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Sheppard Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3618th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 38% of California elementary schools
Summary

Sheppard Elementary serves 577 students in grades K–6 in Santa Rosa’s Roseland district. Its 2025–2026 English language arts, math and science proficiency rates were all below California’s, but above the district’s reported rates. Its strongest overall story is that it ranks among the nearby K–6 schools’ top performers in English language arts and math, despite remaining below state results in every subject.

Compared with the district, Sheppard was ahead by 9 percentage points in English language arts (37% proficient versus 28%), 8 points in math (33% versus 25%) and 9 points in science (20% versus 11%). Compared with the state, it was behind by 13 points in English language arts, 5 in math and 16 in science. Among eight nearby K–6 schools with results, Sheppard ranked third in English language arts and math, but fifth in science. Fifth grade stands out: 51% were proficient in English language arts, 2 points above the state rate, and 36% in math, close to the state rate and 14 points above the district.

Results have not kept pace with state gains: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Sheppard’s English language arts score was essentially flat at 37%, while math rose 3 points and science rose 2; its gap to the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 38th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down 7 percentile points from 2021–2022 but third among nearby schools with current rankings. One notable group result: in 2023–2024, its English Language Learner Students ranking was at the 72nd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 39th percentile, suggesting stronger statewide standing in serving that group. For Special Education Students, the 2024–2025 ranking was at the 25th percentile, below the school’s overall 42nd that year. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 24.0 in 2024–2025, the highest reported nearby, and 89% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the third-highest share among ten nearby schools with the same measure.

577
Students ?
24.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,396
Per pupil spending ?
88.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 1777 West Ave.
       Santa Rosa, CA  95407-7449

(707) 546-7050

District: Roseland


Students who attend Sheppard Elementary usually attend:

High:    Elsie Allen High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.1%
White:
1.2%
Asian:
0.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 16 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg25%
California avg42%
3,618th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Roseland
1352nd of 1,530Roseland 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.53618 of 581737.8%★★☆☆☆
202537.23399 of 585742.0%★★☆☆☆
202434.63552 of 586939.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.23333 of 585943.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.83241 of 588344.9%★★☆☆☆
201953.62397 of 578958.6%★★★☆☆
201847.32697 of 566252.4%★★★☆☆
201742.22960 of 569248.0%★★☆☆☆
201637.53246 of 561442.2%★★☆☆☆
201535.53287 of 561141.4%★★☆☆☆
201341.63206 of 553042.0%★★☆☆☆
201245.42928 of 539045.7%★★☆☆☆
201144.62920 of 537745.7%★★☆☆☆
201044.32895 of 531445.5%★★☆☆☆
200939.23102 of 519340.3%★★☆☆☆
200836.73152 of 511338.4%★★☆☆☆
200730.73518 of 511331.2%★★☆☆☆
200631.33214 of 481833.3%★★☆☆☆
200528.23397 of 482229.6%★☆☆☆☆
200426.43459 of 480928.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202455.7893 of 316271.8%★★★★☆
202357.1898 of 324572.3%★★★★☆
202257.7858 of 331174.1%★★★★☆
201979.4325 of 327590.1%★★★★★
201884.5265 of 324691.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.93186 of 558142.9%★★☆☆☆
202535.73416 of 559739.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.72885 of 561248.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.22625 of 560953.2%★★★☆☆
202240.62967 of 563547.3%★★☆☆☆
201943.52895 of 549247.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.73042 of 541343.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202646.62563 of 509449.7%★★☆☆☆
202549.82303 of 510754.9%★★★☆☆
202447.12465 of 510751.7%★★★☆☆
202351.92123 of 508758.3%★★★☆☆
202251.22117 of 508458.4%★★★☆☆
201970.21168 of 496376.5%★★★★☆
201863.61458 of 483069.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.22866 of 542347.2%★★☆☆☆
202546.52680 of 546050.9%★★★☆☆
202443.82831 of 551748.7%★★☆☆☆
202350.62326 of 536356.6%★★★☆☆
202251.52192 of 526458.4%★★★☆☆
201973.41008 of 517380.5%★★★★☆
201864.11509 of 508470.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.73815 of 560331.9%★★☆☆☆
202539.43164 of 562843.8%★★☆☆☆
202427.74036 of 564328.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.03776 of 563833.0%★★☆☆☆
202235.33338 of 566341.1%★★☆☆☆
201962.51849 of 551066.4%★★★☆☆
201853.02290 of 543157.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202527.82135 of 284725.0%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)72nd percentile+32 vs school
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy37%-13 vs state
Mathematics33%-5 vs state
Science20%-16 vs state

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Sheppard Elementary ranks 3618th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Sheppard Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Elsie Allen High

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Sheppard Elementary.

Students at Sheppard Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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