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Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts

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Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts ranks 2421 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of California elementary schools

Summary

Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts (SRCSA) is a K-8 public charter school serving 384 students in the Santa Rosa Elementary district, a district that faces academic challenges, and it stands out for its dedicated arts-integrated curriculum.

SRCSA shows a clear strength in English Language Arts, where its student performance is notably stronger than the district average and close to the state average, suggesting its arts focus effectively builds literacy skills. However, math and science scores are areas for growth, lagging behind state averages, with a particularly sharp decline in middle school grades. The school serves a diverse community, with its rate of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch sitting in a middle range compared to neighbors—higher than schools like Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS) or Hidden Valley Elementary, but significantly lower than high-poverty schools such as Helen M. Lehman Elementary or Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

When compared to nearby schools, SRCSA outperforms several district schools with higher poverty levels but trails behind other schools with similar or more advantaged demographics, like Santa Rosa French-American Charter, which excels across subjects. A key takeaway is the concerning middle school performance drop, especially in math, which differs from the pattern at other K-8 schools. While the arts advantage is evident in reading and writing, the school faces the ongoing challenge of strengthening its STEM education and supporting consistent achievement for all students through 8th grade.

384

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,543

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

756 Humboldt St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95404-3717

(707) 890-3920

District: Santa Rosa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2012 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2012

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,421^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,934^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Santa Rosa Elementary

1120^th of 1,543Santa 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	2421 of 5857	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2620 of 5869	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	2514 of 5859	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	2285 of 5883	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	2151 of 5789	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	2341 of 5692	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	1888 of 5614	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.4	2478 of 5611	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.5	1293 of 5530	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	67.4	1660 of 5390	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.4	1329 of 5377	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	66.3	1654 of 5314	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	1650 of 5193	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2106 of 5597	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	2574 of 5612	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2281 of 5609	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	2166 of 5635	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	2785 of 5492	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	3560 of 5107	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4056 of 5107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	2885 of 5087	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	2315 of 5084	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	3149 of 4963	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2967 of 5460	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3107 of 5517	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	1671 of 5363	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	1649 of 5264	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	2121 of 5173	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	2688 of 5628	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	2292 of 5643	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	2563 of 5638	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	2289 of 5663	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	1499 of 5510	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1672 of 2598	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1758 of 2651	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1846 of 2661	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1751 of 2726	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1708 of 2834	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1934 of 2761	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1652 of 2783	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1576 of 2781	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1357 of 2740	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1351 of 2715	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	1156 of 2508	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.9	1117 of 2497	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.0	1220 of 2477	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.4	558 of 2379	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	49.7	1105 of 2259	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	673 of 2236	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.7	1212 of 2179	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.6	639 of 2063	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1869 of 2533	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1799 of 2551	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1569 of 2531	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1617 of 2509	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1549 of 2380	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1677 of 2395	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1415 of 2388	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	1024 of 2374	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	1392 of 2359	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1358 of 2542	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1474 of 2579	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1395 of 2531	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1380 of 2458	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1695 of 2369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1767 of 2534	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	1176 of 2552	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	1301 of 2538	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	909 of 2527	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	820 of 2407	65.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1298 of 1520	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1213 of 1537	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1228 of 1543	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	926 of 1555	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1092 of 1602	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	53.1	2421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		48.9	2620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.4%	199	42.9	12.5	26.7	47.7	59.5	60.0	47.2	45.0	25.6	47.4	31.8	50.0	34.3	17.0	15.0	5.1	25.3	88.1	90.5	92.9	90.5	90.5	92.9	$20,543	$1,245	$19,298
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
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
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%)	56	2251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		59.5	2091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	160	41.2		41.2	46.2	37.5	52.9	48.9			45.8	50.0	41.3	35.3	45.7			43.8	83.6	91.0	92.5	89.6	86.6	91.0	$19,699	$1,463	$18,236
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%)	76.5	1308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		71.5	1524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	216	61.5	58.8	60.9	52.2	56.1	73.1	81.6	70.0	88.2	66.3	53.6	50.9	36.5	69.4	45.0	70.6	53.0							$19,590	$1,245	$18,345
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%)	8.2	5731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		7.1	5810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	79	5.5		5.5	13.1	13.0	7.6	7.0			10.1	26.2	12.8	3.6	6.9			12.9	93.2	94.9		94.9	94.9	93.2	$21,469	$2,563	$18,906
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%)	5.5	5825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.9	5847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	22	6.5		6.5	8.3	5.1	9.7	16.7			9.9	13.9	0.0	0.0	5.6			5.1							$23,471	$1,648	$21,823
Brook Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	1850 Vallejo St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3915	279	15	18.6	80.6%	21 (7.5%)	3 (1.1%)	231 (82.8%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	14	5346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		13.7	5412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	66	16.1		16.1	22.2	14.3	12.9	20.6			17.5	36.1	9.5	16.1	8.8			17.5	88.6			93.2	90.9		$22,233	$1,635	$20,598
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
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%)	9	5685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	5520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	165	2.4		2.4	10.9	11.3	5.3	22.8			13.3	0.0	13.0	9.8	19.0			10.5	83.6	88.1	97.0	92.5	88.1	91.0	$18,448	$1,625	$16,823

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts

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Is Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts a good school?

Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts ranks 2421^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts?

Students at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts are 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts.

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