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Steele Lane Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Steele Lane Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 447 students in the Santa Rosa Elementary district, which has faced significant and persistent academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is very low, with only about 10-13% of students proficient in English and Math, and it struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 34%, which is much higher than the district and state averages. While the school serves a population with considerable economic need, it spends more per student ($21,469) than many higher-performing nearby schools, such as Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS) and Proctor Terrace Elementary, suggesting a complex relationship between funding and outcomes.

Comparisons with other local schools reveal stark differences; for example, Hidden Valley Elementary has dramatically higher proficiency rates and lower absenteeism. However, there are some potential bright spots, as Steele Lane has shown recent improvement in serving its special education students. The data strongly suggests that addressing chronic absenteeism could be a key factor in improving student outcomes, as schools in the area with the best attendance consistently have the highest academic rankings.

447

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,469

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Steele Ln.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-3148

(707) 890-3945

District: Santa Rosa Elementary

Students who attend Steele Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Rosa Middle
High:	Santa Rosa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

White:

8.9%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2012 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,731^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Santa Rosa Elementary

1120^th of 1,543Santa Rosa 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	8.2	5731 of 5857	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	5810 of 5869	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5648 of 5859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5694 of 5883	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5542 of 5789	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	5620 of 5692	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	5427 of 5614	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	4940 of 5611	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	4583 of 5530	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	4512 of 5390	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	4747 of 5377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	4197 of 5314	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	4418 of 5193	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.7	4063 of 5113	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	3327 of 5113	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.6	4029 of 4818	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	3938 of 4822	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	4010 of 4809	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	2753 of 3162	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	2436 of 3245	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	2552 of 3311	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3193 of 3275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	5512 of 5597	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	5543 of 5612	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5416 of 5609	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5400 of 5635	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5279 of 5492	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	5064 of 5107	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	5070 of 5107	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	4950 of 5087	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	4874 of 5084	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4773 of 4963	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	5312 of 5460	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5436 of 5517	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5080 of 5363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5057 of 5264	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4971 of 5173	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5464 of 5628	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	5579 of 5643	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5408 of 5638	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	5525 of 5663	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	5266 of 5510	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1952 of 2847	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2395 of 2635	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Science5%-27 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
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
Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	756 Humboldt St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3920	384	20	19.3	45.8%	238 (62.0%)	7 (1.8%)	98 (25.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	53.1	2421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		48.9	2620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.4%	199	42.9	12.5	26.7	47.7	59.5	60.0	47.2	45.0	25.6	47.4	31.8	50.0	34.3	17.0	15.0	5.1	25.3	88.1	90.5	92.9	90.5	90.5	92.9	$20,543	$1,245	$19,298
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3435 Bonita Vista Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3925	468	22	21.6	36.3%	211 (45.1%)	4 (0.9%)	156 (33.3%)	37 (7.9%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	67.4	1716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%		69.2	1628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	88	41.5		41.5	50.0	45.8	58.5	77.3			57.8	57.1	39.0	35.9	54.6			47.8	97.4	97.4			97.4		$20,110	$2,008	$18,102
Kid Street Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	709 Davis St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Kid Street Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-9223	118	7	16.8	72.9%	37 (31.4%)	5 (4.2%)	45 (38.1%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (22.0%)	41.1	3145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		50.2	2541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	604				27.8	53.3		50.0			42.9	38.9	21.4		31.3			32.7							$19,032	$1,251	$17,781
Proctor Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1711 Bryden Ln.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3950	323	15	21.5	46.1%	147 (45.5%)	2 (0.6%)	135 (41.8%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	56	2251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		59.5	2091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	160	41.2		41.2	46.2	37.5	52.9	48.9			45.8	50.0	41.3	35.3	45.7			43.8	83.6	91.0	92.5	89.6	86.6	91.0	$19,699	$1,463	$18,236
Helen M. Lehman Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3935	373	15	24.8	90.3%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	298 (79.9%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	10 (2.7%)	9	5685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	5520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	165	2.4		2.4	10.9	11.3	5.3	22.8			13.3	0.0	13.0	9.8	19.0			10.5	83.6	88.1	97.0	92.5	88.1	91.0	$18,448	$1,625	$16,823
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
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 West Ninth St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3940	305	18	16.9	92.1%	24 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	267 (87.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	5.5	5825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.9	5847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	22	6.5		6.5	8.3	5.1	9.7	16.7			9.9	13.9	0.0	0.0	5.6			5.1							$23,471	$1,648	$21,823
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
Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	203 South A St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3902	334	16	20.6	80.2%	27 (8.1%)	4 (1.2%)	265 (79.3%)	20 (6.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	22	4675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		31.1	3853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	822	14.8		14.8	0.0	22.7	20.4	42.0			21.9	8.9	23.3	25.9	32.7			23.2	96.0	96.0			96.0		$20,053	$1,806	$18,247

Frequently Asked Questions about Steele Lane Elementary

What district is Steele Lane Elementary in?

Santa Rosa Elementary

Is Steele Lane Elementary a good school?

Steele Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Steele Lane Elementary?

Students at Steele Lane Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Steele Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Steele Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Rosa Middle
High : Santa Rosa High

How many students attend Steele Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Steele Lane Elementary.

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