Best Public Schools in Sonoma, CA

Summary:

Sonoma, California, is served by nine public schools from kindergarten through 12th grade, including five elementary, two middle, and two high schools, all but one operating under the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.

Parents will find a mix of performance, with Sonoma Charter standing out as the highest-achieving school in the area, consistently earning strong ratings. Among traditional district schools, Prestwood Elementary is the top elementary performer, while Sonoma Valley High shows strengths with a graduation rate well above the state average. However, the district's middle schools, particularly Altimira Middle, and the alternative Creekside High face significant academic challenges and much lower rankings.

Overall, the Sonoma Valley Unified district lags behind state averages in test scores, especially in math and science, with performance often declining in the later grades. Interestingly, there is no clear link between how much is spent per student at a school and its academic results. The data suggests families should look closely at individual school performance, as there are notable differences even among schools serving similar grade levels within the same community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized 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
Sonoma Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17202 Sonoma Hwy.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-4232	226	10	23.7	47.8%	109 (48.2%)	2 (0.9%)	102 (45.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	52.3	2474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.4	2174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	300																													25.0	26.7		25.6	48.0	28.0	62.5	54.2	45.8	31.3		45.7	48.0	44.0	41.7	29.2	29.2	40.0		38.7	92.6	92.6	92.6		92.6	$12,781	$334	$12,447
Creekside High	Public	9-12	20000 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 933-4046	48	3	15.6	50.0%	11 (22.9%)	3 (6.3%)	33 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	7.4	2136^th of 2162 public high schools	1.2%		11	2000^th of 2159 public high schools	7.4%	136																															0.0	0.0							4.2	4.2							0.0	0.0						$10,247	$300	$9,947
Altimira Middle	Public	6-8	17805 Arnold Dr.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6020	324	20	16.1	42.3%	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	17.9	2320^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.0%		17.5	2372^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.8%	52																														6.2		6.2				26.1	23.0	37.7		29.4				19.6	14.9	7.8		13.6						$16,843	$553	$16,290
El Verano Elementary	Public	K-5	18606 Riverside Dr.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6050	314	13	24.1	47.8%	47 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (81.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	22.7	4621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		23	4576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	45																													19.0			19.0	26.3	27.8	40.0					31.3	21.1	26.3	17.2					21.5						$12,224	$543	$11,681
Flowery Elementary	Public	K-5	17600 Sonoma Hwy.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6060	368	16	23.0	34.5%	66 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (79.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	23.9	4507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		22.5	4626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	119	15.0	12.1	2.0				10.1	48.3	12.1	32.0				31.0	13.3	19.0	2.0				11.9	6.7	8.6	0.0				5.4	28.0			28.0	18.3	32.8	24.0					25.0	35.0	27.6	14.0					26.2						$10,886	$816	$10,070
Prestwood Elementary	Public	K-5	343 East MacArthur St.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6030	275	15	18.0	30.5%	135 (49.1%)	2 (0.7%)	115 (41.8%)	15 (5.5%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	45.3	2867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		52.8	2408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	459																													34.2			34.2	41.5	41.9	53.7					45.3	47.2	30.2	19.5					33.6	91.8	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	$11,945	$217	$11,728
Sassarini Elementary	Public	K-5	652 Fifth St. West	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6040	281	13	21.6	45.2%	61 (21.7%)	4 (1.4%)	203 (72.2%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	23.9	4509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		28.9	4026^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	483																													15.9			15.9	32.7	40.4	27.3					33.8	24.1	22.6	17.8					21.7						$13,820	$663	$13,157
Sonoma Valley High	Public	9-12	20000 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 933-4010	1,071	57	18.8	32.8%	315 (29.4%)	2 (0.2%)	718 (67.0%)	19 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	41.7	1220^th of 2162 public high schools	43.6%		58.4	806^th of 2159 public high schools	62.7%	414																															18.4	18.2							52.6	52.6							16.7	16.7						$13,607	$440	$13,167
Adele Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6080	334	19	17.3	29.3%	135 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	188 (56.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	36	1617^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.4%		46.2	1272^nd of 2783 public middle schools	54.3%	345				4.8	7.3	0.0	4.2				9.5	26.8	2.8	13.5				9.5	14.6	2.8	9.2				4.8	4.9	0.0	3.4		25.0		25.0				45.3	45.1	39.3		43.1				10.4	29.7	19.0		20.0						$11,152	$521	$10,631

Cities Near Sonoma

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Napa	7.1 mi	29	543^rd
Glen Ellen	7.17 mi	1	218^th
Petaluma	7.26 mi	44	298^th
Kenwood	9.6 mi	1	99^th
Penngrove	10.74 mi	1	284^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.