Petaluma City Elementary School District

200 Douglas St.
Petaluma, CA 94952-2567
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 145 students in Petaluma City Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Petaluma City Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,481 Schools
# Students
2,131 Students
1,876,774 Students
# Teachers
102 Teachers
87,766 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1

District Rank

Petaluma City Elementary School District, which is ranked #1120 of all 1,167 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (CA)
#1128 out of 1200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Petaluma City Elementary  School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
≤10%
34%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Petaluma City Elementary  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
11-19%
49%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Petaluma City Elementary  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
≥50%
84%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Petaluma City Elementary  School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.58
0.64
# American Indian Students
20 Students
10,541 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
60 Students
199,377 Students
% Asian Students
3%
11%
# Hispanic Students
696 Students
1,021,161 Students
% Hispanic Students
33%
54%
# Black Students
20 Students
104,501 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,185 Students
425,946 Students
% White Students
55%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
7,948 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
141 Students
103,260 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
18
# Students in K Grade:
395
83,471
# Students in 1st Grade:
256
74,768
# Students in 2nd Grade:
253
77,145
# Students in 3rd Grade:
285
77,354
# Students in 4th Grade:
281
80,438
# Students in 5th Grade:
273
86,149
# Students in 6th Grade:
295
291,394
# Students in 7th Grade:
9
434,809
# Students in 8th Grade:
5
455,696
# Students in 9th Grade:
12
55,188
# Students in 10th Grade:
13
52,150
# Students in 11th Grade:
16
51,717
# Students in 12th Grade:
38
56,477
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

This School District
This State (CA)
Total Revenue (06-07)
$85 MM
$19 MM
This chart display total revenue of Petaluma City Elementary  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2006-07 school year data.
Spending (06-07)
$80 MM
$18 MM
This chart display total spending of Petaluma City Elementary  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2006-07 school year data.
Revenue / Student (06-07)
$38,910
$11,879
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Petaluma City Elementary  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2006-07 school year data.
Spending / Student (06-07)
$36,564
$11,317
This chart display average spending per public school student in Petaluma City Elementary  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2006-07 school year data.

Best Petaluma City Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South County Consortium
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
200 Douglas St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-4641
Grades: K-12
| 145 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 8 schools
  • Grades: KG-12
  • Enrollment: 2,131 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 21:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 44%
  • : ≥50% (Btm 50% in CA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : ≤10% (Btm 50%)
  • : 11-19% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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