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Sassarini Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sassarini Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 281 students in the Sonoma Valley Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of districts statewide.

Academically, Sassarini Elementary performs below state averages, with about 34% of students proficient in English and 22% in math. Within its own district, it performs similarly to El Verano Elementary but trails behind Prestwood Elementary. A notable strength is its lower chronic absenteeism rate (15.1%), which is better than its district peers and the state average, suggesting a positive school climate.

The school's performance has been volatile in recent years, and it operates with lower per-student funding than some higher-performing local charter schools like River Montessori Elementary Charter. All elementary schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified district face academic challenges, indicating broader systemic factors at play.

281

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,820

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

652 Fifth St. West
Sonoma, CA 95476-6803

(707) 935-6040

District: Sonoma Valley Unified

Students who attend Sassarini Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Altimira Middle
High:	Sonoma Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

White:

21.7%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,509^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified

1234^th of 1,543Sonoma 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
2025	23.9	4509 of 5857	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	4026 of 5869	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	4001 of 5859	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4547 of 5883	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	5099 of 5789	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4898 of 5662	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	5163 of 5692	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	4885 of 5614	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	5069 of 5611	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	5424 of 5530	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	5080 of 5390	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	4629 of 5377	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	4469 of 5314	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.3	3414 of 5193	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	2561 of 5113	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	2984 of 5113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	2587 of 4818	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.4	2861 of 4822	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.2	2535 of 4809	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	1393 of 3162	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	2306 of 3245	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	2872 of 3311	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2775 of 3275	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2793 of 3246	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4607 of 5597	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4163 of 5612	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3577 of 5609	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3760 of 5635	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4635 of 5492	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4776 of 5413	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4482 of 5107	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3573 of 5107	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3846 of 5087	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4261 of 5084	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4467 of 4963	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4130 of 4830	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	3999 of 5460	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3620 of 5517	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3354 of 5363	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3707 of 5264	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4615 of 5173	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4520 of 5084	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3730 of 5628	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3492 of 5643	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4062 of 5638	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4740 of 5663	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5065 of 5510	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4491 of 5431	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	1913 of 2420	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1683 of 2598	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2462 of 2834	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	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
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%)	23.9	4509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		28.9	4026^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	483																	15.9		15.9	32.7	40.4	27.3				33.8	24.1	22.6	17.8				21.7							$13,820	$663	$13,157
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%)	45.3	2867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		52.8	2408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	459																	34.2		34.2	41.5	41.9	53.7				45.3	47.2	30.2	19.5				33.6	91.8		95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	$11,945	$217	$11,728
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%)	22.7	4621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		23	4576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	45																	19.0		19.0	26.3	27.8	40.0				31.3	21.1	26.3	17.2				21.5							$12,224	$543	$11,681
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%)	23.9	4507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		22.5	4626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	119	15.0	12.1	2.0	10.1	48.3	12.1	32.0	31.0	13.3	19.0	2.0	11.9	6.7	8.6	0.0	5.4	28.0		28.0	18.3	32.8	24.0				25.0	35.0	27.6	14.0				26.2							$10,886	$816	$10,070
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%)	52.3	2474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.4	2174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	300																	25.0	26.7	25.6	48.0	28.0	62.5	54.2	45.8	31.3	45.7	48.0	44.0	41.7	29.2	29.2	40.0	38.7	92.6		92.6	92.6		92.6	$12,781	$334	$12,447
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%)	64.5	1862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		68.9	1640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	222																	19.8	27.8	22.1	64.8	59.0	47.1	61.9	65.5	50.0	58.3	64.8	60.3	25.3	50.8	36.2	38.9	47.1							$16,128	$1,585	$14,543
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%)	61.1	2010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.7%		66.2	1766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	244																	37.2		37.2	57.7	57.1	58.1	47.4			55.1	53.9	44.9	34.9	34.2			41.0							$17,850	$1,274	$16,576
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%)	71.9	1520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.0%		57.2	2183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	663																	60.0	26.3	45.5	52.0	51.9	72.0	59.3	45.8	52.6	55.8	60.0	40.7	56.0	37.0	50.0	26.3	45.6	82.4	88.2	94.1	82.4	85.3	82.4	$15,911	$398	$15,513
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%)	74.9	1373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.1	1403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	30																	46.2		46.2	57.1	70.6	46.2				61.1	61.9	52.9	53.9				57.4							$18,507	$433	$18,074
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%)	62	1962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		43.4	2968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	1006																	35.7		35.7	48.3	54.1	58.2	72.1			59.2	45.2	43.2	25.0	52.3			39.9							$17,696	$1,634	$16,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Sassarini Elementary

Is Sassarini Elementary a good school?

Sassarini Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sassarini Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Sassarini Elementary.

What district is Sassarini Elementary in?

Sonoma Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Sassarini Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sassarini Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Altimira Middle
High : Sonoma Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Sassarini Elementary?

Students at Sassarini Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 22% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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