Black Oak Mine Unified, CA

Original Research by School Decision on Black Oak Mine Unified

Black Oak Mine Unified serves kindergarten through twelfth grade across El Dorado County's foothills in northern California. The district covers a rural area with six schools: two elementary schools, a combined junior-senior high, a separate high school, and a charter elementary. Total enrollment sits at just over a thousand students, with a largely white student population and smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and other students.

Academic performance across the district is below the county median. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from the mid-twenties in eighth grade to just over half in fifth grade, with a district average around the low-to-mid forties. Math shows steeper challenges, with proficiency in the low-to-mid thirties across most grade levels and a sharp drop to the low teens in seventh grade; the district average in math sits in the low thirties. Science proficiency data covers only fifth and eighth grades; fifth grade sits near half while eighth grade dips to the low twenties. These results place the district below the midpoint on a proficiency index comparing it against the twelve other districts in El Dorado County that have comparable data available.

Chronic absenteeism stands in the bottom quartile among county districts, at a rate substantially higher than the county median. This attendance gap warrants attention as a driver of academic outcomes. The district spends per pupil in the upper half of the county's middle range, so resource levels are not the binding constraint.

Housing in the district's service area reflects the region's character: home values center around the mid-to-upper four-hundreds of thousands, with some variation across the nine zip codes from which students draw. Rents are available in limited areas and run in the mid-twenty-hundreds monthly. The ratio of home prices to income is about five and a half to one, slightly above the national benchmark, while monthly housing costs consume a substantial share of median household income in rent-heavy areas.

A significant parent-relevant development came in November 2024 when voters approved Measure A, a general obligation school bond, after two prior bond attempts had failed. The bond funds classroom expansion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; roof and plumbing repairs across aging facilities; and new labs for coding, robotics, woodworking, circuitry, and career training. This investment carries both immediate facility improvements and a new property-tax assessment that homeowners in the district will pay for the life of the bonds.

Graduation rate data for the district was not available. The district does not report counts of free-or-reduced-price-lunch-eligible students or English learners, and special education enrollment counts were not in the data provided, so a complete picture of economic disadvantage and service-population composition cannot be drawn here. A parent may want to look into these details directly with the district to understand the full student-support landscape.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

1,270

Grades

KG–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 13%

Black 0%

White 75%

Asian 1%

Two+ 9%

Am. Indian / AK Native 2%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr ALL

37%

—

Gr 3

33%

39%

Gr 4

28%

42%

Gr 5

38%

63%

Gr 6

27%

56%

Gr 7

41%

48%

Gr 8

25%

30%

Gr 11

65%

—

Math

Gr ALL

21%

—

Gr 3

35%

43%

Gr 4

31%

37%

Gr 5

20%

40%

Gr 6

21%

48%

Gr 7

24%

Gr 8

13%

46%

Gr 11

22%

—

Science

Gr ALL

25%

—

Gr 5

33%

58%

Gr 8

16%

31%

Gr 11

38%

—

Gr HS

28%

—

Gr UG_SEC

33%

—

Schools in this District

6 schools are officially reported under this district.

Otter Creek Elementary

Georgetown Elementary

Golden Sierra Junior Senior High

Divide High

Northside Elementary

American River Charter

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

40%

Grade 3

35%

Grade 4

32%

Grade 5

37%

Grade 6

15%

Grade 7

34%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

37%

Grade 3

37%

Grade 4

52%

Grade 5

45%

Grade 6

44%

Grade 7

28%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

47%

Grade 5

26%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

34%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$475,058

Year-over-year change-1.8%

Range across 9 ZIP codes$319K to $667K

vs. state typical0.61x

vs. national typical1.29x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (9 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
95634	Georgetown	$417K	-1.8%	22.7%
95720	Kyburz	$319K	-3.2%	20.4%
95633	Garden Valley	$486K	-2.1%	11.2%
95664	Pilot Hill	$667K	+0.8%	11.1%
95614	Cool	$529K	-1.6%	9.7%
95635	Greenwood	$484K	-2.6%	9.0%
96150	South Lake Tahoe	$666K	-0.8%	8.5%
95667	Placerville	$534K	-0.7%	4.3%
95726	Pollock Pines	$400K	-1.9%	3.2%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$2,341/mo

Year-over-year change+8.6%

Range across 2 ZIP codes$1,815 to $2,609/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (2 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
96150	South Lake Tahoe	$2,609	+9.6%	8.5%
95667	Placerville	$1,815	+6.5%	4.3%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,397/mo

Home price / national median income5.7x

Annual rent / national median income33.5%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$56/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$776,233 (-1.1% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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