For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 398 students in Placer Hills Union Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Placer Hills Union Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,503 Schools
# Students
765 Students
1,729,980 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
87,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Placer Hills Union Elementary School District, which is ranked #582 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#582 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
29%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.65
# American Indian Students
7 Students
9,959 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
188,478 Students
% Asian Students
1%
11%
# Hispanic Students
63 Students
923,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
53%
# Black Students
6 Students
91,300 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
640 Students
400,535 Students
% White Students
84%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
7,325 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
43 Students
101,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
109
83,342
# Students in 1st Grade:
91
70,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
88
70,937
# Students in 3rd Grade:
79
72,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
76
74,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
72
80,839
# Students in 6th Grade:
74
264,601
# Students in 7th Grade:
79
409,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
97
405,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
53,401
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
47,293
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
46,988
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
49,817
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,248 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,722 is less than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,248
$21,485
Spending / Student
$11,722
$19,787
Best Placer Hills Union Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Weimar Hills
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
200 W. Weimar Crossrd.
Weimar, CA 95736
(530) 637-4121
Weimar, CA 95736
(530) 637-4121
Grades: 4-8
| 398 students
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