Weimar Hills, Weimar CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Weimar Hills

Weimar Hills is a public elementary-through-middle school serving grades four through eight in a small, rural unincorporated community in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The school draws students from a low-density area with a predominantly professional and administrative workforce, characteristic of a bedroom community in the Sacramento region.

The student body is stable in size, with roughly even distribution across each grade. The majority of students are white; smaller shares of students identify as Hispanic, multiracial, or other backgrounds. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a modest rate suggesting moderate economic hardship across the catchment.

On the most recent state testing, Weimar Hills showed mixed performance that varies meaningfully by grade and subject. In English language arts, fourth graders performed solidly, with about three in five students reaching proficiency. Performance dipped in the middle grades, with proficiency in the lower to mid-range in grades five through seven, before rising again in eighth grade to match fourth-grade results. In math, fourth graders also performed at about three in five, but the pattern was steeper: fifth graders saw a significant drop, sixth graders reached a low point, and recovery appeared in grades seven and eight. Science results, available only for grades five and eight, showed students around the midpoint in grade five but considerably lower in grade eight. When proficiency is averaged across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint relative to other districts in Placer County.

The instructional challenge is most acute in grades five and six, where proficiency in both math and language arts falls notably short. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what instructional adjustments, supports, or transitions between elementary and middle grades are underway to address this dip. The eighth-grade recovery in both subjects suggests students are moving in a more positive direction, though science remains an area of concern at that level.

The school operates as part of Placer Hills Union Elementary, a small two-school district also serving kindergarten through third grade at a separate campus. No significant district-wide changes or bond measures emerged from recent records. The district's structure separates lower and upper elementary grades across two sites, a longstanding configuration rather than a recent shift in operations.

Data on school discipline, attendance, staffing depth, and specific course or enrichment offerings were not available, so a parent may want to inquire directly about those dimensions to build a fuller picture of day-to-day school life and support systems.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 61%

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

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 59%

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

English language arts

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 62%

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

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

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

Science

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 18 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 65% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolPlacer Hills 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income67%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income70%43 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income22%Higher-income49%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income45%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income73%33 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income64%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income49%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income17%Higher-income39%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income49%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income69%29 pp gap