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Wilson Elementary

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Wilson Elementary ranks 1740 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 235 students in Petaluma, operating as a solid, 4-star rated school within the Wilmar Union Elementary district, which ranks above most in the state.

Academically, Wilson consistently performs above California averages, with recent proficiency rates around 54% in English and 51% in math, though these scores are notably lower than top local schools like Liberty Elementary and Meadow Elementary. The school's standout strength is its exceptional student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4%, one of the very best in the area and far below the state average. Wilson also shows particular effectiveness in supporting its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the state's top tier for this subgroup.

An interesting point for parents is that Wilson's strong attendance hasn't recently translated to the highest test scores, suggesting other instructional factors are at play, and its academic ranking has shown some fluctuation year-to-year. Compared to nearby schools, Wilson delivers reliable, above-average performance in a stable environment, significantly outperforming struggling schools like Valley Vista Elementary, while spending its resources more efficiently than some other lower-performing schools in the Petaluma City Elementary district.

235

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,347

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3775 Bodega Ave.
Petaluma, CA 94952-8023

(707) 765-4340

District: Wilmar Union Elementary

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Petaluma Junior High
High:	Petaluma High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

California avg41%

1,740^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

381^st of 1,543Wilmar 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	67.1	1740 of 5857	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	851 of 5869	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	1192 of 5859	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	1776 of 5883	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.9	449 of 5789	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	1338 of 5662	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	1078 of 5692	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	1030 of 5614	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	866 of 5611	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	87.1	638 of 5530	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	647 of 5390	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	913 of 5377	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	85.5	705 of 5314	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	1021 of 5193	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	996 of 5113	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	1346 of 5113	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.6	1411 of 4818	70.7%	★★★★☆
2005	73.1	1204 of 4822	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.2	1187 of 4809	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1920 of 5597	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	1531 of 5612	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	1824 of 5609	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	2043 of 5635	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.5	468 of 5492	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.2	1402 of 5413	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.1	234 of 5517	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	68.8	1251 of 5084	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	1571 of 5628	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	471 of 5643	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	809 of 5638	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1521 of 5663	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	654 of 5510	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	1404 of 5431	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1587 of 2598	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.2	827 of 2651	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	1235 of 2661	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	1750 of 2726	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.3	335 of 2834	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	1187 of 2737	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)96th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science38%+5 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 (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/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
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	3775 Bodega Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Wilmar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4340	235	10	23.4	20.0%	184 (78.3%)	4 (1.7%)	40 (17.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	67.1	1740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		87.2	851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	889	37.9		37.9	50.0	58.6	48.3	58.6			53.5	55.0	62.1	51.7	34.5			51.2							$33,347	$33,050	$297
Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	156	9	16.4	83.3%	23 (14.7%)	1 (0.6%)	125 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	21.3	4719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.4	4994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	275	19.1		16.7	38.9	32.0	30.0	21.4	26.7		30.4	16.7	12.0	23.8	14.3	13.3		16.5							$16,354	$15,906	$448
Cinnabar Elementary	Public	K	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	20	1	20.0	65.0%	4 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																								$19,810	$19,362	$448
Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cherry St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4740	494	19	26.2	26.5%	359 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.3%)	72	1516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.5	1433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	83	58.5	46.9	53.5	53.7	50.9	64.6	60.3	70.7	63.3	60.3	47.2	58.5	53.1	34.9	56.1	50.0	49.4	76.9	82.7	84.6	84.6	88.5	84.6	$22,158	$21,634	$524
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Webster St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	155	8	19.3	66.5%	54 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (52.3%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.6%)	10 (6.5%)	18	5010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		30.8	3872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	1138	0.0		0.0	0.0	21.1	16.7	34.8			20.3	12.5	25.0	8.3	30.4			21.1	92.6	96.3	96.3	94.4	94.4	96.3	$32,846	$31,574	$1,272
Liberty Elementary	Public, Charter	1-6	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Liberty Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-4380	162	7	23.1	19.1%	106 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (25.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	93	468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		95.2	326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	142	50.0		50.0	72.0	69.0	80.8	70.4			72.9	80.0	86.2	80.8	96.3			86.0							$16,544	$16,494	$50
Liberty Primary	Public	K-1	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Liberty Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-4380	56	3	19.6	16.1%	41 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)																								$55,834	$54,736	$1,098
Meadow Elementary	Public	K-6	880 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Waugh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 762-4905	384	17	22.1	13.3%	226 (58.9%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (20.1%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.3%)	93.2	461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		92.8	515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	54	55.9		55.9	85.7	76.5	79.4	83.3			81.1	81.6	78.4	57.4	66.7			69.8	95.0	95.0		96.7	95.0	96.7	$19,743	$19,692	$51
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	368	15	24.5	50.8%	125 (34.0%)	6 (1.6%)	172 (46.7%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	43.7	2967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%		55.8	2245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	722	20.0		20.0	41.5	33.3	37.3	48.4			40.7	41.5	38.3	31.7	43.8			38.8	84.4	89.1		90.6	87.5	87.5	$23,332	$22,356	$976
Corona Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 Hartman Ln.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Waugh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-3331	403	18	21.9	14.4%	254 (63.0%)	6 (1.5%)	95 (23.6%)	22 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	79.2	1188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		84.9	955^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	233	44.4		44.4	60.6	55.0	68.5	64.9			62.0	54.6	75.0	44.4	66.7			60.3	94.3		95.7				$19,127	$19,078	$49

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Wilson Elementary.

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks 1740^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Petaluma Junior High
High : Petaluma High

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

Wilmar Union Elementary

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