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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN HILLS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064023006652

Apple Blossom

700 Watertrough Rd., Sebastopol, CA 95472 · (707) 823-1041 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
82 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
71
Grade 1
39
Grade 2
44
Grade 3
45
Grade 4
40
Grade 5
66
Student demographics
White
22875%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
5819%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 56%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14748%
Female
15852%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
46.1%
CA avg 47.1% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
42.3%
CA avg 35.6% . -0.8pp since 2014
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
305
-104 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 21.5:1
% White
75%
was 69%
% Hispanic
19%
was 20%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Apple Blossom

Apple Blossom operates as a compact K-5 school in Sebastopol, California, run under Twin Hills Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 305 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Apple Blossom sits 34% leaner than that benchmark.

Twin Hills Union Elementary runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 992 students. Apple Blossom is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Apple Blossom shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, On paper, Apple Blossom has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 27% of students at Apple Blossom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Apple Blossom falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 63.5%; this one comes in at 44.5%, -18.9 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Sonoma County put the typical household earns roughly $104,674 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Apple Blossom is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

Orchard View is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Apple Blossom. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Apple Blossom at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 409 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 75% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Sonoma County at a glance

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Population
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students

Quick facts

School name
Apple Blossom
District
Twin Hills Union Elementary
Address
700 Watertrough Rd., Sebastopol, CA 95472
Phone
(707) 823-1041
County
Sonoma County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
305
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
21.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
82 (27%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
064023006652
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Twin Hills Union Elementary
Other schools in Sebastopol
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Apple Blossom
How large is Apple Blossom?
Apple Blossom enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Apple Blossom serve?
Apple Blossom serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apple Blossom?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Apple Blossom is approximately 21.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Apple Blossom?
At Apple Blossom, the student body is approximately 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Apple Blossom in?
Apple Blossom is part of Twin Hills Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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