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.
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