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Best Placer County �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Placer County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Merryhill Elementary & Middle School (Closed 2026)

1115 Orlando Avenue
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 259-7949

Gr: PK-5 | 143 students Tuition listed

Granite Bay School House (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool

8265 Sierra College Blvd Ste 322
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 791-2999

Gr: NS-K | 76 students

Sunrise Montessori School Of Roseville, Inc. (Closed 2011)

Montessori School

8449 Sunrise Blvd
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 722-7772

Gr: PK-K | 41 students

Trinity Christian Academy (Closed 2019)

(Christian)

233 Berkswell Ct
Roseville, CA 95747
(916) 742-5489

Gr: 1-12 Avg. class size: 3 students

Overview

This County (Placer County)

This State (CA)

# Schools

19 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Placer County Total Schools
2025	20
2024	19
2023	20
2022	19
2021	20
2020	21
2019	20
2018	22
2017	19
2016	19
2015	23

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Student Body:

# Students

3,530 Students

504,184 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	184	204	199
2024	180	199	192
2023	169	206	193
2022	179	213	205
2021	177	209	201
2020	163	202	188
2019	171	201	193
2018	173	194	190
2017	175	201	199
2016	144	193	196
2015	143	180	183

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% Average Students of Color

29%

50%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	29%	50%	33%
2024	26%	49%	32%
2023	24%	49%	32%
2022	26%	47%	32%
2021	26%	47%	31%
2020	26%	46%	31%
2019	20%	48%	31%
2018	18%	46%	30%
2017	22%	49%	31%
2016	21%	49%	31%
2015	26%	49%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

247 Teachers

44,285 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	14:1	12:1	11:1
2024	14:1	12:1	11:1
2023	13:1	12:1	11:1
2022	12:1	12:1	11:1
2021	13:1	12:1	11:1
2020	12:1	12:1	11:1
2019	11:1	12:1	11:1
2018	11:1	12:1	11:1
2017	11:1	12:1	11:1
2016	11:1	12:1	12:1
2015	12:1	13:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

38%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	38%	59%	54%
2024	37%	58%	54%
2023	37%	58%	53%
2022	37%	59%	53%
2021	37%	58%	53%
2020	37%	57%	53%
2019	37%	57%	52%
2018	37%	57%	52%
2017	37%	57%	51%
2016	33%	56%	51%
2015	33%	56%	50%

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Average Class Size

20 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	20	17	16
2024	20	17	15
2023	20	17	15
2022	20	17	15
2021	19	17	15
2020	17	17	15
2019	17	17	15
2018	17	17	15
2017	19	17	15
2016	19	17	15
2015	19	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

4 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	4	13	12
2024	4	12	11
2023	4	12	10
2022	4	12	10
2021	4	12	10
2020	4	12	10
2019	4	12	10
2018	2	11	10
2017	2	11	10
2016	2	10	9

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$7,981

$17,495

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$8,652	$17,472	$14,043
2024	$7,719	$16,481	$12,357
2023	$7,719	$15,797	$11,693
2022	$5,464	$15,172	$11,199
2021	$5,359	$14,410	$10,824
2020	$6,021	$13,806	$10,496
2019	$6,021	$13,359	$10,300
2018	$4,959	$12,957	$10,056
2017	$4,809	$12,372	$9,712
2016	$3,895	$11,774	$9,307
2015	$4,958	$10,743	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$270

$1,026

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$270	$1,026	$1,115
2024	$270	$993	$1,094
2023	$270	$878	$1,136
2022	$175	$903	$1,075
2021	$150	$784	$1,028
2020	$150	$802	$1,130
2019	$150	$931	$1,199
2018	$150	$1,017	$1,041

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Average % on Financial Aid

11%

28%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	11%	28%	34%
2024	13%	28%	33%
2023	13%	27%	33%
2022	13%	27%	32%
2021	13%	27%	32%
2020	11%	27%	31%
2019	11%	26%	30%
2018	11%	26%	29%
2017	11%	26%	29%
2016	28%	24%	28%
2015	25%	24%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,095

