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Steele Lane Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Steele Lane Elementary is a K–6 school in Santa Rosa, California, serving 447 students in the Santa Rosa Elementary district. The most important concern is that 2025–26 proficiency was low in all three tested subjects: 11% in English language arts (ELA), 13% in math and 15% in science. Those rates were below the state by 38, 26 and 21 percentage points, respectively, and below district results by 19, 13 and 8 points.

Compared with nearby same-district schools, Steele Lane ranked near the bottom in ELA and math, but somewhat better in science: its ELA result was second-lowest, math third-lowest and science fourth-lowest among the eight schools with results. It was below the average for those schools by 19 points in ELA, 14 in math and 10 in science; science is its strongest subject relative to the state and district, while ELA is its weakest. Chronic absenteeism is another standout concern, despite improvement: it fell from 53% in 2021–22 to 32% in 2025–26, but remained 12 points above the district and 14 above the state. It was also higher than every nearby school with data, where rates ranged from 6.7% to 27.9%. Within Steele Lane, grade 6 math was especially low at 2%, the lowest among same-district schools reporting that grade.

Results show mixed movement over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell by 2 points, math rose by 1 point and science rose by 6, though the school did not close its gap with the state. SchoolDigger ranked Steele Lane at the 2nd percentile with 0 stars in 2025–26 (5,666th of 5,804 California schools); its percentile was 1 in 2023–24 and 2 in each of the next two years. One notable contrast in SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves student groups is Special Education Students: their percentile was 35 in 2025–26, compared with 2 overall. In 2024–25, 70% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, a middle-of-the-pack rate among nearby schools with the same measure, and the student-teacher ratio was 23.5. These are useful context figures, not explanations for the results.

447

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,567

Per pupil spending ?

70.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

301 Steele Ln.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-3148

(707) 890-3945

District: Santa Rosa Elementary

Students who attend Steele Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Rosa Junior High
High:	Santa Rosa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

White:

8.9%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg27%

California avg42%

5,679^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Santa Rosa Elementary

1155^th of 1,530Santa Rosa Elementary 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
2026	8.6	5679 of 5817	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	5731 of 5857	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	5810 of 5869	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5648 of 5859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5694 of 5883	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5542 of 5789	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	5620 of 5692	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	5427 of 5614	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	4940 of 5611	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	4583 of 5530	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	4512 of 5390	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	4747 of 5377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	4197 of 5314	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	4418 of 5193	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.7	4063 of 5113	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	3327 of 5113	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.6	4029 of 4818	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	3938 of 4822	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	4010 of 4809	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	2753 of 3162	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	2436 of 3245	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	2552 of 3311	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3193 of 3275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	5490 of 5581	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	5512 of 5597	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	5543 of 5612	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5416 of 5609	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	5400 of 5635	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5279 of 5492	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	5014 of 5094	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	5064 of 5107	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	5070 of 5107	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	4950 of 5087	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	4874 of 5084	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4773 of 4963	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	5292 of 5423	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	5312 of 5460	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5436 of 5517	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5080 of 5363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5057 of 5264	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4971 of 5173	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	5355 of 5603	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	5464 of 5628	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	5579 of 5643	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5408 of 5638	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	5525 of 5663	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	5266 of 5510	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	1908 of 2927	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	1952 of 2847	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2395 of 2635	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science15%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 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)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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 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
Steele Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Steele Ln.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3945	447	19	23.5	70.0%	40 (8.9%)	7 (1.6%)	362 (81.0%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	8.6	5679^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.4%		8.2	5731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%	52	14.6		14.6	6.5	7.0	20.8	10.4			11.1	15.2	19.3	12.5	2.1			12.6	96%	0%	$17,567	$2,149	$15,418
Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	756 Humboldt St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3920	384	20	19.3	45.8%	238 (62.0%)	7 (1.8%)	98 (25.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	45.1	2902^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	50.1%		53.1	2421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%	481	37.2	20.0	29.5	22.2	63.4	62.8	27.3	31.7	17.7	38.5	34.3	48.8	33.3	13.6	12.2	14.7	26.2	91%	2%	$20,548	$993	$19,555
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3435 Bonita Vista Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3925	468	22	21.6	36.3%	211 (45.1%)	4 (0.9%)	156 (33.3%)	37 (7.9%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (10.3%)	60.1	2072^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	64.4%		67.4	1716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%	356	31.3		31.3	51.6	45.0	50.0	70.6			53.1	54.8	46.3	29.2	47.1			45.2	≥ 98%		$20,124	$1,826	$18,298
Kid Street Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	709 Davis St.	Santa Rosa	95406	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%)	34.5	3625^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.7%		41.1	3145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%	480	14.3		14.3	40.0	33.3	35.7				36.8	60.0	16.7	21.4				35.1			$18,707	$386	$18,321
Proctor Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1711 Bryden Ln.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3950	323	15	21.5	46.1%	147 (45.5%)	2 (0.6%)	135 (41.8%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	28.1	4154^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.6%		56	2251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%	1903	19.1		19.1	23.7	27.5	32.4	36.2			29.5	32.2	37.5	25.0	31.9			31.9	97%	0%	$18,159	$1,195	$16,964
Helen M. Lehman Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3935	373	15	24.8	90.3%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	298 (79.9%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	10 (2.7%)	15.5	5174^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.1%		9	5685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%	511	16.4		16.4	4.9	14.3	23.9	19.4			16.0	24.2	19.1	19.2	28.6			22.6	94%	0%	$15,078	$1,402	$13,676
Morrice Schaefer Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1370 San Miguel Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Morrice Schaefer Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3015	304	12	24.8	71.4%	69 (22.7%)	5 (1.6%)	177 (58.2%)	31 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.6%)	18.8	4918^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.5%		20.3	4800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%	118	14.0		14.0	28.6	20.5	23.3	36.0			27.6	19.5	28.2	11.6	20.4			19.8	92%	0%	$13,245	$654	$12,591
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 West Ninth St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3940	305	18	16.9	92.1%	24 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	267 (87.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	6.6	5743^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.5	5825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%	82	9.1		9.1	2.4	8.1	15.2	20.0			10.6	9.8	13.5	3.0	10.0			9.2	94%	0%	$18,428	$1,486	$16,942
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	2567 Marlow Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3910	315	13	24.2	86.3%	3 (1.0%)	6 (1.9%)	295 (93.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	6.2	5759^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.0%		12.2	5490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%	269	3.9		3.9	5.8	10.3	7.7	22.2			11.6	1.9	8.6	7.8	9.3			7.0	92%	0%	$17,583	$1,358	$16,225
Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS)	Public, Charter	K-8	1350 Sonoma Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3930	525	26	19.8	34.1%	282 (53.7%)	27 (5.1%)	130 (24.8%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.0%)	78.1	1206^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.3%		76.5	1308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%	102	71.7	70.0	71.2	43.5	73.9	73.6	70.6	72.4	65.0	65.2	43.5	66.2	56.6	51.0	62.1	50.0	54.7	≥ 99%		$18,215	$993	$17,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Steele Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Steele Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Steele Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Rosa Junior High
High : Santa Rosa High

What is the racial makeup of Steele Lane Elementary?

Students at Steele Lane Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Steele Lane Elementary a good school?

Steele Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Steele Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Steele Lane Elementary.

What district is Steele Lane Elementary in?

Santa Rosa Elementary

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