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Monte Vista Elementary

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Monte Vista Elementary ranks 3410 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 489 students in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, currently rated in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools with a recent trend of declining academic performance.

The school's overall test scores are close to the district average but below the state average, and a significant concern is the dramatic drop in performance between grades; while 3rd graders perform well, 5th graders score alarmingly low, especially in math and science. This school spends more per student than most others in its district, yet achieves only middle-tier results, indicating that how resources are used is crucial. Furthermore, chronic student absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains an area for attention.

Within its own district, Monte Vista Elementary performs similarly to some neighbors like Richard Crane Elementary, but is outperformed by others such as Marguerite Hahn Elementary. Schools in adjacent districts, like Liberty Elementary and Corona Creek Elementary, achieve significantly higher rankings, highlighting a performance gap across district lines.

489

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,476

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Magnolia Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-8129

(707) 792-4531

District: Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Technology Middle
High:	Rancho Cotate High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

California avg41%

3,410^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary 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	37.0	3410 of 5857	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	2681 of 5869	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	3169 of 5859	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	2823 of 5883	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	2717 of 5789	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2598 of 5662	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.2	3813 of 5692	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	3677 of 5614	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	3160 of 5611	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.4	2210 of 5530	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	1992 of 5390	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.7	1770 of 5377	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	1902 of 5314	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.0	1254 of 5193	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	1082 of 5113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	83.8	809 of 5113	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	1101 of 4818	77.1%	★★★★☆
2005	70.7	1304 of 4822	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	65.4	1472 of 4809	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	882 of 2227	60.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.1	518 of 3245	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	757 of 3311	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	403 of 3275	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	1383 of 3246	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3482 of 5597	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2707 of 5612	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	3548 of 5609	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2948 of 5635	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2613 of 5492	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2698 of 5413	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3191 of 5107	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	1782 of 5107	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	2894 of 5087	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2945 of 5084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1704 of 4963	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	1891 of 4830	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	3615 of 5460	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	2312 of 5517	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	3779 of 5363	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3998 of 5264	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3074 of 5173	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2578 of 5084	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3106 of 5628	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	2466 of 5643	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	2746 of 5638	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	2552 of 5663	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2623 of 5510	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	2367 of 5431	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.8	531 of 610	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	2553 of 2847	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2563 of 2635	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2190 of 2598	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2178 of 2651	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2274 of 2661	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	2064 of 2726	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2384 of 2834	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	2260 of 2737	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)84th percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)13th percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

My son experienced bullying from other students and nothing was done about it. My son went here for Kindergarten and had Mrs. S as his teacher. She acted like she did not like my son and I felt judged by her. He struggled that first year and would often come home sad. I have since switched schools and happy to say he is happy and thriving in first grade! His new teacher has made an enormous difference. 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)							% 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 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
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Magnolia Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4531	489	23	21.2	46.6%	197 (40.3%)	11 (2.2%)	189 (38.7%)	35 (7.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	47 (9.6%)	37	3410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		47.8	2681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	729	18.7		18.7	52.5	38.0	29.3				40.3	43.0	39.4	13.3				32.0							$22,476	$21,208	$1,268
University Elementary at La Fiesta	Public	K-5	8511 Liman Way	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4840	291	14	20.7	50.2%	130 (44.7%)	5 (1.7%)	122 (41.9%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	58.5	2142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		52.9	2401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	259	46.0		46.0	37.2	52.4	61.1				49.6	32.6	52.4	43.2				42.6							$20,976	$20,250	$726
Richard Crane Elementary	Public	K-5	1290 Southwest Blvd.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 285-3150	274	11	24.9	63.1%	83 (30.3%)	16 (5.8%)	133 (48.5%)	15 (5.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.1%)	30.7	3902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		16.4	5179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	1277	31.1		31.1	18.9	41.3	42.2				33.3	17.0	30.4	28.9				25.0							$19,580	$18,364	$1,216
John Reed Primary	Public	K-5	390 Arlen Dr.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4845	376	14	26.8	83.5%	38 (10.1%)	12 (3.2%)	285 (75.8%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	25 (6.6%)	10.7	5587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		13.9	5401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	186	12.2		12.2	21.4	19.6	19.2				20.0	17.9	10.5	5.5				10.8	97.1			97.1	97.1		$20,209	$17,176	$3,033
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	1125 Emily Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 588-5715	630	28	22.5	35.6%	265 (42.1%)	18 (2.9%)	249 (39.5%)	33 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (9.5%)	55.8	2258^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.4%		51.1	2501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	243	30.9		30.9	47.3	42.1	51.6				47.3	56.4	36.7	42.1				46.1	97.4	97.4	98.3	97.4	97.4	97.4	$20,094	$19,226	$868
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
Thomas Page Academy	Public	K-8	1075 Madrone Ave.	Cotati	94931	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4860	428	21	20.0	65.7%	78 (18.2%)	21 (4.9%)	268 (62.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	24.5	4452^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.0%		22.4	4639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	187	9.8	23.6	17.7	10.3	12.0	24.4	55.4	40.7	52.7	34.6	7.7	5.9	10.0	44.6	14.6	20.0	18.2							$20,204	$18,874	$1,330
Marguerite Hahn Elementary	Public	K-5	825 Hudis St.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 588-5675	478	19	25.1	40.0%	243 (50.8%)	11 (2.3%)	161 (33.7%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.3%)	62.4	1945^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		64.2	1868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	77	39.8		39.8	59.2	48.0	50.6				52.6	54.0	37.8	46.3				46.1							$17,842	$17,304	$538
Liberty Elementary	Public, Charter	1-6	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Liberty Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-4380	162	7	23.1	19.1%	106 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (25.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	93	468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		95.2	326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	142	50.0		50.0	72.0	69.0	80.8	70.4			72.9	80.0	86.2	80.8	96.3			86.0							$16,544	$16,494	$50
Liberty Primary	Public	K-1	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Liberty Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-4380	56	3	19.6	16.1%	41 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)																								$55,834	$54,736	$1,098

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Elementary

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What district is Monte Vista Elementary in?

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Technology Middle
High : Rancho Cotate High

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Elementary ranks 3410^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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