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Lawrence E. Jones Middle

Q: Is Lawrence E. Jones Middle a good school?

Lawrence E. Jones Middle ranks 1252 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 55% of California middle schools

Summary

Lawrence E. Jones Middle is a public school serving about 775 students in grades 6-8 in Rohnert Park, part of the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, known for its consistent, mid-level academic performance and strong student attendance.

The school stands out for its stability and efficiency, consistently outperforming its own district in English, math, and science and maintaining the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among nearby public middle schools, including Hilliard Comstock Middle and Santa Rosa Middle. It achieves these solid results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools, such as the severely underperforming Technology Middle in its own district. While not an elite performer like the highly selective Petaluma Accelerated Charter or the high-performing Hillcrest Middle, it offers a reliable and effective educational environment within its community.

Key areas for attention include supporting male students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, whose performance lags behind the school's overall average. The school is also navigating a significant recent increase in students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. For families within the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified district, Lawrence E. Jones Middle represents the stronger middle school choice, providing a predictable and comparatively successful path through the middle grades.

775

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,252

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5154 Snyder Ln.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-2943

(707) 588-5600

District: Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

Students who attend Lawrence E. Jones Middle usually attend:

High:

Rancho Cotate High

Feeder schools for Lawrence E. Jones Middle:

Elementary:	Evergreen Elementary
	Marguerite Hahn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,252^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

871^st of 1,543Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified 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	47.4	1252 of 2761	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	1307 of 2783	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1309 of 2781	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	1333 of 2740	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	1217 of 2715	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	1094 of 2480	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.6	1199 of 2508	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.9	1418 of 2497	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	1243 of 2477	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	1046 of 2379	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.8	952 of 2259	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	974 of 2236	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	829 of 2179	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	656 of 2063	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.4	552 of 2005	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	61.2	654 of 1999	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	598 of 1804	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.8	467 of 1777	73.7%	★★★★☆
2004	64.3	532 of 1769	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	510 of 739	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	680 of 1531	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	287 of 1491	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	250 of 1369	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.4	435 of 1478	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	36.7	896 of 1521	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	970 of 1540	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1015 of 1442	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	568 of 1364	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	1012 of 2533	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	1229 of 2551	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1142 of 2531	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	1147 of 2509	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	1126 of 2380	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	937 of 2262	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1238 of 2395	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1287 of 2388	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1213 of 2374	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1269 of 2359	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1172 of 2213	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1053 of 2072	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1753 of 2542	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1477 of 2579	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1609 of 2531	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1885 of 2458	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	1239 of 2369	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1105 of 2230	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1342 of 2534	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	1208 of 2552	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1262 of 2538	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	1302 of 2527	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1141 of 2407	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1140 of 2273	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	545 of 726	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	569 of 701	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	537 of 677	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	553 of 665	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	465 of 554	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	403 of 462	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	982 of 1566	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	908 of 1552	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1058 of 1531	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1018 of 1520	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1113 of 1537	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1106 of 1543	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1132 of 1555	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1114 of 1602	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	961 of 1496	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 20, 2018

Best Middle School for miles around! Great teachers. Great student activities and sports. ASB is the best. The whole school has fun together. Close Quote

by a teacher
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Lawrence Jones has a dedicated and amazing staff. We are very committed to providing a well rounded curriculum including enrichment. We have a very strong enrichment department. We teach technology in a state of the art Mac lab. Using a variety of tools we create podcasts, videos, posters, brochures to integrate with the curriculum and real life problems. We are committed to teaching the latest technologies and allow creative freedom. We provide several Art classes, Spanish, Drama and a wonderful Family and Consumer Science. We support those in danger of failing and have very strong teachers to work with this students. LJ also has a Expeditionary Learning program on campus. Check out our website:crpusd.schoolwires.net/Domain/14. Close Quote

