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Sheppard Elementary

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Sheppard Elementary ranks 3399 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sheppard Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 577 students in the Roseland district of Santa Rosa, operating in a high-need community where it achieves mid-tier statewide rankings while spending significantly less per student than most nearby schools.

When compared to other local schools, Sheppard stands out in several key areas: it is the highest-performing school within its own district, outperforming both Roseland Elementary and Roseland Creek Elementary. It shows exceptional success with English Language Learner students, ranking higher than even the specialized Cesar Chavez Language Academy, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among comparable schools. However, Robert L. Stevens Elementary is a notable high-achieving exception in the area, outperforming Sheppard academically while serving a similar community.

The school has strengths in mathematics and has shown a strong recovery in student attendance since the pandemic. Challenges include supporting special education students and science proficiency. Recent data also shows a shift, with male students now outperforming female students, which is a reversal of previous trends. Overall, Sheppard demonstrates efficient use of resources and specific areas of excellence within its community context.

577

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,012

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,399^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Roseland

1166^th of 1,543Roseland 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	37.2	3399 of 5857	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3552 of 5869	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3333 of 5859	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3241 of 5883	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	2397 of 5789	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2697 of 5662	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.2	2960 of 5692	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.5	3246 of 5614	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.5	3287 of 5611	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	3206 of 5530	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	2928 of 5390	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	2920 of 5377	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.3	2895 of 5314	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.2	3102 of 5193	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.7	3152 of 5113	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.7	3518 of 5113	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.3	3214 of 4818	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.2	3397 of 4822	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.4	3459 of 4809	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	893 of 3162	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	898 of 3245	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	858 of 3311	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	325 of 3275	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	265 of 3246	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3416 of 5597	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	2885 of 5612	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	2625 of 5609	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	2967 of 5635	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2895 of 5492	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	3042 of 5413	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	2303 of 5107	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	2465 of 5107	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2123 of 5087	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2117 of 5084	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	1168 of 4963	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	1458 of 4830	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2680 of 5460	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2831 of 5517	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	2326 of 5363	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2192 of 5264	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	1008 of 5173	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	1509 of 5084	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	3164 of 5628	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4036 of 5643	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3776 of 5638	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3338 of 5663	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	1849 of 5510	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	2290 of 5431	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	2135 of 2847	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)55th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sheppard Elementary	Public	K-6	1777 West Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 546-7050	577	24	24.0	88.6%	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	560 (97.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	37.2	3399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		34.6	3552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	153																					14.0		14.0	31.4	33.8	40.2	44.4			37.8	39.4	36.5	27.9	38.1			35.2						$12,012	$1,349	$10,663
Roseland Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1683 Burbank Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 543-2800	534	24	22.2	87.5%	19 (3.6%)	10 (1.9%)	481 (90.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	19.2	4904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		23.6	4510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	394																					8.3		8.3	16.7	30.5	30.0	30.6			26.9	17.3	32.5	18.3	14.8			20.8						$14,245	$1,788	$12,457
Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-6	2665 Dutton Meadow Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 541-3715	468	20	23.4	75.2%	29 (6.2%)	10 (2.1%)	384 (82.1%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	17.4	5057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		22.1	4665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	392																					8.2		8.2	29.6	30.3	20.0	23.7			26.1	33.9	15.2	13.6	15.0			19.1						$23,560	$3,510	$20,050
Roseland Elementary	Public	K-6	950 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-0100	471	23	20.4	94.3%	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	446 (94.7%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	31.9	3809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		32.5	3734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	75																					9.8		9.8	27.7	34.3	42.2	41.4			35.7	45.5	20.3	23.5	31.0			30.3						$17,850	$1,172	$16,678
Robert L. Stevens Elementary	Public	K-6	2345 Giffen Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 575-8883	421	18	23.3	80.8%	43 (10.2%)	10 (2.4%)	291 (69.1%)	49 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.9%)	71	1552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		65.4	1800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	248																					34.6		34.6	60.0	70.8	54.6	64.5			62.2	64.6	56.0	32.7	41.9			49.1						$20,865	$1,843	$19,022
Cesar Chavez Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2480 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3890	773	39	19.9	74.4%	49 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	696 (90.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	32.5	3765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		30.7	3881^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	116																					16.7	6.2	9.1	38.7	42.9	31.5	42.3	28.4	20.1	30.7	36.1	35.7	16.7	19.2	11.4	6.2	17.0	93.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.9	$21,980	$1,437	$20,543
Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	203 South A St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3902	334	16	20.6	80.2%	27 (8.1%)	4 (1.2%)	265 (79.3%)	20 (6.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	22	4675^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		31.1	3853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	822																					14.8		14.8	0.0	22.7	20.4	42.0			21.9	8.9	23.3	25.9	32.7			23.2	96.0	96.0		96.0		$20,053	$1,806	$18,247
J. X. Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	246 Brittain Ln.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-8350	332	15	22.1	78.0%	63 (19.0%)	7 (2.1%)	200 (60.2%)	25 (7.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.3%)	35.3	3553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		46.5	2760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.0%	793																					18.2		18.2	41.7	31.0	38.2	57.9			41.5	44.7	30.2	10.7	30.8			27.3						$19,922	$1,916	$18,006
Kid Street Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	709 Davis St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Kid Street Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-9223	118	7	16.8	72.9%	37 (31.4%)	5 (4.2%)	45 (38.1%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (22.0%)	41.1	3145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		50.2	2541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	604																								27.8	53.3		50.0			42.9	38.9	21.4		31.3			32.7						$19,032	$1,251	$17,781
Kawana Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	2121 Moraga Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-4283	328	16	20.5	62.2%	28 (8.5%)	7 (2.1%)	278 (84.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	12.6	5457^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		16.9	5130^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	327	2.8	6.7	0.0	2.6	2.9	36.1	16.7	12.5	15.4	20.4	2.8	23.3	0.0	7.7	8.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	5.1	2.2	15.6		15.6	13.5	19.4	25.0	33.3			23.0	18.4	9.4	3.1	7.7			9.9						$25,206	$3,924	$21,282

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheppard Elementary

Is Sheppard Elementary a good school?

Sheppard Elementary ranks 3399^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sheppard Elementary in?

Roseland

How many students attend Sheppard Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Sheppard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sheppard Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Elsie Allen High

What is the racial makeup of Sheppard Elementary?

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

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