📍 1100 Thompson Way, Placerville, El Dorado County, 95667
Sierra Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Placerville, El Dorado County. The school has 404 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Reagan Phillips. It is part of the Placerville Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Sierra Elementary enrolls 404 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
164 of the school's 404 students (41%) 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.
Sierra Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sierra Elementary is one of 3 schools in Placerville Union Elementary, based in Placerville, California. The district serves 1,204 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 404 students, Sierra Elementary is close to the district average of about 401 students per school.