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Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley

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Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley ranks 1094 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley is a K–8 school in Petaluma, California, serving 494 students in the Petaluma Joint Union High district. In 2025–26, it ranked second among seven nearby schools with comparable all-grades results in English language arts (ELA) and science, and third in math. Its clearest academic advantage is ELA: 67% of students were proficient, 17 percentage points above the state and 10 points above the district.

Mary Collins performed above state and district levels in all three subjects, and its strongest nearby comparison was ELA: its 67% proficiency rate was 17 points above the nearby-school average of 49%, ranking second behind Meadow Elementary. Math is its relative weak spot, though results remained above comparison levels: 52% were proficient, 14 points above the state and 13 points above the district; the school was third among nearby schools, behind Meadow and McNear Elementary. In science, 52% were proficient—16 points above the state and 15 above the district—and Mary Collins ranked second among nearby schools.

Results have risen since 2022–23: proficiency increased by 10 points in ELA, 8 in math and 9 in science, while the school’s advantages over the state widened by 7, 5 and 3 points, respectively. The latest science result did dip, from 54% in 2024–25 to 52%; ELA and math rose. SchoolDigger places Mary Collins at the 81st percentile statewide, with 4 stars, and ranks it second among nearby schools with current rankings. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 26.2, above the nearby average of 21.6; 27% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of 47%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking of how well it serves White students was at the 51st percentile, 30 points below its overall percentile; for Multi-racial Students, it was at the 53rd percentile, up 23 points from 2024–25.

494

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,158

Per pupil spending ?

26.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1001 Cherry St.
Petaluma, CA 94952-2065

(707) 778-4740

District: Petaluma Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Two or more races:

12.3%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg45%

California avg42%

Elementary school

1,094^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

490^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

617^th of 1,530Petaluma Joint Union High 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
2026	80.9	1094 of 5817	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	1516 of 5857	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	1433 of 5869	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	1505 of 5859	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	1582 of 5883	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	2122 of 5789	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	2111 of 5662	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.9	1809 of 5692	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	1741 of 5614	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	1642 of 5611	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	54.1	2441 of 5530	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	2067 of 5390	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.8	2104 of 5377	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	1546 of 5314	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	1404 of 5193	73.0%	★★★★☆
2008	56.9	2008 of 5113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	2068 of 5113	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.0	1818 of 4818	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.6	1889 of 4822	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.8	2514 of 4809	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.8	901 of 2585	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	1006 of 5581	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	1304 of 5597	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	1427 of 5612	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	1247 of 5609	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	1499 of 5635	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	2190 of 5492	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	2131 of 5413	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	731 of 5423	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	863 of 5460	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	1275 of 5517	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	697 of 5363	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	1272 of 5264	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	1263 of 5603	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	1730 of 5628	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	1370 of 5643	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	1741 of 5638	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	1631 of 5663	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	1914 of 5510	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	2056 of 5431	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	353 of 753	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	501 of 718	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	309 of 2927	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	97.2	61 of 2635	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	1253 of 2536	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	1422 of 2598	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	1393 of 2651	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	1357 of 2661	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	1548 of 2726	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1870 of 2834	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	1765 of 2737	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	490 of 2740	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	548 of 2761	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	526 of 2783	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	663 of 2781	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	691 of 2740	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	183 of 894	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	527 of 2715	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	641 of 2480	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	61.5	851 of 2508	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	84.2	344 of 2497	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	78.1	468 of 2477	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	306 of 2379	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	264 of 2259	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	228 of 2236	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	439 of 2179	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	275 of 2063	86.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	432 of 2005	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	56.7	747 of 1999	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	408 of 1804	77.4%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	376 of 1777	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	44.6	886 of 1769	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	416 of 1531	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	406 of 2516	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	570 of 2533	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	561 of 2551	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	702 of 2531	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	776 of 2509	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.2	120 of 738	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	487 of 2380	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	728 of 2262	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	307 of 2529	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	358 of 2542	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	510 of 2579	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	541 of 2531	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	378 of 2458	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	195 of 721	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	565 of 2514	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	563 of 2534	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	462 of 2552	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	547 of 2538	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	569 of 2527	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	231 of 763	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	518 of 2407	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	495 of 2273	78.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.2	367 of 1552	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	321 of 1531	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	606 of 1490	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	678 of 1520	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	684 of 1537	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	742 of 1543	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	803 of 1555	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	662 of 1602	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	773 of 1496	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2026)89th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile-28 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)76th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile~ school

White (2026)59th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+17 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

Science52%+16 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cherry St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4740	494	19	26.2	26.5%	359 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.3%)	80.9	1094^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.2%		72	1516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%	422									51.7	51.2	51.5	55.3	66.7	67.2	69.8	72.7	65.9	66.7	59.6	68.4	50.0	47.6	45.5	41.5	52.3	97%	0%	$22,158	$21,634	$524
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Webster St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	155	8	19.3	66.5%	54 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (52.3%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.6%)	10 (6.5%)								(n/a)																										≥ 95%		$32,846	$31,574	$1,272
Valley Vista Public Waldorf	Public, Charter	K-8	730 North Webster Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	0			—															(n/a)									47.4	51.6	49.3	42.6	32.7	50.0	51.0	64.3	64.5	48.6	37.0	25.0	23.7	27.5	28.6	35.5	29.6
Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	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%)	19.6	4845^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.7%		21.3	4719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%	126									25.0	38.5	29.3	25.0	15.8	39.3	21.1	33.3	46.2	29.9	18.8	10.5	25.0	5.3	16.7	38.5	18.7			$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)																										≥ 95%		$19,810	$19,362	$448
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	368	15	24.5	50.8%	125 (34.0%)	6 (1.6%)	172 (46.7%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	46.4	2825^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.4%		43.7	2967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%	142									26.7		26.7	35.3	51.8	41.3	43.6			43.9	26.5	46.4	37.8	35.5			37.6	97%	0%	$23,332	$22,356	$976
Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative)	Public	K-6	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	3775 Bodega Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Wilmar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4340	235	10	23.4	20.0%	184 (78.3%)	4 (1.7%)	40 (17.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	62.1	1980^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.0%		67.1	1740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%	240									42.3		42.3	56.4	47.5	64.3	38.5			51.9	44.7	50.0	42.9	46.2			46.2	≥ 95%		$33,347	$33,050	$297
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%)	91	589^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.9%		93.2	461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%	128									60.4		60.4	65.2	83.0	73.6	69.7			72.9	73.9	75.9	58.5	65.2			68.0	≥ 98%		$19,743	$19,692	$51
McNear Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Sunnyslope Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4752	343	15	22.8	27.4%	237 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (20.4%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	75.8	1339^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.2	1639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%	300									47.7		47.7	51.1	54.4	61.4	66.0			58.3	56.3	55.3	50.0	64.0			56.6	94%	0%	$26,611	$25,972	$639

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley

What district is Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley in?

Petaluma Joint Union High

How many students attend Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley.

What is the racial makeup of Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley?

Students at Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley are 73% White, 12% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley a good school?

Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley ranks 1094^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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