$8,354

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$2,095	$8,316	$6,227
2024	$1,460	$8,163	$6,113
2023	$1,460	$7,722	$5,785
2022	$1,127	$7,550	$5,514
2021	$1,127	$6,152	$5,269
2020	$677	$5,983	$5,141
2019	$677	$5,550	$5,007
2018	$640	$5,239	$4,752
2017	$1,130	$4,890	$4,582
2016	$1,565	$4,403	$4,396
2015	$1,433	$4,262	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

78%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	78%	81%	81%
2024	90%	84%	85%
2023	90%	84%	85%
2022	90%	84%	85%
2021	90%	85%	86%
2020	92%	85%	86%
2019	92%	84%	85%
2018	94%	85%	85%
2017	95%	86%	86%
2016	95%	85%	85%
2015	92%	86%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$50 million

$32.38 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.64

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	0.64	0.74	0.64
2024	0.64	0.74	0.64
2023	0.59	0.74	0.63
2022	0.57	0.72	0.62
2021	0.57	0.73	0.62
2020	0.56	0.73	0.62
2019	0.44	0.72	0.61
2018	0.48	0.72	0.60
2017	0.51	0.71	0.59
2016	0.50	0.71	0.59
2015	0.61	0.71	0.58

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# American Indian Students

66 Students

2,780 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	2%	1%	1%
2024	2%	1%	1%
2023	2%	1%	1%
2022	3%	1%	1%
2021	2%	1%	1%
2020	3%	1%	1%
2019	2%	1%	1%
2018	2%	1%	1%
2017	5%	2%	1%
2016	5%	2%	1%
2015	4%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

223 Students

57,672 Students

% Asian Students

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	7%	12%	5%
2024	7%	12%	5%
2023	7%	12%	5%
2022	7%	10%	5%
2021	7%	10%	5%
2020	7%	10%	5%
2019	5%	11%	4%
2018	5%	11%	4%
2017	5%	10%	4%
2016	5%	10%	4%
2015	3%	11%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

152 Students

81,147 Students

% Hispanic Students

17%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	17%	9%
2024	5%	17%	9%
2023	5%	17%	9%
2022	7%	17%	8%
2021	7%	17%	9%
2020	7%	17%	9%
2019	6%	17%	8%
2018	5%	17%	8%
2017	5%	17%	8%
2016	5%	17%	8%
2015	5%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

95 Students

23,614 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	5%	8%
2024	3%	5%	8%
2023	3%	5%	8%
2022	3%	5%	7%
2021	3%	5%	8%
2020	3%	5%	8%
2019	3%	5%	8%
2018	3%	5%	8%
2017	2%	5%	7%
2016	2%	5%	8%
2015	2%	5%	8%

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# White Students

1,680 Students

193,595 Students

% White Students

51%

40%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	51%	40%	55%
2024	52%	40%	55%
2023	59%	40%	55%
2022	62%	43%	57%
2021	63%	43%	57%
2020	64%	43%	58%
2019	74%	44%	59%
2018	71%	45%	59%
2017	68%	46%	61%
2016	69%	46%	61%
2015	52%	46%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

36 Students

3,914 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,021 Students

122,845 Students

% of Others Students

31%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Placer County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	31%	24%	22%
2024	30%	24%	22%
2023	23%	24%	22%
2022	18%	23%	22%
2021	18%	23%	20%
2020	16%	23%	19%
2019	9%	21%	20%
2018	13%	20%	20%
2017	15%	20%	19%
2016	14%	20%	18%
2015	34%	19%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

4 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

5 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Placer County, CA?

The private elementary schools in Placer County, CA include St. Joseph Catholic School, Pine Hills Adventist Academy, and Forest Lake Christian School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Placer County?

19 private elementary schools are located in Placer County.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Placer County?

Placer County private elementary schools are approximately 29% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 50%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Placer County?

53% of private elementary schools in Placer County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private elementary schools in Placer County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Placer County include: Destiny Christian School vs. Adventure Christian School, St. Joseph Catholic School vs. St. Rose School, Valley Christian Academy vs. Adventure Christian School

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