How does Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter compare to other elementary schools in El Dorado Hills?

Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 84.3/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 85% of students exceed standard, with a total of 336 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter?

84.9% of students at Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 97.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter improving or declining?

Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter?

0.5% of students at Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter

Buckeye Union Elementary El Dorado Hills El Dorado County 95762 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

336 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

144 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

9 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 5.6%

White 18.1%

Asian 47.9%

Other 28.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	84.9%
Met Standard	12.8%
Below Standard	2.3%

Exceeded

84.9%

Met

12.8%

Below

2.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "98% proficient" for Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

84.9% of students exceeded standard while 12.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 64.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 40.3 points above the Buckeye Union Elementary district average of 44.6%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 40.3 points higher (vs 44.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 0.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.