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Placer High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,368 students

275 Orange St, Auburn CA 95603 (map) | 530-885-4581
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 372
  10th Grade: 355
  11th Grade: 335
  12th Grade: 306

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Placer High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

English Language Arts

School
100%
  State
51%
  County
81%
  District
97%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 19 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Mathematics

School
84%
  State
80%
  County
74%
  District
91%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 19 students tested - State percentile rank: 79.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
34%
  State
23%
  County
37%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 218 students tested - State percentile rank: 74.

Algebra II

School
52%
  State
69%
  County
68%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 29 students tested - State percentile rank: 20.

Biology

School
50%
  State
58%
  County
75%
  District
59%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 301 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

English Language Arts

School
27%
  State
18%
  County
22%
  District
22%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 75.

English Language Arts

School
72%
  State
55%
  County
74%
  District
77%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 309 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

Geometry

School
46%
  State
48%
  County
52%
  District
70%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 56 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

Algebra I

School
9%
  State
13%
  County
18%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 100 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Algebra II

School
32%
  State
42%
  County
36%
  District
39%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 76 students tested - State percentile rank: 35.

Biology

School
64%
  State
41%
  County
60%
  District
71%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 201 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

Chemistry

School
51%
  State
46%
  County
61%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 35 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

Earth Science

School
35%
  State
32%
  County
48%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 66.

English Language Arts

School
58%
  State
48%
  County
64%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 339 students tested - State percentile rank: 76.

Geometry

School
19%
  State
17%
  County
20%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 123 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
56%
  State
50%
  County
67%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 338 students tested - State percentile rank: 69.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
78%
  State
76%
  County
70%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 27 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

World History

School
45%
  State
45%
  County
57%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 343 students tested - State percentile rank: 59.

Grade 11

Algebra I

School
6%
  State
10%
  County
13%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 33 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

Algebra II

School
11%
  State
16%
  County
13%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 113 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Biology

School
53%
  State
49%
  County
68%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 68 students tested - State percentile rank: 59.

Chemistry

School
25%
  State
29%
  County
38%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 91 students tested - State percentile rank: 43.

Earth Science

School
44%
  State
35%
  County
51%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

English Language Arts

School
56%
  State
45%
  County
59%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 327 students tested - State percentile rank: 78.

Geometry

School
6%
  State
9%
  County
11%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 54 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

Physics

School
55%
  State
56%
  County
64%
  District
61%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 49 students tested - State percentile rank: 42.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
55%
  State
50%
  County
46%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 84 students tested - State percentile rank: 67.

U.S. History

School
67%
  State
48%
  County
60%
  District
62%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 313 students tested - State percentile rank: 87.

Algebra I

School
24%
  State
33%
  County
45%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 351 students tested - State percentile rank: 36.

Algebra II

School
23%
  State
33%
  County
33%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 218 students tested - State percentile rank: 37.

Biology

School
55%
  State
49%
  County
69%
  District
63%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 570 students tested - State percentile rank: 67.

Chemistry

School
33%
  State
38%
  County
51%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 126 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Earth Science

School
37%
  State
35%
  County
46%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 92 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Geometry

School
22%
  State
30%
  County
38%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 233 students tested - State percentile rank: 36.

Physics

School
57%
  State
52%
  County
62%
  District
63%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 51 students tested - State percentile rank: 46.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
60%
  State
54%
  County
52%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 111 students tested - State percentile rank: 69.

World History

School
45%
  State
44%
  County
56%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 353 students tested - State percentile rank: 62.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 1068
Black: 13
Hispanic: 124
Asian: 35
Hawaiian: 1
American Indian: 10
Multi-Ethnic: 117

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 13%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 4%

Other Schools Nearby

Adms-Auburn Discovery Montessori School (0.52 mi.)
Po Box 5019, Auburn CA 95604

E. V. Cain Middle School (0.94 mi.)
150 Palm Ave, Auburn CA 95603

Placer County Community Schools (1.06 mi.)
360 Nevada St, Auburn CA 95603

Placer County Special Education (1.06 mi.)
360 Nevada St, Auburn CA 95603

Placer County Court Schools (1.06 mi.)
360 Nevada St, Auburn CA 95603

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $48,520 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $204,300 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 10,579 (Occupied: 97.2% - Stave Avg: 108,733.1%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1974 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 15% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 95603)
*NR - Not reported

20:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,368 students - 61 teachers)

Placer High School has 20 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 22:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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