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Sonoma Valley High

Q: Is Sonoma Valley High a good school?

Sonoma Valley High ranks 1220 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 44% of California high schools

Summary

Sonoma Valley High is a comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 with approximately 1,071 students in the heart of California's wine country, operating within the Sonoma Valley Unified school district.

The school presents a unique profile, demonstrating a significant strength in graduating students (92.8%) and maintaining good attendance, but it faces considerable academic challenges, particularly in mathematics and science where proficiency rates are less than half the state average. This creates a notable gap compared to some nearby comprehensive schools like Casa Grande High or Vintage High, which show stronger alignment between test scores and graduation success. Furthermore, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, a trend that contrasts with the stability of some neighboring schools.

Sonoma Valley High operates in a lower-ranked district, which appears to impact its resources and performance relative to schools in stronger districts nearby. While it effectively supports students through to graduation, the data suggests a need for focused improvement in core academic subjects and for serving all student groups equitably to reverse its declining performance trajectory while preserving its commendable graduation rates.

1,071

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,607

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20000 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476-7413

(707) 933-4010

District: Sonoma Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.0%

White:

29.4%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,220^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	41.7	1220 of 2162	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	806 of 2159	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	971 of 2170	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	897 of 2123	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	672 of 2133	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	628 of 2017	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.2	600 of 2021	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	566 of 2039	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	65.3	653 of 1994	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.3	1129 of 2426	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.1	928 of 2354	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	686 of 2367	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	52.1	698 of 2281	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	544 of 2238	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	62.2	433 of 2117	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.2	271 of 2063	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.4	297 of 1968	84.9%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	182 of 1901	90.4%	★★★★★
2004	73.2	141 of 1653	91.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	542 of 1161	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	546 of 1117	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	434 of 1052	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	606 of 1085	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	504 of 1064	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	857 of 1044	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	792 of 941	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1023 of 1906	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	784 of 1915	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	991 of 1915	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	835 of 1858	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	604 of 1833	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	543 of 1760	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1261 of 1900	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	958 of 1902	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1107 of 1917	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1013 of 1861	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	956 of 1814	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	809 of 1742	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1275 of 2013	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	1009 of 2026	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	1319 of 2030	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	982 of 1943	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	974 of 1937	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	911 of 1862	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1231 of 1942	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	705 of 1948	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	836 of 1963	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	835 of 1916	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	701 of 1880	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	704 of 1834	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	850 of 1252	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	472 of 1216	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	690 of 1197	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	682 of 1155	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	404 of 1173	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	506 of 1193	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	595 of 1204	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	453 of 1222	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	377 of 1173	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sonoma Valley High	Public	9-12	20000 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 933-4010	1,071	57	18.8	32.8%	315 (29.4%)	2 (0.2%)	718 (67.0%)	19 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	41.7	1220^th of 2162 public high schools	43.6%		58.4	806^th of 2159 public high schools	62.7%	414	18.4		18.2	52.6	52.6	16.7	16.7	$13,607	$440	$13,167
Creekside High	Public	9-12	20000 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 933-4046	48	3	15.6	50.0%	11 (22.9%)	3 (6.3%)	33 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	7.4	2136^th of 2162 public high schools	1.2%		11	2000^th of 2159 public high schools	7.4%	136	0.0		0.0	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	$10,247	$300	$9,947
Casa Grande High	Public	9-12	333 Casa Grande Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4677	1,653	77	21.5	48.6%	687 (41.6%)	27 (1.6%)	770 (46.6%)	60 (3.6%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	91 (5.5%)	77.6	453^rd of 2162 public high schools	79.0%		69.2	575^th of 2159 public high schools	73.4%	122	45.9	26.1	44.8	66.7	66.7	35.5	35.5	$16,044	$715	$15,329
Sonoma Mountain High (Necessary Small School)	Public	9-12	299 Casa Grande Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4738	21	2	10.6	71.4%	16 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)								$24,518	$619	$23,899
Crossroads Academy	Public	7-12	212 Walnut St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-6817	13	1	14.4	76.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)								$31,981	$10,739	$21,242
Valley Oak High	Public	10-12	1600 Myrtle Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3791	155	10	15.5	88.4%	29 (18.7%)	1 (0.6%)	116 (74.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	11.6	1936^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%		10.7	2023^rd of 2159 public high schools	6.3%	87		3.6	3.6	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	$24,923	$1,923	$23,000
Napa High	Public	9-12	2475 Jefferson St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3711	1,642	72	22.9	74.4%	279 (17.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1,300 (79.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.8%)	47.5	1086^th of 2162 public high schools	49.8%		34.4	1385^th of 2159 public high schools	35.8%	299		18.2	18.2	49.7	49.7	19.4	19.4	$15,974	$1,553	$14,421
Vintage High	Public	9-12	1375 Trower Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3601	1,622	70	23.2	57.8%	630 (38.8%)	10 (0.6%)	899 (55.4%)	25 (1.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.1%)	51.8	998^th of 2162 public high schools	53.8%		55.7	863^rd of 2159 public high schools	60.0%	135		18.5	18.5	54.9	54.9	21.4	21.4	$15,840	$1,417	$14,423
New Technology High	Public	9-12	920 Yount St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 259-8557	365	16	23.0	64.4%	100 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	228 (62.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	45.6	1128^th of 2162 public high schools	47.8%		54.9	880^th of 2159 public high schools	59.2%	248		23.3	23.3	47.8	47.8	13.3	13.3	$16,484	$1,367	$15,117
Valley Oaks High (Alternative)	Public	7-12	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	43	5	8.0	44.2%	28 (65.1%)	1 (2.3%)	8 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)								(n/a)					36.4		9.1	$25,092	$602	$24,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoma Valley High

What schools feed into Sonoma Valley High?

Sonoma Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : El Verano Elementary
Elementary : Flowery Elementary
Elementary : Prestwood Elementary
Elementary : Sassarini Elementary
Middle : Adele Harrison Middle
Middle : Altimira Middle

How many students attend Sonoma Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,071 students attended Sonoma Valley High.

What district is Sonoma Valley High in?

Sonoma Valley Unified

Is Sonoma Valley High a good school?

Sonoma Valley High ranks 1220^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sonoma Valley High?

Students at Sonoma Valley High are 67% Hispanic, 29% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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