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Petaluma High

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Petaluma High ranks 635 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

Petaluma High serves 1,193 students in grades 9–12 in Petaluma, California, as part of the Petaluma Joint Union High district. Its latest results show a clear split: English language arts (ELA) and science are stronger than state and district results, while math is weaker. Math is the school’s clearest academic concern: 33% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 39% districtwide.

ELA and science are bright spots compared with the state and district. Petaluma posted 60% in ELA and 45% in science, versus 49% and 36% statewide, and 57% and 36% in the district. Its math result was also below the district’s. Petaluma is competitive with nearby traditional high schools, but its results were below the average for Casa Grande High, San Marin High, Technology High, and Rancho Cotate High by 5 points in ELA, 8 in math, and 2 in science. Its graduation rate was 95%, above the district’s 92% and the state’s 88%; its dropout and chronic absenteeism rates were also lower than both comparison figures.

Results have shifted over time: compared with 2022–23, ELA is down 8 points, math down 5, and science up 2, though ELA and science both improved in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranks Petaluma 635th of 2,137 California schools, at the 70th percentile with 4 stars; its percentile standing has eased from 83 in 2022–23. In 2024–25, 41% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 20.9 to 1. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves special education students ranks it at the 29th percentile, compared with 70th overall; its ranking for Hispanic students is at the 46th percentile.

1,193

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,992

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

201 Fair St.
Petaluma, CA 94952-2516

(707) 778-4651

District: Petaluma Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Petaluma High:

Elementary:	Cinnabar Charter
	Dunham Charter
	Grant Elementary
	Laguna Elementary
	More...
	Liberty Primary
	McDowell Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	McNear Elementary
	Penngrove Elementary
	Two Rock Elementary
	Valley Vista Elementary
	Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Petaluma Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Petaluma Joint Union High

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

California avg42%

635^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Petaluma Joint Union High

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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	635 of 2135	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	647 of 2162	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	608 of 2159	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	376 of 2170	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	593 of 2123	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	219 of 1290	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	242 of 2133	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	294 of 2017	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.9	243 of 2021	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	380 of 2039	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	417 of 1994	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	66.4	381 of 2426	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	310 of 2354	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	288 of 2367	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.7	339 of 2281	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	279 of 2238	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.9	328 of 2117	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	61.6	421 of 2063	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	61.6	440 of 1968	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	58.5	438 of 1901	77.0%	★★★★☆
2004	54.8	422 of 1653	74.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.8	156 of 1161	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	38 of 555	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	71 of 1117	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	67.4	211 of 1052	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	751 of 1044	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	309 of 941	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	600 of 1864	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	650 of 1906	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	516 of 1915	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	300 of 1915	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	454 of 1858	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	231 of 1054	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	192 of 1833	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	294 of 1760	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	1015 of 1880	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	807 of 1900	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	863 of 1902	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	387 of 1917	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	583 of 1861	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	298 of 1814	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	428 of 1742	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	1049 of 1997	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	936 of 2013	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	965 of 2026	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	400 of 2030	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	723 of 1943	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	262 of 1126	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	319 of 1937	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	303 of 1862	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	591 of 1930	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	552 of 1942	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	665 of 1948	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	410 of 1963	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	652 of 1916	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.2	170 of 1122	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	278 of 1880	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	284 of 1834	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	198 of 588	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.3	340 of 577	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	876 of 1235	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	691 of 1252	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	821 of 1216	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.3	159 of 1197	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	504 of 1130	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	620 of 1155	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	580 of 1173	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	378 of 1193	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	570 of 1204	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	206 of 1222	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	307 of 1173	73.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-41 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)28th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science45%+9 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			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/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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Petaluma High	Public	9-12	201 Fair St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4651	1,193	57	20.9	40.9%	712 (59.7%)	15 (1.3%)	371 (31.1%)	22 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	55 (4.6%)	69.5	635^th of 2135 public high schools	70.3%		67.5	647^th of 2162 public high schools	70.1%	12		45.1		44.7		60.4	60.4		32.9	32.9	$18,992	$566	$18,426
Carpe Diem High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	199 Fair St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4796	19	2	9.5	42.1%	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$29,936	$686	$29,250
San Antonio High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	500 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4758	65	8	8.5	84.6%	17 (26.2%)	2 (3.1%)	41 (63.1%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	9.7	1965^th of 2135 public high schools	8.0%		12	1914^th of 2162 public high schools	11.5%	51		6.9		9.4		6.9	6.9		3.3	3.3	$34,195	$4,838	$29,357
Valley Oaks High (Alternative)	Public	7-12	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	43	5	8.0	44.2%	28 (65.1%)	1 (2.3%)	8 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)								(n/a)											$28,286	$501	$27,785
Sonoma Mountain High (Necessary Small School)	Public	10-12	299 Casa Grande Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4738	21	2	10.6	71.4%	16 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	15.7	1738^th of 2135 public high schools	18.6%					(n/a)		0.0		0.0		36.4	36.4		0.0	0.0	$32,671	$705	$31,966
Casa Grande High	Public	9-12	333 Casa Grande Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4677	1,653	77	21.5	48.6%	687 (41.6%)	27 (1.6%)	770 (46.6%)	60 (3.6%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	91 (5.5%)	59	837^th of 2135 public high schools	60.8%		77.6	453^rd of 2162 public high schools	79.0%	384		31.6		31.1		64.2	64.2		26.8	26.8	$17,245	$786	$16,459
Credo High	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 Valley House Dr. Ste. 100	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Credo High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 664-0600	441	32	13.6	28.3%	270 (61.2%)	4 (0.9%)	88 (20.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	91.2	178^th of 2135 public high schools	91.7%		92	166^th of 2162 public high schools	92.3%	12			58.5	58.5		84.6	84.6		42.5	42.5	$17,039	$363	$16,676
San Marin High	Public	9-12	15 San Marin Dr.	Novato	94945	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 898-2121	1,250	57	21.9	35.7%	615 (49.2%)	11 (0.9%)	400 (32.0%)	104 (8.3%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (8.7%)	75.9	502^nd of 2135 public high schools	76.5%		83.1	357^th of 2162 public high schools	83.5%	145			47.5	47.5		56.2	56.2		39.5	39.5	$17,533	$956	$16,577
Technology High	Public	9-12	550 Bonnie Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4825	343	16	21.9	20.7%	195 (56.9%)	10 (2.9%)	64 (18.7%)	48 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	98.7	14^th of 2135 public high schools	99.3%		98.4	27^th of 2162 public high schools	98.8%	13		88.1		88.1		92.9	92.9		85.7	85.7	$16,326	$591	$15,735
El Camino High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	48	2	21.8	66.7%	10 (20.8%)	2 (4.2%)	29 (60.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.5%)	16.4	1725^th of 2135 public high schools	19.2%		25.2	1592^nd of 2162 public high schools	26.4%	133			15.4	15.4		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	$16,679	$862	$15,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Petaluma High

What is the racial makeup of Petaluma High?

Students at Petaluma High are 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Petaluma High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,193 students attended Petaluma High.

What district is Petaluma High in?

Petaluma Joint Union High

What schools feed into Petaluma High?

Petaluma High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cinnabar Charter
Elementary : Dunham Charter
Elementary : Grant Elementary
Elementary : Laguna Elementary
Elementary : Liberty Primary
Elementary : McDowell Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : McNear Elementary
Elementary : Penngrove Elementary
Elementary : Two Rock Elementary
Elementary : Valley Vista Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : Petaluma Junior High

Is Petaluma High a good school?

Petaluma High ranks 635^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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