0%	53.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	80.0%	78.0%	61.0%
2009	64.0%	67.0%	57.0%
2008	70.0%	61.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	74.0%	74.0%	56.0%
2009	58.0%	65.0%	49.0%
2008	76.0%	57.0%	46.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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