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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)				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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lawrence E. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	5154 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 588-5600	775	37	21.0	38.3%	335 (43.2%)	14 (1.8%)	300 (38.7%)	44 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	72 (9.3%)	47.4	1252^nd of 2761 public middle schools	54.7%		45.2	1307^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.0%	55	27.4	27.4	44.9	46.0	41.8	44.2	35.7	34.2	29.9	33.1	$20,252	$19,718	$534
Technology Middle	Public	6-8	7165 Burton Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4800	409	24	16.9	65.0%	91 (22.2%)	11 (2.7%)	259 (63.3%)	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.6%)	11.7	2561^st of 2761 public middle schools	7.2%		13.8	2525^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.3%	36	9.7	9.7	24.3	17.7	20.0	20.8	8.8	13.0	5.9	9.3	$24,334	$23,136	$1,198
Kenilworth Junior High	Public	7-8	800 Riesling Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4710	812	39	20.7	45.2%	395 (48.6%)	9 (1.1%)	338 (41.6%)	19 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.7%)	58.6	937^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.1%		63.4	807^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.0%	130	28.8	28.8		55.6	47.0	51.3		42.6	36.8	39.7	$23,101	$22,396	$705
Santa Rosa Junior High	Public	7-8	1235 Mendocino Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3850	452	24	18.6	76.1%	89 (19.7%)	10 (2.2%)	317 (70.1%)	15 (3.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	19.2	2262^nd of 2761 public middle schools	18.1%		19.7	2270^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.4%	8	15.3	15.3		22.4	27.0	24.8		18.1	17.1	17.6	$23,667	$22,430	$1,237
Montgomery Junior High	Public	7-8	1250 Hahman Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3830	577	33	17.7	60.1%	117 (20.3%)	10 (1.7%)	377 (65.3%)	26 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.8%)	23 (4.0%)	17.6	2331^st of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%		20.7	2232^nd of 2783 public middle schools	19.8%	99	17.5	17.5		25.0	23.7	24.3		15.0	12.3	13.4	$21,025	$20,152	$873
Hillcrest Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	725 Bloomfield Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7653	297	18	16.8	30.0%	180 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	74 (24.9%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (8.8%)	90.7	260^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.6%		82.4	434^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.4%	174	53.5	53.5	79.6	67.7	73.3	73.5	68.5	53.2	64.0	61.9	$31,215	$30,972	$243
Petaluma Accelerated Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	115	5	25.3	27.8%	61 (53.0%)	1 (0.9%)	34 (29.6%)	10 (8.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	98.5	27^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.0%		99.4	9^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.7%	18	73.5	73.5		83.3	89.8	86.2		81.7	85.7	83.5	$29,091	$28,590	$501
Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	421 South Mcdowell Blvd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4621	31	1	32.2	61.3%	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)											$10,673	$10,172	$501
Hilliard Comstock Middle	Public	7-8	2750 West Steele Ln.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3885	423	23	18.0	86.3%	33 (7.8%)	7 (1.7%)	340 (80.4%)	27 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	9.7	2623^rd of 2761 public middle schools	5.0%		12.1	2585^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	38	8.5	8.5		14.4	13.7	14.0		13.3	5.8	9.1	$22,796	$21,864	$932
Petaluma Junior High	Public	7-8	700 Bantam Way	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4724	454	24	19.1	44.7%	254 (55.9%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (35.0%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	53.8	1080^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.9%		47.9	1217^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.3%	137	24.9	24.9		50.9	52.7	51.8		40.8	29.2	35.0	$27,985	$27,460	$525

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence E. Jones Middle

What high school do graduates of Lawrence E. Jones Middle attend?

Students who attend Lawrence E. Jones Middle usually go on to attend Rancho Cotate High

How many students attend Lawrence E. Jones Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Lawrence E. Jones Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence E. Jones Middle?

Students at Lawrence E. Jones Middle are 43% White, 39% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Lawrence E. Jones Middle a good school?

Lawrence E. Jones Middle ranks 1252^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lawrence E. Jones Middle in?

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

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