El Dorado High

Summary:

El Dorado High is a public high school located in Placerville, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,224 students. The school is part of the El Dorado Union High School District, which is ranked 334 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

El Dorado High has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.3% to 96.2% over the past five years, which is higher than the state average and comparable to other high-performing schools in the district, such as Oak Ridge High (97.1%) and Ponderosa High (95.8%). However, the school's performance on standardized tests in math lags behind the state average, with only 33.21% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27.9%. Additionally, El Dorado High has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in 2017-2018 to 32.4% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average and other high-performing schools in the district.

While El Dorado High's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other high-performing schools in the district, it significantly outperforms the nearby Independence Continuation school, which has much lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 249 in 2014-2015 to 478 in 2023-2024, suggesting that it may be losing ground relative to other high-performing schools in the state. Additionally, the performance gaps between different student subgroups at El Dorado High suggest that the school may need to focus on targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 561 Canal St.
       Placerville, CA  95667-4312


(530) 622-3634

District: El Dorado Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
478th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,116 Help


Feeder schools for El Dorado High:

Elementary:    Camino Elementary
    Louisiana Schnell Elementary
    Pinewood Elementary
    Sierra Elementary
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Middle:    Edwin Markham Middle
    Gold Trail
    Sierra Ridge Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  1,224

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.4%
Hispanic:
25.8%
Two or more races:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.3% Help


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Compare Details El Dorado High ranks better than 79.4% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked high schools in the El Dorado Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.1. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at El Dorado High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.4%), Hispanic (25.8%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Dorado High is 21.3, which is the 3rd best among 6 high schools in the El Dorado Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Dorado High is $13,116, which is the 3rd highest among 6 high schools in the El Dorado Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Dorado High:

SchoolDigger ranks El Dorado High 478th of 2323 California public high schools. (See El Dorado High in the ranking list.)

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El Dorado Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks El Dorado Union High 334th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for El Dorado High

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Rank History for all students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.94 371st 1653 77.6%
2005 67.24 292nd 1901 84.6%
2006 70.53 278th 1968 85.9%
2007 72.55 218th 2063 89.4%
2008 76.59 173rd 2117 91.8%
2009 70.62 243rd 2238 89.1%
2010 72.42 243rd 2281 89.3%
2011 71.17 285th 2367 88.0%
2012 68.11 349th 2354 85.2%
2013 60.05 535th 2426 77.9%
2015 86.30 249th 1994 87.5%
2016 84.59 293rd 2039 85.6%
2017 77.35 457th 2021 77.4%
2018 75.19 490th 2017 75.7%
2019 82.36 318th 2133 85.1%
2021 69.26 363rd 1290 71.9%
2022 63.25 647th 2123 69.5%
2023 67.15 525th 2348 77.6%
2024 70.10 478th 2323 79.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.85 210th 515 59.2%
2023 46.41 363rd 786 53.8%
2024 47.43 356th 804 55.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.15 831st 1350 38.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.75 232nd 1547 85.0%
2024 65.22 264th 1534 82.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.15 429th 1862 77.0%
2019 78.68 316th 1937 83.7%
2021 62.78 359th 1126 68.1%
2022 58.79 646th 1943 66.8%
2023 65.79 503rd 2247 77.6%
2024 55.07 725th 2235 67.6%
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Rank History for Female students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.34 449th 1760 74.5%
2019 80.51 310th 1833 83.1%
2021 68.39 308th 1054 70.8%
2022 53.37 748th 1858 59.7%
2023 59.04 627th 2118 70.4%
2024 70.27 443rd 2098 78.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.44 365th 1052 65.3%
2019 37.29 603rd 1117 46.0%
2021 44.16 252nd 555 54.6%
2022 64.77 239th 1161 79.4%
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Rank History for Male students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.11 497th 1834 72.9%
2019 77.61 368th 1880 80.4%
2021 62.97 371st 1122 66.9%
2022 66.77 535th 1916 72.1%
2023 70.80 455th 2207 79.4%
2024 66.91 491st 2172 77.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.71 573rd 1742 67.1%
2019 50.99 844th 1814 53.5%
2022 55.68 714th 1861 61.6%
2023 67.61 458th 2142 78.6%
2024 46.56 921st 2125 56.7%
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Rank History for White students at El Dorado High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.97 509th 1173 56.6%
2019 71.72 313th 1222 74.4%
2022 37.72 756th 1204 37.2%
2023 46.08 661st 1434 53.9%
2024 58.24 461st 1406 67.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for El Dorado High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1471 3 14 77 34 n/a n/a 0 1599
1989 1425 4 14 58 27 n/a n/a 0 1528
1990 1427 6 18 55 39 n/a n/a 0 1545
1991 1518 5 18 64 41 n/a n/a 0 1646
1992 1540 5 26 56 46 n/a n/a 0 1673
1993 1550 5 26 86 60 n/a n/a 0 1727
1994 1534 10 29 90 70 n/a n/a 0 1733
1995 1552 10 31 102 69 n/a n/a 0 1764
1996 1552 10 31 102 69 n/a n/a 0 1764
1997 1549 7 34 98 62 n/a n/a 0 1750
1998 1536 7 27 93 47 n/a n/a 0 1710
1999 1576 8 24 119 44 n/a n/a 0 1771
2000 1368 7 19 93 33 n/a n/a 0 1520
2001 1268 10 17 104 50 n/a n/a 1 1450
2002 1148 7 19 128 46 n/a n/a 24 1372
2003 1148 7 19 128 46 n/a n/a 24 1372
2004 1038 5 17 146 41 n/a n/a 63 1310
2005 1023 5 11 126 27 n/a n/a 93 1285
2006 969 8 15 138 20 n/a n/a 95 1245
2007 993 13 12 144 18 n/a n/a 100 1280
2008 1032 10 12 133 18 n/a n/a 0 1205
2009 1087 8 15 155 25 1 109 0 1400
2010 1075 13 13 182 17 3 43 0 1346
2011 1085 7 13 188 19 4 50 0 1366
2012 1108 10 16 206 21 6 41 0 1408
2013 1059 12 11 218 22 4 52 0 1378
2014 997 9 16 219 31 6 52 0 1330
2015 970 10 19 216 26 4 43 0 1288
2016 861 10 16 218 24 6 41 0 1176
2017 823 11 16 224 22 7 40 0 1143
2018 794 14 15 253 12 7 32 0 1127
2019 745 11 17 264 16 6 36 0 1095
2020 795 13 22 259 20 8 46 0 1163
2021 763 13 28 288 25 4 55 3 1179
2022 768 5 28 303 35 3 68 4 1214
2023 752 4 30 316 27 2 89 4 1224

