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Petaluma City Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 153 students in Petaluma City Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, 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 31%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
2,205 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
103 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Petaluma City Elementary School District, which is ranked #538 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 21-39% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#542 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
29%
Graduation Rate
21-39%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.64
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
3%
11%
% Hispanic
34%
55%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
52%
22%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue (06-07)
$85 MM
$19 MM
Spending (06-07)
$80 MM
$18 MM
Revenue / Student (06-07)
$38,910
$11,879
Spending / Student (06-07)
$36,564
$11,317
Best Petaluma City Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
South County Consortium
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 Douglas St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-4641
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 778-4641
Grades: K-12
| 153 students
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