Best Public Schools in El Dorado, CA

Summary:

The city of El Dorado, California is home to 3 high schools that serve students in grades 9-12: Union Mine High, Charter Alternative Program (CAP), and Pacific Crest Academy. These schools are part of the El Dorado Union High and El Dorado County Office of Education districts.

Pacific Crest Academy stands out as the highest-performing school, ranking 122 out of 2,323 California high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts impressive test scores, with 83.33% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 65.52% for the district and 55.73% statewide. Pacific Crest Academy also has a high 4-year graduation rate of 96.7% and a low dropout rate of 3.3%. In contrast, Union Mine High is also a strong performer, ranking 505 out of 2,323 California high schools with a 4-star rating, and has relatively high test scores and graduation rates.

The Charter Alternative Program (CAP) has more mixed results, with some grade levels performing above the district and state, while others are below. It has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9% compared to 32.9% at Union Mine High. The free/reduced lunch rates provide insight into the socioeconomic backgrounds of the students, with Pacific Crest Academy having the lowest rate at 17%, suggesting it may serve a more affluent population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Union Mine High	Public	9-12	6530 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 621-4003	1,066	48	22.2	38.3%	719 (67.4%)	9 (0.8%)	250 (23.5%)	12 (1.1%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.3%)	68.4	505^th of 2323 public high schools	78.3%		60.1	657^th of 2348 public high schools	72.0%	152			38.9	38.7							61.2	61.2							30.0	30.0	$12,782
Pacific Crest Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	6540 Koki Ln.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 622-6212	100	6	17.0	17.0%	67 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (20.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	92.3	122^nd of 2323 public high schools	94.7%		79.7	333^rd of 2348 public high schools	85.8%	211			60.0	54.6							83.3	83.3							52.2	52.2	$14,558
Charter Alternative Program (CAP)	Public, Charter	K-8	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6984	223	10	21.9	30.0%	146 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (17.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.3%)	52.3	2435^th of 5862 public elementary schools	58.5%		57.2	2177^th of 5874 public elementary schools	62.9%	258	25.0	23.1		23.9	42.1	47.6	45.0	54.3	50.0	48.2		48.7	21.1	52.4	15.0	42.9	21.9	37.0		32.5	$8,696
Charles F. Brown Elementary	Public	K-8	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 622-6464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	32.3	3748^th of 5862 public elementary schools	36.1%					(n/a)	13.3			13.3	38.5	28.6	40.0					35.7	46.2	35.7	6.7					28.6

Cities Near El Dorado

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Diamond Springs	2.02 mi	1	682^nd
Placerville	2.34 mi	17	372^nd
Shingle Springs	3.46 mi	6	89^th
Rescue	6.75 mi	3	144^th
Cameron Park	8.52 mi	3	88^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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Best Public Schools in El Dorado, CA

Pacific Crest Academy

Union Mine High

Charter Alternative Program (CAP)

Charles F. Brown Elementary

Cities Near El Dorado