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Salmon Creek School - A Charter

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Salmon Creek School - A Charter ranks 718 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 2-8

718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 74% of California middle schools

Summary

Salmon Creek School - A Charter is a small, rural middle school serving about 162 students in grades 2-8 in Occidental, operating as a charter within the Harmony Union Elementary district and consistently earning high ratings for its strong academic performance.

Academically, the school stands out, particularly in science where student proficiency is more than double the state average, and it also performs well above state averages in English Language Arts. However, math scores show more volatility across grade levels, and a notable finding is a significant performance gap between male and female students that the school is likely addressing. While academic results are strong, the school's rate of chronic absenteeism is higher than the state average, which presents an interesting challenge as performance remains high.

Compared to nearby schools like Hillcrest Middle and Twin Hills Charter Middle, Salmon Creek is among the smallest, which can allow for more personalized attention. It also spends significantly more per student than many peers, though some schools with lower spending achieve similar or better results, suggesting different approaches to resource allocation. The school serves a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students than most surrounding middle schools, which is a common characteristic among the higher-performing schools in this regional comparison.

162

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,734

Per pupil spending ?

24.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1935 Bohemian Hwy.
Occidental, CA 95465-9104

(707) 874-1205

District: Harmony Union Elementary

Feeder schools for Salmon Creek School - A Charter:

Elementary:

Harmony Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,778^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

718^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

356^th of 1,543Harmony Union Elementary 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	66.2	1778 of 5857	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	2171 of 5869	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	1537 of 5859	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	1109 of 5883	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	273 of 1417	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	1102 of 5789	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	1409 of 5662	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	58.5	2091 of 5692	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	1825 of 5614	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.8	1668 of 5611	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	1676 of 5530	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	1442 of 5390	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.8	1408 of 5377	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.9	899 of 5314	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	1482 of 5193	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.0	839 of 5113	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	1053 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	1341 of 4818	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	86.4	670 of 4822	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	80.0	891 of 4809	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	1518 of 5597	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	2045 of 5612	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	252 of 1267	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	1067 of 5492	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	1806 of 5413	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	1922 of 5643	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	1269 of 5638	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	700 of 5663	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	1094 of 5510	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	1594 of 5431	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1659 of 2598	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1880 of 2651	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1617 of 2661	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.2	905 of 2726	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	1262 of 2834	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	1434 of 2737	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	718 of 2761	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	793 of 2783	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	356 of 2781	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	512 of 2740	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	205 of 894	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	931 of 2715	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	1084 of 2480	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.3	814 of 2508	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	637 of 2497	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	557 of 2477	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	85.1	185 of 2379	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	162 of 2259	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	77.4	350 of 2236	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	206 of 2179	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.4	231 of 2063	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	446 of 2005	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	66.3	560 of 1999	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	286 of 1804	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.7	260 of 1777	85.4%	★★★★☆
2004	82.6	241 of 1769	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	1009 of 2533	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.7	1155 of 2369	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	338 of 2534	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	623 of 2552	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	332 of 2527	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	995 of 2407	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	1010 of 2273	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	775 of 1520	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	702 of 1537	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	389 of 1543	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	508 of 1555	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	1033 of 1602	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1064 of 1496	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)66th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)87th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)51st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+41 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+15 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salmon Creek School - A Charter	Public, Charter	2-8	1935 Bohemian Hwy.	Occidental	95465	Sonoma County	Harmony Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 874-1205	162	9	18.5	24.7%	113 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.1%)	67.9	718^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%		64.7	793^rd of 2783 public middle schools	71.5%	75	72.7	73.7	73.3	55.6	77.3	58.3	62.1	45.5	80.0	63.4	44.4	54.6	9.1	28.6	27.3	60.0	38.8	$46,734	$46,734	$00
Brook Haven Middle	Public	5-8	7905 Valentine Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 829-4590	212	11	18.7	43.4%	90 (42.5%)	1 (0.5%)	78 (36.8%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.0%)	64.6	797^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.1%		64.9	789^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.6%	8	22.6	47.2	34.9			43.4	60.0	58.0	58.5	55.0			20.8	39.3	28.0	31.5	30.1	$22,263	$20,876	$1,387
Twin Hills Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1685 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7446	207	12	16.9	21.3%	120 (58.0%)	1 (0.5%)	50 (24.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.0%)	83.1	413^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.0%		87.4	338^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	75		49.2	49.2				58.3	70.7	70.5	67.0				36.7	62.2	62.3	54.7	$30,229	$29,898	$331
Forestville Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6321 Highway 116	Forestville	95436	Sonoma County	Forestville Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 887-2279	152	10	14.8	40.1%	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	55 (36.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	31	1799^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.8%		18.8	2306^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	507	38.1	19.1	28.6	40.0	35.0	42.9	50.0	48.3	40.0	43.0	45.0	30.0	47.6	11.1	6.9	14.3	24.8	$45,928	$41,270	$4,658
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
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
Piner-Olivet Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	2707 Francisco Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Piner-Olivet Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3310	212	8	25.5	55.7%	50 (23.6%)	7 (3.3%)	114 (53.8%)	26 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.2%)	44.2	1355^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.9%		47.2	1240^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.4%	115		23.5	23.5					41.2	37.3	39.2					33.7	38.2	35.9
Santa Rosa Middle	Public	7-8	500 E St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3865	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
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
Windsor Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Brooks Rd. South	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7737	736	46	15.9	46.7%	291 (39.5%)	6 (0.8%)	363 (49.3%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (7.3%)	45.7	1306^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.7%		50.8	1151^st of 2783 public middle schools	58.6%	155		30.4	30.4				27.5	47.7	42.5	40.8				25.4	36.8	33.0	32.6	$38,856	$37,732	$1,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Salmon Creek School - A Charter

What is the racial makeup of Salmon Creek School - A Charter?

Students at Salmon Creek School - A Charter are 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified, 1% Asian.

Is Salmon Creek School - A Charter a good school?

Salmon Creek School - A Charter ranks 718^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Salmon Creek School - A Charter in?

Harmony Union Elementary

How many students attend Salmon Creek School - A Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Salmon Creek School - A Charter.

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