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at El Dorado High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1599 65.7 24.3 n/a
1989 1528 65.9 23.1 n/a
1990 1545 68.8 22.4 n/a
1991 1646 73.6 22.3 n/a
1992 1673 74.8 22.3 8.2
1993 1727 71.3 24.2 7.6
1994 1733 77.1 22.5 11.3
1995 1764 76.4 23.1 10.3
1996 1764 76.4 23.1 10.3
1997 1750 75.5 23.2 13.1
1998 1710 74.6 22.9 14.3
1999 1771 74.6 23.7 15
2000 1520 68.6 22.2 13.5
2001 1450 65.8 22.0 14.3
2002 1372 66.0 20.8 16.2
2003 1372 66.0 20.8 16.2
2004 1310 62.8 20.9 12.8
2005 1285 60.3 21.3 17
2006 1245 59.8 20.8 14.9
2007 1280 60.0 21.3 20.4
2008 1205 71.8 16.8 23.5
2009 1400 65.5 18.8 23.3
2010 1346 61.4 21.9 26.5
2011 1366 n/a n/a 28.9
2012 1408 59.6 23.5 n/a
2013 1378 59.9 22.9 32.2
2014 1330 58.1 22.8 35.9
2015 1288 57.0 22.5 37.3
2016 1176 54.0 21.7 33.2
2017 1143 55.6 20.5 33.5
2018 1127 53.0 21.2 41
2019 1095 49.2 22.2 37.7
2020 1163 n/a n/a 38.4
2021 1179 52.5 22.4 37.9
2022 1214 52.4 23.1 30.6
2023 1224 57.4 21.3 30.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio El Dorado High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1599 65.7 24.3 n/a
1989 1528 65.9 23.1 n/a
1990 1545 68.8 22.4 n/a
1991 1646 73.6 22.3 n/a
1992 1673 74.8 22.3 8.2
1993 1727 71.3 24.2 7.6
1994 1733 77.1 22.5 11.3
1995 1764 76.4 23.1 10.3
1996 1764 76.4 23.1 10.3
1997 1750 75.5 23.2 13.1
1998 1710 74.6 22.9 14.3
1999 1771 74.6 23.7 15
2000 1520 68.6 22.2 13.5
2001 1450 65.8 22.0 14.3
2002 1372 66.0 20.8 16.2
2003 1372 66.0 20.8 16.2
2004 1310 62.8 20.9 12.8
2005 1285 60.3 21.3 17
2006 1245 59.8 20.8 14.9
2007 1280 60.0 21.3 20.4
2008 1205 71.8 16.8 23.5
2009 1400 65.5 18.8 23.3
2010 1346 61.4 21.9 26.5
2011 1366 n/a n/a 28.9
2012 1408 59.6 23.5 n/a
2013 1378 59.9 22.9 32.2
2014 1330 58.1 22.8 35.9
2015 1288 57.0 22.5 37.3
2016 1176 54.0 21.7 33.2
2017 1143 55.6 20.5 33.5
2018 1127 53.0 21.2 41
2019 1095 49.2 22.2 37.7
2020 1163 n/a n/a 38.4
2021 1179 52.5 22.4 37.9
2022 1214 52.4 23.1 30.6
2023 1224 57.4 21.3 30.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for El Dorado High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $13,116

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on El Dorado High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 318th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 525th of 2348 High schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Dorado High)6657
 9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Dorado Union High)68.867.6
 1.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (El Dorado High)3929.8
 9.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (El Dorado Union High)5542.2
 12.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (El Dorado High)4340
 3%
   11th Grade Science (El Dorado Union High)45.737.2
 8.5%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (El Dorado High)36.428.8
 7.6%
   12th Grade Science (El Dorado Union High)37.839.9
 2.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10951224
 11.8%
African American114
 63.6%
American Indian1627
 68.8%
Asian1730
 76.5%
Hispanic264316
 19.7%
Pacific Islander62
 66.7%
White745752
 0.9%
Two or More Races3689
 147.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.7%30.3%
 7.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about El Dorado High

El Dorado High ranks 478th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

El Dorado High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camino Elementary
Elementary : Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Elementary : Pinewood Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Elementary
Elementary : Silver Fork Elementary
Elementary : Sutters Mill
Middle : Edwin Markham Middle
Middle : Gold Trail
Middle : Sierra Ridge Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,224 students attended El Dorado High.

Students at El Dorado High are 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.


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