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El Verano Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Verano Elementary is a 314-student K–5 school in Sonoma, serving families in the Sonoma Valley area. In 2025–2026, 28% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 24% in mathematics and 21% in science. The clearest takeaway is that results were below California’s in all three subjects, although math was a relative bright spot compared with the district.

Compared with the other same-district schools with results, El Verano was close to the average in math and lower in ELA and especially science: the other schools averaged 30% in ELA, 24% in math and 29% in science. El Verano’s math proficiency was 4 points above the Sonoma Valley Unified result, while ELA was 6 points below and science 3 points below. Fourth-grade math stands out locally: 33% proficiency was higher than at Prestwood Elementary (21%), Flowery Elementary (13%) and Sassarini Elementary (28%). Statewide, however, El Verano was below the state in every subject, by 21 points in ELA, 15 in math and 15 in science.

Across the four years reported, ELA rose by 2 points overall but fell 3 points from its 2024–2025 peak; math slipped by 1 point, and science by 1 point. Meanwhile, the state improved, and El Verano’s SchoolDigger ranking declined from the 27th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 20th percentile, with 1 star, in 2025–2026; the district ranked at the 35th percentile with 2 stars. Chronic absenteeism improved from 51% to 18%. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 24.1, and 48% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Special Education Students was at the 53rd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 20th percentile; for English Language Learner Students, it was at the 64th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with 22nd overall.

314

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,224

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

18606 Riverside Dr.
Sonoma, CA 95476-4526

(707) 935-6050

District: Sonoma Valley Unified

Students who attend El Verano Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Altimira Middle
High:	Sonoma Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

White:

15.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 27th-percentile peak (2023) to 20th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

California avg42%

4,621^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified

632^nd of 968Sonoma Valley Unified 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	22.0	4621 of 5804	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	4621 of 5857	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4576 of 5869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4290 of 5859	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4648 of 5883	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5656 of 5789	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	5525 of 5662	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	5336 of 5692	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	4946 of 5614	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	5308 of 5611	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	5443 of 5530	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	5301 of 5390	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.1	4948 of 5377	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	4720 of 5314	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	4323 of 5193	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.2	4455 of 5113	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	4221 of 5113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.7	3404 of 4818	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.4	3193 of 4822	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.8	3582 of 4809	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	1125 of 3162	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	2849 of 3245	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1491 of 3311	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.7	3140 of 3275	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3001 of 3246	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	4295 of 5569	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	4135 of 5597	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3779 of 5612	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4560 of 5609	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4698 of 5635	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	5380 of 5492	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	5249 of 5413	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	3978 of 5085	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	4142 of 5107	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4051 of 5107	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4353 of 5087	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4380 of 5084	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	4915 of 4963	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	4796 of 4830	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	4295 of 5412	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	4466 of 5460	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4342 of 5517	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4556 of 5363	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4311 of 5264	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5093 of 5173	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	5026 of 5084	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	4568 of 5590	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	4667 of 5628	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4918 of 5643	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3702 of 5638	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4226 of 5663	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	5364 of 5510	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	5343 of 5431	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	1381 of 2920	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	2244 of 2635	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.0	2203 of 2737	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+32 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2018)20th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Verano Elementary	Public	K-5	18606 Riverside Dr.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6050	314	13	24.1	47.8%	47 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (81.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	22	4621^st of 5804 public elementary schools	20.4%		22.7	4621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%																		21.4		21.4	19.4	25.5	35.7				27.9	18.9	32.7	17.9				23.7							$21,224	$20,472	$752
Flowery Elementary	Public	K-5	17600 Sonoma Hwy.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6060	368	16	23.0	34.5%	66 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (79.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	20.2	4787^th of 5804 public elementary schools	17.5%		23.9	4507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%	280	0.0	5.4	9.4	4.9	32.7	14.3	24.5	23.8	3.6	7.1	3.8	4.9	0.0	5.4	3.8	3.1	28.3		28.3	16.4	14.3	41.5				23.8	21.8	12.5	24.5				19.5							$18,497	$17,776	$721
Sonoma Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17202 Sonoma Hwy.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-4232	226	10	23.7	47.8%	109 (48.2%)	2 (0.9%)	102 (45.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)								(n/a)																																		92.6		92.6	92.6		92.6
Sassarini Elementary	Public	K-5	652 Fifth St. West	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6040	281	13	21.6	45.2%	61 (21.7%)	4 (1.4%)	203 (72.2%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	19.7	4827^th of 5804 public elementary schools	16.8%		23.9	4509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%	318																	20.0		20.0	15.4	32.7	26.0				26.6	23.1	28.0	14.0				21.4							$24,160	$23,512	$648
Prestwood Elementary	Public	K-5	343 East MacArthur St.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6030	275	15	18.0	30.5%	135 (49.1%)	2 (0.7%)	115 (41.8%)	15 (5.5%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	38.2	3345^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.4%		45.3	2867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%	478																	39.0		39.0	39.4	33.3	43.9				38.5	48.5	21.3	24.4				29.8	91.8		95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	$20,378	$19,850	$528
Woodland Star Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	11700 Dunbar Rd.	Glen Ellen	95442	Sonoma County	Woodland Star Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 996-3849	244	11	22.1	34.8%	138 (56.6%)	1 (0.4%)	75 (30.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)								(n/a)																																		82.4	88.2	94.1	82.4	85.3	82.4
Old Adobe Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	2856 Adobe Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4301	278	11	25.2	34.5%	192 (69.1%)	1 (0.4%)	68 (24.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	62.9	1933^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	66.7%		61.1	2010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.7%	77																	51.1		51.1	37.5	51.9	60.0	48.7			51.1	37.5	48.2	40.0	48.7			43.6							$25,744	$24,622	$1,122
River Montessori Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	3880 Cypress Dr. Ste. B	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	River Montessori Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-6414	144	6	24.0	24.3%	81 (56.3%)	3 (2.1%)	29 (20.1%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (16.0%)								(n/a)
Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1001 Buhman Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3761	651	28	23.4	37.8%	414 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	178 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	63.8	1891^st of 5804 public elementary schools	67.4%		64.5	1862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%	29																	36.1	51.8	42.5	69.2	51.1	50.6	36.5	60.6	50.0	52.9	69.2	68.5	43.4	25.4	54.6	46.4	52.2							$15,714	$14,752	$962
La Tercera Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Albin Way	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4303	295	13	23.6	37.3%	157 (53.2%)	8 (2.7%)	107 (36.3%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	65	1819^th of 5804 public elementary schools	68.7%		62	1962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%	143																	42.1		42.1	52.9	52.6	55.3	67.9			57.8	47.1	34.2	34.2	54.7			43.9							$27,309	$25,998	$1,311

Frequently Asked Questions about El Verano Elementary

What schools do graduates of El Verano Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Verano Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Altimira Middle
High : Sonoma Valley High

Is El Verano Elementary a good school?

El Verano Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of El Verano Elementary?

Students at El Verano Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 15% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend El Verano Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended El Verano Elementary.

What district is El Verano Elementary in?

Sonoma Valley Unified

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