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Penngrove Elementary

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Penngrove Elementary ranks 2146 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

2146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Penngrove Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 472 students in the Penngrove area, operating as part of the Petaluma City Elementary district and generally performing above the state average.

The school has notable strengths, including effective math instruction where student scores outpace both the district and state, and exceptional support for special education students. It also shows impressive efficiency, achieving solid academic results with lower per-student spending than some neighboring schools like Monte Vista Elementary. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from over 31% to 13% in recent years. However, challenges exist, such as the highest student-teacher ratio among local comparison schools and significant performance swings between consecutive grade levels, suggesting curriculum consistency could be improved.

When compared to nearby schools, Penngrove Elementary often outperforms others with similar student demographics, such as Richard Crane Elementary. While elite schools like Liberty Elementary and Sonoma Mountain Elementary rank higher, they serve communities with different characteristics. Parents should note a concerning and widening performance gap between female and male students at Penngrove that the school will need to address.

472

Students ?

29.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,619

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

365 Adobe Rd.
Penngrove, CA 94951

(707) 778-4755

District: Petaluma City Elementary

Students who attend Penngrove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Petaluma Junior High
High:	Petaluma High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,146^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Petaluma City Elementary

787^th of 1,543Petaluma City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	2146 of 5857	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	2341 of 5869	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	2073 of 5859	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	1660 of 5883	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	1621 of 5789	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	1630 of 5662	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	1712 of 5692	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.4	1553 of 5614	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	69.2	1533 of 5611	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	59.5	2138 of 5530	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	2316 of 5390	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	1864 of 5377	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.7	1583 of 5314	70.2%	★★★★☆
2009	62.8	1778 of 5193	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.2	2155 of 5113	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	1726 of 5113	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	1641 of 4818	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.1	2190 of 4822	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.3	2493 of 4809	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	1459 of 5597	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	1547 of 5612	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	2014 of 5609	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	1605 of 5635	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	1608 of 5492	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	1719 of 5413	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	1900 of 5087	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	1547 of 5084	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1556 of 4830	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1729 of 5460	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	2098 of 5517	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	1572 of 5363	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	1499 of 5264	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	2353 of 5173	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	2138 of 5084	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2756 of 5628	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	3151 of 5643	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	2025 of 5638	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	1652 of 5663	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	1572 of 5510	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	1499 of 5431	72.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	829 of 2847	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	322 of 2420	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1834 of 2598	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	2094 of 2651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1906 of 2661	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1635 of 2726	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	1472 of 2834	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	1489 of 2737	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science30%-3 vs state

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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 7th 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 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
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
Corona Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 Hartman Ln.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Waugh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-3331	403	18	21.9	14.4%	254 (63.0%)	6 (1.5%)	95 (23.6%)	22 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	79.2	1188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		84.9	955^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	233	44.4	44.4	60.6	55.0	68.5	64.9		62.0	54.6	75.0	44.4	66.7		60.3	94.3		95.7				$19,127	$19,078	$49
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
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
Meadow Elementary	Public	K-6	880 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Waugh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 762-4905	384	17	22.1	13.3%	226 (58.9%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (20.1%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.3%)	93.2	461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		92.8	515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	54	55.9	55.9	85.7	76.5	79.4	83.3		81.1	81.6	78.4	57.4	66.7		69.8	95.0	95.0		96.7	95.0	96.7	$19,743	$19,692	$51
Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	156	9	16.4	83.3%	23 (14.7%)	1 (0.6%)	125 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	21.3	4719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.4	4994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	275	19.1	16.7	38.9	32.0	30.0	21.4	26.7	30.4	16.7	12.0	23.8	14.3	13.3	16.5							$16,354	$15,906	$448
Cinnabar Elementary	Public	K	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	20	1	20.0	65.0%	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$19,810	$19,362	$448
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Penngrove Elementary

What district is Penngrove Elementary in?

Petaluma City Elementary

Is Penngrove Elementary a good school?

Penngrove Elementary ranks 2146^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Penngrove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Penngrove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Petaluma Junior High
High : Petaluma High

How many students attend Penngrove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Penngrove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Penngrove Elementary?

Students at Penngrove Elementary are 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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