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Placer Union High Schools
Placer Union High is a public school district in California, based in Placer County (Auburn). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Placer Union High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Placer Union High
6 of 6 schools in Placer Union High carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 1C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Placer Union High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Del Oro High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Colfax High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Placer High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Foresthill High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Maidu Virtual Charter Academy (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Confluence Continuation High (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Placer Union High
High schools (5)
- A Colfax High, Colfax
- D- Confluence Continuation High, Foresthill
- A Del Oro High, Loomis
- B+ Foresthill High, Foresthill
- A- Placer High, Auburn
Other schools and academies (1)
- C- Maidu Virtual Charter Academy, Foresthill
Where Placer Union High schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Foresthill (3)
- Auburn (1)
- Colfax (1)
- Loomis (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Placer County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,975 students with 181 full-time-equivalent teachers and 383 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0630750
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Black Oak Mine Unified (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Nevada Joint Union High (5 schools, 19 mi)
- Placerville Union Elementary (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Grass Valley Elementary (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Auburn Union Elementary (5 schools, 24 mi)
- El Dorado Union High (6 schools, 26 mi)
- Penn Valley Union Elementary (3 schools, 28 mi)
Questions about Placer Union High
How many schools are in Placer Union High?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Placer Union High, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Placer Union High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Foresthill, Auburn, Colfax, Loomis.
How good are the schools in Placer Union High?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 39% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Placer Union High?
3,975 students were enrolled in Placer Union High in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Placer Union High?
Placer Union High is in California, based in Placer County, with its district office in Auburn. Its boundary covers about 849 sq mi.