El Dorado High School (Placerville, California)

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El Dorado High School
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El Dorado High School (Placerville, California)
561 Canal Street
Placerville, California 95667

United States
Coordinates 38°43′58″N120°48′44″W / 38.73265°N 120.81221°W / 38.73265; -120.81221
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TypePublic
Established1928
School district El Dorado Union High School District
Principal [1]
Staff55.35 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,195 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio21.59 [2]
Color(s) Royal blue and white   
Athletics conferenceSierra Valley Conference
Mascot Cougar
Website cougar.eduhsd.k12.ca.us

El Dorado High School is a public high school in Placerville, California, United States. EDHS is one of six high schools in the El Dorado Union High School District, it is a California Distinguished School. [3]

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Statistics

Demographics

2016-17 [4]

WhiteAfrican AmericanAsianLatinoAmerican IndianTwo or More RacesNot Reported
72%1%0.8%19.6%1.9%3.4%0.1%
SAT Scores for 2015-16 [5]
Math AverageReading AverageWriting Average
El Dorado High534551522
District566543530
Statewide494484477

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References

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  4. "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade". California Department of Education.
  5. "SAT Report". California Department of Education. 2016.