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Park Side Elementary

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Park Side Elementary ranks 1379 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Park Side Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sebastopol, California, serving 246 students in grades K-4 and part of the Sebastopol Union Elementary District.

Park Side Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 60.82% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy and 56.12% in Mathematics, compared to 56.45% and 38.02% for the district, respectively. The school's performance among female students is particularly strong, ranking 1,222 out of 5,597 California elementary schools. However, the school's performance among Hispanic students is relatively lower, ranking 3,753 out of 5,098 California elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Gravenstein Elementary and Sunridge Charter outperform Park Side Elementary in test scores, with 65.71% and 63.76% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, respectively. Park Side Elementary also has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a larger population of students from low-income families, compared to Gravenstein Elementary and Sunridge Charter.

268

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,961

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7450 Bodega Ave.
Sebastopol, CA 95472-3651

(707) 829-7400

District: Sebastopol Union Elementary

Students who attend Park Side Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brook Haven Middle
High:	Analy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

Hispanic:

35.4%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

California avg43%

1,379^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

326^th of 1,543Sebastopol Union 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
2025	74.8	1379 of 5857	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	1584 of 5869	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	1928 of 5859	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	2806 of 5883	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	1984 of 5789	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	2255 of 5662	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.6	1671 of 5692	70.6%	★★★★☆
2016	44.9	2781 of 5614	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.2	2226 of 5611	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.5	2657 of 5530	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.1	2735 of 5390	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	3199 of 5377	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.7	4406 of 5314	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	3445 of 5193	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.7	3017 of 5113	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	1222 of 5597	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	1551 of 5612	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	1621 of 5609	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	1933 of 5635	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	1660 of 5492	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	1681 of 5413	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	3745 of 5087	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3069 of 5084	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	2029 of 4963	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	2363 of 4830	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	1049 of 5460	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	1169 of 5517	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1221 of 5363	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	2151 of 5264	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1724 of 5173	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	2657 of 5084	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	1530 of 5628	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	1656 of 5643	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	2042 of 5638	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	3633 of 5663	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2266 of 5510	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	2707 of 5431	50.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	822 of 2598	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	875 of 2651	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1224 of 2661	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	1880 of 2726	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	1363 of 2834	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	1891 of 2737	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)26th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 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
Park Side Elementary	Public	K-4	7450 Bodega Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 829-7400	268	13	21.2	46.3%	121 (45.1%)	7 (2.6%)	95 (35.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.4%)	74.8	1379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		70.2	1584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	205				56.3	69.7					60.8	52.3	63.6					56.1	95.2				96.8		$19,961	$2,995	$16,966
West Sonoma County Consortium	Public	K-8	462 Johnson St.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	West Sonoma County Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-7911	25	3	8.3	44.0%	15 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)																								$42,513	$00	$42,513
Sunridge Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7285 Hayden Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-2844	256	10	25.6	32.4%	194 (75.8%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	70.2	1596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		73.1	1444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.4%	152	36.7	38.5	37.2	53.6	63.0	66.7	78.6	69.6	38.5	63.8	35.7	59.3	33.3	57.1	69.6	38.5	49.0	73.7	81.6	76.3	81.6	81.6	84.2	$16,205	$178	$16,027
Sebastopol Independent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1111 Gravenstein Hwy. N	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Independent Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-9700	286	14	20.0	36.7%	211 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.6%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	70.2	1593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		76.4	1321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	272	58.6	72.7	64.7	35.7	56.7	65.5	82.8	76.7	86.4	66.7	21.4	60.0	48.3	55.2	60.0	54.2	50.0	75.6	80.5	85.4	92.7	80.5	87.8	$14,072	$315	$13,757
Apple Blossom	Public	K-5	700 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-1041	305	14	21.7	26.9%	228 (74.8%)	3 (1.0%)	58 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	60	2073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		54.7	2306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	233	44.6		44.6	51.1	38.9	51.5				48.3	51.1	44.4	39.4				44.2							$17,524	$678	$16,846
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle	Public, Charter	1-8	5299 Hall Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Oak Grove Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-0171	708	34	20.5	26.8%	412 (58.2%)	8 (1.1%)	216 (30.5%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.5%)	73.6	1443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		77.5	1269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	174	55.1	37.1	42.7	59.0	65.2	66.7	49.4	52.6	53.0	56.1	54.8	54.6	51.5	39.8	37.8	26.5	40.5
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K	8760 Bower St.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Oak Grove Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5225	91	5	18.2	22.0%	66 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)								(n/a)																		97.2					97.2
Wright Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4389 Price Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-0556	456	22	20.8	77.9%	75 (16.4%)	14 (3.1%)	295 (64.7%)	38 (8.3%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	21.3	4720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		29.3	3988^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	732	17.2	13.0	15.2	22.2	34.2	48.2	29.4	34.0	35.9	34.1	22.2	9.5	10.3	14.8	23.4	13.0	15.5	96.6				96.6		$20,484	$1,710	$18,774
Gravenstein Community Day	Public	K-8	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7008	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gravenstein Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5361	464	23	19.9	24.1%	270 (58.2%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (25.9%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.9%)	85.9	884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		91	633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	251	53.2		53.2	64.1	64.8	68.4				65.7	70.5	68.2	57.0				65.3	91.1	91.1	97.5	93.7	91.1	94.9	$13,976	$297	$13,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Side Elementary

What schools do graduates of Park Side Elementary attend?

Students who attend Park Side Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brook Haven Middle
High : Analy High

What is the racial makeup of Park Side Elementary?

Students at Park Side Elementary are 45% White, 35% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Park Side Elementary a good school?

Park Side Elementary ranks 1379^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Park Side Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Park Side Elementary.

What district is Park Side Elementary in?

Sebastopol Union Elementary

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