📍 4561 Buckeye Rd., Shingle Springs, El Dorado County, 95682
Buckeye Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shingle Springs, El Dorado County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kevin Cadden. It is part of the Buckeye Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
Buckeye Elementary enrolls 364 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 364 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buckeye Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Buckeye Elementary is one of 9 schools in Buckeye Union Elementary, based in El Dorado Hills, California. The district serves 4,153 students district-wide and employs 185 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Buckeye Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.