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Petaluma City Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 154 students in Petaluma City Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Petaluma City Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,503 Schools
# Students
2,154 Students
1,729,980 Students
# Teachers
100 Teachers
87,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Petaluma City Elementary School District, which is ranked #538 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 21-39% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#542 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
29%
Graduation Rate
21-39%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.65
# American Indian Students
18 Students
9,959 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
67 Students
188,478 Students
% Asian Students
3%
11%
# Hispanic Students
723 Students
923,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
34%
53%
# Black Students
17 Students
91,300 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
1,170 Students
400,535 Students
% White Students
54%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
7,325 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
151 Students
101,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
402
83,342
# Students in 1st Grade:
282
70,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
262
70,937
# Students in 3rd Grade:
259
72,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
291
74,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
280
80,839
# Students in 6th Grade:
278
264,601
# Students in 7th Grade:
11
409,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
10
405,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
9
53,401
# Students in 10th Grade:
15
47,293
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
46,988
# Students in 12th Grade:
42
49,817
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (06-07)
$85 MM
$19 MM
Spending (06-07)
$80 MM
$18 MM
Revenue / Student (06-07)
$38,910
$11,879
Spending / Student (06-07)
$36,564
$11,317
Best Petaluma City Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South County Consortium
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 Douglas St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-4641
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-4641
Grades: K-12
| 154 students
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