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Mark West Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Mark West Charter is a small, publicly funded K-8 school serving 124 students within the well-regarded Mark West Union Elementary district in Santa Rosa.

When comparing it to nearby schools, Mark West Charter has some notable differences. It spends more per student than other schools in its district, including higher-performing San Miguel Elementary. However, its academic scores in English and math are currently below the district average and have declined over the past few years. A significant challenge is a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is nearly double that of other district schools and likely affects learning. Compared to another small charter, Village Charter, Mark West Charter has lower academic results and higher absenteeism despite higher funding.

The school shows strengths in its small size, which can allow for more individual attention, and its science scores are relatively stronger compared to some schools in neighboring districts like Santa Rosa Elementary. However, there is a noticeable drop in 8th-grade performance that suggests a need to focus on the middle school program. For parents, the key considerations are the school's small community and resources, balanced against its current academic performance and attendance challenges relative to its district peers.

124

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,141

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4600 Lavell Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1205

(707) 524-2741

District: Mark West Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

40.3%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,215^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

512^th of 1,543Mark West Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1215 of 2761	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	757 of 2783	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	612 of 2781	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	413 of 2740	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	146 of 894	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	406 of 2715	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	382 of 2480	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	526 of 2508	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	385 of 2497	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.8	355 of 2477	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	528 of 2379	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	76.6	387 of 2259	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.3	575 of 2236	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	572 of 2179	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	356 of 2063	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	428 of 2005	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	57.6	730 of 1999	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1154 of 2533	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	653 of 2551	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	397 of 2531	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	195 of 2509	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	115 of 738	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	531 of 2380	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	462 of 2262	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	878 of 2395	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	510 of 2388	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	434 of 2374	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	156 of 2359	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	222 of 2213	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	147 of 2072	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1215 of 2542	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	440 of 2579	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	288 of 2531	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	152 of 2458	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	270 of 2369	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	172 of 2230	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1172 of 2534	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	822 of 2552	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	821 of 2538	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	660 of 2527	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	146 of 763	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	285 of 2407	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	286 of 2273	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	976 of 1520	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	785 of 1537	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	611 of 1543	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	415 of 1555	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	426 of 1602	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	417 of 1496	72.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science22%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark West Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4600 Lavell Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2741	124	7	18.5	49.2%	58 (46.8%)	2 (1.6%)	50 (40.3%)	7 (5.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								(n/a)		22.6	22.2					52.5	32.7	42.6					44.1	30.8	36.5						$20,141	$1,372	$18,769
Mark West Elementary	Public	K-6	4600 Lavell Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2990	425	22	19.2	56.0%	193 (45.4%)	2 (0.5%)	182 (42.8%)	17 (4.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.9%)	52.1	2488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		68.7	1656^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.8%	832	30.8		30.8	44.3	41.1	46.2	52.2			45.6	45.9	41.1	36.5	43.5			41.9						$18,224	$733	$17,491
San Miguel Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	5350 Faught Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2960	401	20	20.0	45.4%	229 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (29.7%)	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	74.2	1415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		65.1	1812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	397	32.1		32.1	81.0	65.5	58.5	54.7			65.6	73.0	67.3	32.1	43.4			54.9	97.4			97.4		$18,992	$735	$18,257
John B. Riebli Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	315 Mark West Springs Rd.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2980	411	20	20.5	36.7%	255 (62.0%)	4 (1.0%)	108 (26.3%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)	55.2	2299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		51.9	2459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	160	32.6		32.6	57.6	54.0	44.2	64.6			55.5	33.9	44.0	18.6	41.7			35.0						$18,859	$506	$18,353
Jack London Elementary	Public	K-6	2707 Francisco Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Piner-Olivet Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3030	258	12	21.8	60.1%	61 (23.6%)	8 (3.1%)	132 (51.2%)	27 (10.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	31.4	3851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		29.8	3949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	98	17.7		17.7	27.8	40.0	35.3	43.8			36.7	39.5	26.7	11.8	31.3			27.5
Morrice Schaefer Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1370 San Miguel Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Morrice Schaefer Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3015	304	12	24.8	71.4%	69 (22.7%)	5 (1.6%)	177 (58.2%)	31 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.6%)	20.3	4800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		23.6	4507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	293	17.9		17.9	26.8	21.3	28.6	27.8			26.1	31.7	17.0	23.2	16.7			22.2
Village Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2590 Piner Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Village Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2848	118	0	1685.7	35.6%	62 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (20.3%)	54.2	2351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		64	1878^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	473	46.2		42.9	45.5	50.0	38.5	69.2	54.6		54.3	45.5	35.7	30.8	30.8	45.5		38.6						$12,218	$00	$12,218
Mattie Washburn Elementary	Public	K-2	75 Pleasant Ave.	Santa Rosa	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7727	535	32	16.6	52.5%	201 (37.6%)	2 (0.4%)	268 (50.1%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.9%)								(n/a)																		95.0	97.5	95.6	96.3	96.9	$19,466	$724	$18,742
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	2567 Marlow Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3910	315	13	24.2	86.3%	3 (1.0%)	6 (1.9%)	295 (93.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	12.2	5490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		12.9	5485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	5	18.2		18.2	17.7	6.5	21.4	22.5			17.0	21.2	6.0	11.4	16.0			13.8						$19,712	$1,536	$18,176
Steele Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Steele Ln.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3945	447	19	23.5	70.0%	40 (8.9%)	7 (1.6%)	362 (81.0%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	8.2	5731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		7.1	5810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	79	5.5		5.5	13.1	13.0	7.6	7.0			10.1	26.2	12.8	3.6	6.9			12.9	93.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	93.2	$21,469	$2,563	$18,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark West Charter

What is the racial makeup of Mark West Charter?

Students at Mark West Charter are 47% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Mark West Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended Mark West Charter.

What district is Mark West Charter in?

Mark West Union Elementary

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