John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, El Dorado Hills CA

Original Research by School Decision on John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

John Adams Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in El Dorado Hills, a fast-growing master-planned community in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento. The school operates in a setting of rising family wealth and expanding residential development, where nearby housing values are notably above both state and national benchmarks.

The academy's proficiency profile shows stronger performance in English language arts than in mathematics or science. Across all grades tested, students meet proficiency in ELA at a solid rate, with particular strength in the middle grades, where proficiency approaches or exceeds typical expectations. Performance in mathematics is more mixed; younger elementary grades show uneven results, with fifth grade reaching a higher mark and seventh grade performing above the middle grades pattern, while eighth grade dips lower. Science proficiency, tested in grades five and eight, sits below the middle range. Across tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in El Dorado County, a meaningful marker given that county enrollment is diverse by region and by school type.

The enrollment reflects the demographics of its affluent, family-oriented setting. The school serves roughly fourteen hundred students, with the largest cohorts in kindergarten and fifth grade, and considerably smaller high school enrollments, particularly in grades ten through twelve. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students, and very small numbers of Black and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, well below the state average, which aligns with the community's economic profile.

Data on special education enrollment and English learner enrollment was not available from state reporting. The school's grade band from K through 12 is uncommon for a single site; many families will experience transitions across the campus as students age. High school enrollment is notably smaller, which may reflect a combination of enrollment decline as students move to high school or the draw of other high schools in the county.

John Adams Academy operates as a charter school, meaning it is independently governed but publicly funded. The district serving this school carries the school's name, reflecting its single-school structure. Information on the district's operational priorities or recent changes was limited, so no clear picture of current initiatives or plans could be drawn from available sources.

Parents considering this school should note the ELA strength, the weaker mathematics trajectory (especially in grades four and eight), and the more moderate science results. The strong overall proficiency ranking within the county context is meaningful, though the K-12 span on a single campus and the high school enrollment decline are characteristics worth understanding in person. A parent may want to look into the school's approach to math instruction and its support systems for students in grades where results soften, as well as the practical experience of transitions within the K-12 building.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 354%

School 54% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 760%

School 60% · district not reported

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 453%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 668%

School 68% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 777%

School 77% · district not reported

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 555%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 847%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income49%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income54%Higher-income53%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income72%Higher-income71%1 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income71%Higher-income67%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income68%Higher-income79%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income55%Higher-income74%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income54%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income47%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income58%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income57%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income64%33 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income51%20 pp gap