Penryn Elementary, Penryn CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Penryn Elementary

Penryn Elementary is a small K-8 school serving a rural, close-knit unincorporated community in the Sierra foothills of Placer County. The school enrolls a modest population, with class sizes in the low-to-mid range across grades. The community itself is characterized by large-lot residential properties, many on one to several acres, with a long heritage of citrus and fruit farming and granite quarrying. Homes here are owner-occupied and tend to stay in families; the area feels distinctly separate from nearby Roseville and Sacramento, despite proximity to both.

Penryn Elementary's academic profile shows strength in the early elementary grades and in language arts, with considerable variability as students move into middle grades. In third and fourth grade, proficiency in mathematics sits well, while fifth-grade mathematics proficiency drops meaningfully. By sixth grade it recovers somewhat, seventh grade improves further, and eighth grade settles in a solid range. English language arts follow a gentler pattern, hovering in the low-to-mid range across tested grades, with a dip in eighth grade. Science proficiency at both fifth and eighth grade runs below the mathematics average, falling to about half of students meeting standards. Across all subjects and grades, the school sits in the top quartile for overall proficiency among school entities within Placer County.

The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and Native American students. Roughly one in seven students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school well below state or national poverty rates. No data on special education enrollment or English learner populations was provided.

A parent considering Penryn should know that the district, Loomis Union Elementary, recently asked the community to support a facilities bond. The measure failed by a narrow margin in November, meaning no new funding was secured for repairs to aging buildings, some more than a generation old. Heating, cooling, electrical, plumbing, roof, and restroom systems in several schools remain unaddressed. This is a factual constraint on the physical environment families should ask the school about directly, and a signal that facility upgrades depend on future ballot measures or other funding.

The trajectory of proficiency across grade levels suggests students begin strong but encounter a dip in upper elementary math and lower middle school language arts and science. A parent might ask the school what instructional supports exist in those transition grades and what factors the staff see driving the variation. The strong early results indicate the school has teaching capacity; understanding where and why it shifts would be useful information.

Penryn is genuinely rural and low-density, with limited walkable services nearby. It appeals to families seeking country living with property, a stable community presence, and proximity to larger employment and cultural centers without residing in them. The school is the civic anchor for the place.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 382%

School 82% · District 67% · ▲ 15 pts above district

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

Grade 488%

School 88% · District 69% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 63% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 60% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 67% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 59% · ▲ 21 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 64% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 69% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 71% · ▲ 11 pts above district

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

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 74% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 781%

School 81% · District 76% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 71% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 58% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 49% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 70% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

This schoolLoomis Union Elementary, 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.