West El Dorado News

Oak Ridge High School had the highest enrollment among El Dorado County schools, welcoming 2,516 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were boys, 48.8% were girls, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 64.5% of Oak Ridge High School's total enrollment.

Among the 59 schools in El Dorado County, Ponderosa High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,648 students, while El Dorado High School welcomed 1,224 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Oak Ridge High School is part of El Dorado Union High School District, which roughly covers schools within El Dorado County and has a main office in Placerville.

In the previous school year, Oak Ridge High School also had the highest number of students among El Dorado County schools.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and predicted by the Public Policy Institute of California to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Oak Ridge High School	El Dorado Hills	2,516
Ponderosa High School	Shingle Springs	1,648
El Dorado High School	Placerville	1,224
South Tahoe High School	South Lake Tahoe	1,141
Union Mine High School	El Dorado	1,066
Rolling Hills Middle School	El Dorado Hills	817
South Tahoe Middle School	South Lake Tahoe	798
Marina Village Middle School	El Dorado Hills	736
Charter Montessori Valley View Campus	El Dorado Hills	694
Lakeview Elementary School	El Dorado Hills	545
Rescue Elementary School	Rescue	497
Oak Meadow Elementary School	El Dorado Hills	496
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High School	Garden Valley	488
Blue Oak Elementary School	Cameron Park	485
Camerado Springs Middle School	Cameron Park	479
Pleasant Grove Middle School	Rescue	476
Indian Creek Elementary School	Placerville	466
Jackson Elementary School	El Dorado Hills	459
Lake Forest Elementary School	El Dorado Hills	455
Silva Valley Elementary School	El Dorado Hills	435
Bijou Community	South Lake Tahoe	420
Tahoe Valley Elementary School	South Lake Tahoe	414
Camino Elementary School	Camino	412
Sierra House Elementary School	South Lake Tahoe	410
Sierra Elementary School	Placerville	404
Edwin Markham Middle School	Placerville	391
Herbert C. Green Middle School	Placerville	374
Louisiana Schnell Elementary School	Placerville	372
William Brooks Elementary School	El Dorado Hills	365
Buckeye Elementary School	Shingle Springs	364
Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet	South Lake Tahoe	360
Charter Community School Home Study Academy	Placerville	347
Green Valley Elementary School	Rescue	347
Pinewood Elementary School	Pollock Pines	327
Gold Oak Elementary School	Placerville	311
Gold Trail	Placerville	278
Sierra Ridge Middle School	Pollock Pines	263
Northside Elementary School	Cool	253
Georgetown Elementary School	Georgetown	251
Sutters Mill	Placerville	242
American River Charter	Georgetown	228
Charter Alternative Program (CAP)	Placerville	223
Special Education	Placerville	178
Pioneer Elementary School	Somerset	170
Pleasant Valley Middle School	Placerville	155
Independence Continuation	Placerville	126
Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter	El Dorado Hills	124
Pacific Crest Academy	El Dorado	100
Miller's Hill	Shingle Springs	96
Mountain Creek Middle School	Somerset	81
Latrobe Elementary School	Shingle Springs	65
Elevated Digital Learning Academy	SOUTH LAKE TAHOE	56
Mt. Tallac High School	South Lake Tahoe	49
Walt Tyler Elementary School	Somerset	24
Otter Creek Elementary School	Georgetown	15
Divide High School	Georgetown	14
Silver Fork Elementary School	Pollock Pines	13
Indian Diggings Elementary School	Somerset	10
Blue Ridge	Placerville	7