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Petaluma City Elementary

At a glance

787^thof 1,543 California districts▼ 124

Better than 48% of California districts

Elementary 8 Alternative 1Grades K-12

200 Douglas St.
Petaluma, CA 94952-2567·(707) 778-4604·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 49% of districts

Schools

2,182

Students

Top rankedGrant Elementary653^rd of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Penngrove Elementary up 195 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South County Consortium 9.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Petaluma City Elementary district includes seven schools serving grades K-6, plus one K-12 alternative school, in a district that ranks near the middle statewide.

There are significant differences in performance among the elementary schools. Grant Elementary stands out as the top performer with test scores well above state averages and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate, while McDowell Elementary faces considerable challenges, with proficiency rates far below the district average and the highest rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Other schools like McNear Elementary and Penngrove Elementary fall in the middle range of academic performance within the district.

The district's alternative school, South County Consortium, has a unique profile with very high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, yet it struggles with low graduation and high dropout rates. Across all schools, science scores are typically the weakest subject, and attendance shows a strong connection to academic success, with higher-performing schools like Grant having much lower chronic absenteeism.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)
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 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 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 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
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		$21,798	$20,780	$1,018
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	$23,656	$21,882	$1,774
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	$23,332	$22,356	$976
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					$26,611	$25,972	$639
Penngrove Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	365 Adobe Rd.	Penngrove	94951	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4755	472	16	29.5	36.0%	308 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (19.7%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	48 (10.2%)	58.4	2146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		54	2341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	195	30.0	30.0	46.4	49.2	50.0	40.4	46.7	55.4	63.9	30.0	44.7	49.5	98.0				98.0		$22,619	$22,118	$501
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Webster St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	155	8	19.3	66.5%	54 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (52.3%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.6%)	10 (6.5%)	18	5010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		30.8	3872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	1138	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.1	16.7	34.8	20.3	12.5	25.0	8.3	30.4	21.1	92.6	96.3	96.3	94.4	94.4	96.3	$32,846	$31,574	$1,272
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)
South County Consortium	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Douglas St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4641	129	13	9.9	50.4%	72 (55.8%)	3 (2.3%)	39 (30.2%)	5 (3.9%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (3.9%)								(n/a)		33.3					30.0					10.0
Valley Vista Public Waldorf	Public, Charter	K-8	730 North Webster Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	0																		(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Petaluma Joint Union High	0.95 mi	11	428^th
Old Adobe Union	1.48 mi	6	618^th
SBE - River Montessori Elementary Charter	2.38 mi	1
River Montessori Elementary Charter District	2.38 mi	1	273^rd
Cinnabar Elementary	3.25 mi	2	1428^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.

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