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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 95472

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Schools

1,732

Students

Districts

Top rankedGravenstein Elementary884^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Apple Blossom up 233 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gravenstein Elementary 19.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

This analysis examines eight elementary schools serving grades K-8 in Sebastopol, CA (zip code 95472), a region where schools generally outperform state academic averages.

Among comprehensive schools, Gravenstein Elementary stands out for its strong academic results, with 65-66% of students proficient in English and Math, while spending less per student than several peers. Its district, Gravenstein Union Elementary, ranks in the state's top 10%. Sebastopol Independent Charter excels in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.2%, and shows high science proficiency. In contrast, Sunridge Charter has the area's highest absenteeism at 25.9%.

Notable differences exist even within the same district; in Twin Hills Union Elementary, Apple Blossom trails Sunridge Charter in English proficiency by over 15 percentage points. The data also reveals that higher spending does not guarantee higher performance, as seen with Park Side Elementary. Schools like Oak Grove Elementary and Gravenstein First serve only kindergarten or first grade, and West Sonoma County Consortium is a small, specialized program with very high per-student funding.

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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
Sebastopol Independent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1111 Hwy 116 N	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Independent Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-9700	286	14	20.0	36.7%	211 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.6%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	70.2	1593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		76.4	1321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	272	58.6	72.7	64.7	35.7	56.7	65.5	82.8	76.7	86.4	66.7	21.4	60.0	48.3	55.2	60.0	54.2	50.0	75.6	80.5	85.4	92.7	80.5	87.8
West Sonoma County Consortium	Public	K-8	462 Johnson St.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	West Sonoma County Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-7911	25	3	8.3	44.0%	15 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)
Gravenstein Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5361	464	23	19.9	24.1%	270 (58.2%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (25.9%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.9%)	85.9	884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		91	633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	251	53.2		53.2	64.1	64.8	68.4				65.7	70.5	68.2	57.0				65.3	91.1	91.1	97.5	93.7	91.1	94.9	$33,049	$32,782	$267
Gravenstein Community Day	Public	K-8	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7008	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gravenstein First	Public	1	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5361	37	2	17.6	27.0%	20 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (18.9%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (21.6%)								(n/a)																								$25,434	$24,478	$956
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K	8760 Bower St.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Oak Grove Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5225	91	5	18.2	22.0%	66 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)								(n/a)																		97.2					97.2	$32,178	$31,414	$764
Park Side Elementary	Public	K-4	7450 Bodega Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 829-7400	268	13	21.2	46.3%	121 (45.1%)	7 (2.6%)	95 (35.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.4%)	74.8	1379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		70.2	1584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	205				56.3	69.7					60.8	52.3	63.6					56.1	95.2				96.8		$20,986	$19,394	$1,592
Apple Blossom	Public	K-5	700 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-1041	305	14	21.7	26.9%	228 (74.8%)	3 (1.0%)	58 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	60	2073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		54.7	2306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	233	44.6		44.6	51.1	38.9	51.5				48.3	51.1	44.4	39.4				44.2							$30,626	$29,986	$640
Sunridge Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7285 Hayden Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-2844	256	10	25.6	32.4%	194 (75.8%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	70.2	1596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		73.1	1444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.4%	152	36.7	38.5	37.2	53.6	63.0	66.7	78.6	69.6	38.5	63.8	35.7	59.3	33.3	57.1	69.6	38.5	49.0	73.7	81.6	76.3	81.6	81.6	84.2	$27,542	$27,542	$00

Cities Near Zip Code 95472

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sebastopol	0.73 mi	16	144^th
Santa Rosa	3.51 mi	70	563^rd
Occidental	4.37 mi	2	202^nd
Forestville	5.31 mi	4	714^th
Petaluma	7.57 mi	43	298^th

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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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