The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Orchard Ranch Elementary
Orchard Ranch Elementary sits on Brookstone Drive in the 95747 zip code, the westernmost and fastest-growing part of Roseville, a mid-sized Placer County city that has shifted over the past decade from a Sacramento bedroom community into a regional hub built around healthcare, technology, and retail. Major employers including Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Roseville Medical Center, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise anchor the local economy, and the surrounding neighborhoods are among the most actively developing in the region. That growth context matters directly for families considering this school, because the Roseville City Elementary district is actively managing boundary changes, school openings, and enrollment pressures across the west Roseville area. A new elementary school, Winding Creek, is set to open in August 2026 north of the Westpark neighborhood, with mandatory attendance zones that will reassign some west Roseville students. A separate boundary adjustment process is planned for the 2027-28 school year. Parents buying a home in this part of Roseville should confirm current and projected attendance boundaries with the district before assuming Orchard Ranch is a permanent assignment.
The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls enough students to be considered a large elementary campus for its grade band. It draws a racially and economically diverse student body. White students make up a plurality, with Asian students forming a substantial second group, Hispanic students a meaningful third, and multiracial students rounding out much of the remainder. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is worth knowing because it means the school is serving families across a wide economic range in what is otherwise a relatively high-cost housing market. Home values in the school's zip code run well above the California statewide median and far above the national figure, and rents consume a substantial share of a median income, so the affordability picture here is tight even by state standards.
On the California CAASPP assessments, the school's reading and language arts results are consistent across third, fourth, and fifth grades, with roughly three in five students scoring at the proficient-or-above level at each grade. That sits above the midpoint among Placer County districts, according to a comparison of the school's overall proficiency index relative to the county's other districts. Math results show more variation by grade: third and fourth graders score at roughly the same level as ELA, but fifth grade math drops notably, with fewer than half of fifth graders reaching proficiency. Science, tested only in fifth grade via the CAST assessment, also comes in below half. The fifth-grade math and science gap is a real soft spot parents may want to explore further with the school, particularly families whose children are approaching those grade levels.
Only one year of data is available for trend analysis, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving, declining, or holding steady. The data payload also does not include chronic absenteeism rates or special education identification rates, so those dimensions of the school's environment cannot be characterized here. English learner data was similarly not reported in the available records.
The district is navigating genuine growing pains. A planned elementary school in the Amoruso Ranch development was publicly reported as canceled due to a substantial budget shortfall, meaning new homes in that area will feed into existing schools rather than a new campus. A middle school has closed to new enrollment at capacity. These pressures shape what it means to attend an elementary school in west Roseville right now: classrooms are filling, boundaries are shifting, and families should treat current school assignments as subject to revision as the district works through its 2027-28 boundary process.
Program detail for Orchard Ranch specifically was not available in the data, so enrichment offerings, specialist programs, or extracurricular activities cannot be described here. Families looking for that information would need to consult the school or the Roseville City Elementary district directly.
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