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Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-6

5251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter is a K-6 school serving 288 students in Petaluma, California, operating within the Old Adobe Union School District, but it faces significant academic challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

The school's academic performance is notably lower than both district and state averages, with particularly low proficiency rates in science, and it has experienced a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. It serves a student population with high economic need, as indicated by free/reduced lunch eligibility, and struggles with chronic absenteeism, though attendance has been improving. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than most nearby schools, including higher-performing ones like Old Adobe Elementary Charter and La Tercera Elementary, raising questions about how resources are being used to support student learning.

When compared to other local options, Miwok Valley's performance gap is clear; for example, Grant Elementary shows much higher proficiency rates. It also underperforms relative to other charter schools in the area, such as River Montessori Elementary Charter. The school's challenges are similar to those at nearby McDowell Elementary, which also serves a high-need community, suggesting some shared local factors may be at play.

288

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,628

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 Saint Francis Dr.
Petaluma, CA 94954-5322

(707) 765-4304

District: Old Adobe Union

Students who attend Miwok Valley Elementary Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Kenilworth Junior High
High:	Casa Grande High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

White:

21.2%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg47%

California avg41%

5,251^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Old Adobe Union

618^th of 1,543Old Adobe Union 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	15.2	5251 of 5857	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4909 of 5869	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	5000 of 5859	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	5116 of 5883	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3900 of 5789	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	3522 of 5662	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	3356 of 5692	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	3154 of 5614	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.5	2765 of 5611	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.8	3325 of 5530	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	3333 of 5390	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	3603 of 5377	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.4	3032 of 5314	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	2337 of 5193	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	2311 of 5113	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	2190 of 5113	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.2	2000 of 4818	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.1	2191 of 4822	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.2	1563 of 4809	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.7	2367 of 2585	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1395 of 2128	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	3088 of 3162	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	2139 of 3245	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2380 of 3311	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1442 of 3275	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	1247 of 3246	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4813 of 5597	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4614 of 5612	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4104 of 5609	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4569 of 5635	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4035 of 5492	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3772 of 5413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	4681 of 5107	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4543 of 5107	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4523 of 5087	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4673 of 5084	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	3122 of 4963	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	3004 of 4830	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	5147 of 5460	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	4063 of 5517	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4521 of 5363	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4614 of 5264	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3637 of 5173	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3576 of 5084	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4890 of 5628	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4638 of 5643	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5220 of 5638	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5418 of 5663	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3584 of 5510	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	3065 of 5431	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2747 of 2847	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2360 of 2635	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1982 of 2420	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	31.5	2040 of 2737	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2018)25th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science5%-28 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Miwok Valley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1010 Saint Francis Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4304	288	14	20.5	64.6%	61 (21.2%)	8 (2.8%)	187 (64.9%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	15.2	5251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		19.4	4909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	342	4.9		4.9	12.8	24.2	21.1	31.4			22.1	24.3	21.6	9.8	22.2			19.2							$21,628	$1,939	$19,689
La Tercera Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Albin Way	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4303	295	13	23.6	37.3%	157 (53.2%)	8 (2.7%)	107 (36.3%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	62	1962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		43.4	2968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	1006	35.7		35.7	48.3	54.1	58.2	72.1			59.2	45.2	43.2	25.0	52.3			39.9							$17,696	$1,634	$16,062
McDowell Elementary	Public	K-6	421 South McDowell Blvd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4745	329	14	23.5	86.0%	21 (6.4%)	8 (2.4%)	273 (83.0%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	11.1	5560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		20.9	4781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	779	3.0		3.0	5.1	14.3	21.2	34.2			18.7	17.1	10.4	12.1	11.6			12.7	92.9	94.6	96.4	94.6	94.6	94.6	$19,320	$2,329	$16,991
Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative)	Public	K-6	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Live Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Gnoss Concourse Bldg. 1	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Live Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 762-9020	271	13	21.6	26.6%	197 (72.7%)	5 (1.8%)	27 (10.0%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.1%)	59.2	2106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		61.4	2008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.8%	98	51.6	62.5	56.4	50.0	40.0	58.1	72.4	75.0	75.0	61.8	25.0	32.0	33.3	50.0	44.8	64.0	41.3	81.6	86.8	81.6	86.8	86.8	92.1	$13,818	$41	$13,777
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	368	15	24.5	50.8%	125 (34.0%)	6 (1.6%)	172 (46.7%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	43.7	2967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%		55.8	2245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	722	20.0		20.0	41.5	33.3	37.3	48.4			40.7	41.5	38.3	31.7	43.8			38.8	84.4	89.1		90.6	87.5	87.5	$14,783	$799	$13,984
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Grant Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4742	386	16	24.1	18.4%	284 (73.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.4%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.7%)	90.1	653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		90.1	699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	46	69.1		69.1	76.8	65.4	72.7	64.4			70.6	85.5	63.5	69.1	51.1			69.2	93.7			96.8	96.8		$16,033	$1,249	$14,784
River Montessori Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	3880 Cypress Dr. Ste. B	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	River Montessori Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-6414	144	6	24.0	24.3%	81 (56.3%)	3 (2.1%)	29 (20.1%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (16.0%)	74.9	1373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.1	1403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	30	46.2		46.2	57.1	70.6	46.2				61.1	61.9	52.9	53.9				57.4							$18,507	$433	$18,074
Loma Vista Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	207 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4302	451	18	24.5	45.9%	101 (22.4%)	4 (0.9%)	329 (72.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	43.1	3000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		37.8	3317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.5%	317	33.3		33.3	32.8	35.2	47.1	31.7			36.6	40.9	46.3	41.2	26.8			39.6							$19,941	$1,532	$18,409
McNear Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Sunnyslope Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4752	343	15	22.8	27.4%	237 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (20.4%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	69.2	1639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		69.3	1626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	13	43.1		43.1	43.2	55.3	54.0	59.0			53.4	47.8	51.4	52.9	55.0			52.1	96.6	96.6					$16,187	$1,143	$15,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

What schools do graduates of Miwok Valley Elementary Charter attend?

Students who attend Miwok Valley Elementary Charter usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kenilworth Junior High
High : Casa Grande High

How many students attend Miwok Valley Elementary Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Miwok Valley Elementary Charter.

Is Miwok Valley Elementary Charter a good school?

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter ranks in the bottom 10.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Miwok Valley Elementary Charter?

Students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter are 65% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Miwok Valley Elementary Charter in?

Old Adobe Union

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