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Woodland Star Charter

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Woodland Star Charter ranks 1520 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Woodland Star Charter is a K-8 public charter school serving 244 students in Glen Ellen, California, and it stands out for its remarkable and consistent academic improvement over the past six years.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround, climbing from a 1-star to a 4-star rating and now ranking in the 74th percentile statewide, outperforming many neighboring schools like Sonoma Charter. A key strength is its exceptional support for students from lower-income families, ranking in the 86th percentile for this group—a significant achievement that outshines nearby schools such as El Verano Elementary. While schools like Austin Creek Elementary and Kenwood Elementary rank higher overall, Woodland Star achieves its strong results, including proficiency rates above the state average in all core subjects, with more cost-effective spending per student.

Parents should note that the school has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism, though its rate is still higher than some local peers. Performance varies by grade, with middle school math and science being an area for continued focus, and a persistent performance gap between female and male students warrants attention. Overall, under the Woodland Star Charter District, the school demonstrates that targeted improvements and efficient operations can lead to substantial gains, making it a compelling option in a region with highly varied school performance.

244

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,911

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11700 Dunbar Rd.
Glen Ellen, CA 95442-9611

(707) 996-3849

District: Woodland Star Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2019 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,520^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 46 pts since 2019

From bottom 28% (2019) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

939^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

391^st of 1,543Woodland Star Charter District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	1520 of 5857	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	2183 of 5869	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2874 of 5859	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	3557 of 5883	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	646 of 1417	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	4147 of 5789	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	1602 of 5597	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	2366 of 5612	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	2510 of 5609	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	4018 of 5492	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	788 of 5460	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	3033 of 5517	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	2278 of 5363	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	4244 of 5173	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	2441 of 5628	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	3200 of 5643	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3748 of 5638	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2766 of 5663	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	3810 of 5510	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	1190 of 2598	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	1651 of 2651	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1939 of 2661	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1941 of 2726	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	2321 of 2834	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	939 of 2761	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	870 of 2783	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1112 of 2781	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	949 of 2740	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	445 of 894	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	1114 of 2715	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	57.1	886 of 2531	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	578 of 2509	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	786 of 2380	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1225 of 2534	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1000 of 2552	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	630 of 2527	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.7	1323 of 2407	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	737 of 1520	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	771 of 1543	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	331 of 1555	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.2	1055 of 1602	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Female (2023)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

Science45%+13 vs state

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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)	% 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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Woodland Star Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	11700 Dunbar Rd.	Glen Ellen	95442	Sonoma County	Woodland Star Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 996-3849	244	11	22.1	34.8%	138 (56.6%)	1 (0.4%)	75 (30.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	71.9	1520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		57.2	2183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	663																	60.0	26.3	45.5	52.0	51.9	72.0	59.3	45.8	52.6	55.8	60.0	40.7	56.0	37.0	50.0	26.3	45.6	82.4	88.2	94.1	82.4	85.3	82.4	$15,911	$398	$15,513
Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Randolph Ave.	Kenwood	95452	Sonoma County	Kenwood	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 833-2500	124	6	20.8	24.2%	80 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (18.5%)	6 (4.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.3%)	85.1	916^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		80.4	1137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	221																	66.7		66.7	86.7	52.4	77.8	70.0			70.3	86.7	47.6	66.7	55.0			62.2							$30,220	$600	$29,620
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
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
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
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
Saint Helena Primary	Public	K-2	1701 Grayson Ave.	Saint Helena	94574	Napa County	Saint Helena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 967-2772	193	14	13.8	28.0%	102 (52.8%)	2 (1.0%)	81 (42.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)								(n/a)																																		96.7						$39,495	$3,818	$35,677
Austin Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1480 Snowy Egret Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 538-2122	366	18	20.9	16.4%	188 (51.4%)	5 (1.4%)	54 (14.8%)	69 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	45 (12.3%)	94.2	385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		96.9	170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	215																	60.0		60.0	76.3	78.6	68.0	83.7			77.6	78.7	80.4	56.0	83.7			77.3
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
Yulupa Elementary	Public	K-3	2250 Mesquite Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Bennett Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-6272	523	24	21.7	31.7%	291 (55.6%)	13 (2.5%)	114 (21.8%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	64 (12.2%)								(n/a)																				64.5						64.5	61.1						61.1	97.4			97.4			$13,972	$893	$13,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Star Charter

Is Woodland Star Charter a good school?

Woodland Star Charter ranks 1520^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Star Charter?

Students at Woodland Star Charter are 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Woodland Star Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Woodland Star Charter.

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