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Sonoma Valley High

Public Grades 9-12
1055th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,135 California High Schools
Better than 51% of California high schools
Summary

Sonoma Valley High is a public high school in Sonoma, California, serving 1,071 students in grades 9–12 in the Sonoma Valley Unified area. Its strongest academic result is English language arts, but the most important concern is that math proficiency is far below the state level and slightly below the district’s.

In 2025–2026, 62% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 49% statewide and 34% in the district; among nearby schools with results, the school ranked second, behind Casa Grande High. Math proficiency was 18%, versus 38% statewide and 20% districtwide. That was about 6 points above the nearby-school average, but still 20 points below the state. Science proficiency was 26%—below the state’s 36%, but 2 points above the district’s 24%. Graduation is another strength: 96%, compared with 93% in the district and 88% statewide.

Over the four years through 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose from 52% to 62%, while math stayed roughly flat at 19% and 18%; the state’s math rate increased, widening the school’s gap. Science rose from 24% to 26%, but also fell further behind the state. SchoolDigger places the school at the 51st percentile with 3 stars; its percentile has recovered from 44 last year but remains below 63 in 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 18.8, compared with a nearby-school average of 16.3. Also that year, 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 66% average among nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking rose from the 32nd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 68th in 2025–2026, a notable improvement in its measure of how well the school serves that group; the overall ranking rose from the 44th to the 51st percentile.

1,071
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,904
Per pupil spending ?
32.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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 — 67th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2026
Strengths
✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
✓Above the California median (51st percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg26%
California avg42%
1,055th of 2,135
California public high schools ?
Top 49%▼ down 22 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 49% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified
1254th of 1,530Sonoma 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202648.91055 of 213550.6%★★★☆☆
202541.71220 of 216243.6%★★☆☆☆
202458.4806 of 215962.7%★★★☆☆
202350.7971 of 217055.3%★★★☆☆
202251.7897 of 212357.7%★★★☆☆
201963.2672 of 213368.5%★★★☆☆
201868.2628 of 201768.9%★★★☆☆
201770.2600 of 202170.3%★★★★☆
201669.9566 of 203972.2%★★★★☆
201565.3653 of 199467.3%★★★☆☆
201337.31129 of 242653.5%★★★☆☆
201244.1928 of 235460.6%★★★☆☆
201154.0686 of 236771.0%★★★★☆
201052.1698 of 228169.4%★★★☆☆
200957.1544 of 223875.7%★★★★☆
200862.2433 of 211779.5%★★★★☆
200769.2271 of 206386.9%★★★★☆
200669.4297 of 196884.9%★★★★☆
200574.2182 of 190190.4%★★★★★
200473.2141 of 165391.5%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202241.7542 of 116153.3%★★★☆☆
201940.5546 of 111751.1%★★★☆☆
201846.5434 of 105258.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202439.1606 of 108544.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.1504 of 106452.6%★★★☆☆
202229.1857 of 104417.9%★☆☆☆☆
201928.8792 of 94115.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.4739 of 93821.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.01017 of 186445.4%★★☆☆☆
202543.91023 of 190646.3%★★☆☆☆
202454.5784 of 191559.1%★★★☆☆
202345.5991 of 191548.3%★★☆☆☆
202249.4835 of 185855.1%★★★☆☆
201961.8604 of 183367.0%★★★☆☆
201869.3543 of 176069.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202639.51159 of 188038.4%★★☆☆☆
202535.41261 of 190033.6%★★☆☆☆
202448.1958 of 190249.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.31107 of 191742.3%★★☆☆☆
202242.91013 of 186145.6%★★☆☆☆
201946.9956 of 181447.3%★★☆☆☆
201854.5809 of 174253.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.71256 of 199737.1%★★☆☆☆
202537.61275 of 201336.7%★★☆☆☆
202447.41009 of 202650.2%★★★☆☆
202334.21319 of 203035.0%★★☆☆☆
202245.2982 of 194349.5%★★☆☆☆
201948.4974 of 193749.7%★★☆☆☆
201852.0911 of 186251.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.9976 of 193049.4%★★☆☆☆
202535.31231 of 194236.6%★★☆☆☆
202459.3705 of 194863.8%★★★☆☆
202351.3836 of 196357.4%★★★☆☆
202249.6835 of 191656.4%★★★☆☆
201957.8701 of 188062.7%★★★☆☆
201860.9704 of 183461.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202656.0396 of 123567.9%★★★☆☆
202531.3850 of 125232.1%★★☆☆☆
202449.2472 of 121661.2%★★★☆☆
202335.9690 of 119742.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.0497 of 113056.0%★★★☆☆
202544.0682 of 115541.0%★★☆☆☆
202465.5404 of 117365.6%★★★☆☆
202357.8506 of 119357.6%★★★☆☆
202250.1595 of 120450.6%★★★☆☆
201962.5453 of 122262.9%★★★☆☆
201870.1377 of 117367.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)68th percentile+17 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)49th percentile~ school
Female (2026)45th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-19 vs school
Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy62%+12 vs state
Science26%-10 vs state
Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoma Valley High

Sonoma Valley High ranks 1055th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,071 students attended 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 : Altimira Middle

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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