Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINCON VALLEY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063264005077
Binkley Elementary Charter
4965 Canyon Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95409 · (707) 539-6060 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
164 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 113% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
42.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.6% | 32.2% | 25.9% | 18.4% |
| Math | 19.3% | 23.3% | 30.7% | 26.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 47.9% | 44.3% |
| 2018-19 | 57.5% | 46.6% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 42.5% |
| 2016-17 | 51.3% | 36.7% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 33.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Binkley Elementary Charter
Binkley Elementary Charter's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binkley Elementary Charter this school | 351 | 46.7% | 45.2% |
| Enslen Elementary Modesto | 385 | 45.2% | 59.4% |
| San Gabriel Elementary Atascadero | 360 | 47.5% | 52.8% |
| Baywood Elementary Los Osos | 342 | 48.5% | 49.4% |
| Palisades Elementary Capistrano Beach | 332 | 47.9% | 61.9% |
| Proctor Terrace Elementary Santa Rosa | 323 | 46.1% | 45.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Binkley Elementary Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #2,052 of 5,151 | #32 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #2,097 of 5,172 ▲ 630 | #34 of 79 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,628 of 5,172 ▲ 369 | #24 of 79 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,297 of 5,116 | #31 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #4,272 of 5,915 | #46 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,153 of 5,352 | #40 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #1,480 of 5,354 | #13 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #4,054 of 5,625 | #46 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #2,810 of 3,837 | #30 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 16 | 21.9:1 | 47% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 15 | 25.0:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 40% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 16 | 21.4:1 | 42% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 17 | 22.7:1 | 55% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 49% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | N/A | N/A | 49% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 24% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 16 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Binkley Elementary Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (386 to 351); teachers down 6% (17 to 16).
About Binkley Elementary Charter
Binkley Elementary Charter is a small elementary school in Rincon Valley Union Elementary, located in Santa Rosa, California. It educates 351 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Rincon Valley Union Elementary counts 9 schools and 3,079 students, including Binkley Elementary Charter.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Binkley Elementary Charter, at 50%. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 62% of Sonoma County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at Binkley Elementary Charter in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.9:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%.
Binkley Elementary Charter is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Binkley Elementary Charter is -7.0 points: 45.2% actual, 52.2% predicted.
Across Sonoma County, the median household income is $104,674, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Sonoma County has 184 public schools and roughly 63,389 students.
The closest public school, Maria Carrillo High, is about 0.5 miles from Binkley Elementary Charter. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Binkley Elementary Charter is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Binkley Elementary Charter is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment has grown by 9 students since 2020-21, to 351.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Binkley Elementary Charter covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Rincon Valley Union Elementary
- Sequoia ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Village Elementary CharterElementary · 384 students
- Spring Lake CharterElementary · 383 students
- Manzanita Elementary CharterElementary · 369 students
- Austin Creek ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Madrone ElementaryElementary · 363 students
Other schools in Santa Rosa
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Santa Rosa HighHigh · 1,553 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Roseland CharterCombined · 1,254 students
- Montgomery HighHigh · 1,253 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
Nearby schools
- Maria Carrillo High0.5 mi · 1,584
- Whited Elementary Charter0.6 mi · 327
- Sequoia Elementary0.6 mi · 414
- Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter0.7 mi · 128
- Rincon Valley Middle0.7 mi · 725
- Madrone Elementary0.7 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Binkley Elementary CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Binkley Elementary Charter?
Binkley Elementary Charter enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Binkley Elementary Charter serve?
Binkley Elementary Charter serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Binkley Elementary Charter?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Binkley Elementary Charter.
How diverse is Binkley Elementary Charter?
Binkley Elementary Charter reports a student body of 50% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Binkley Elementary Charter in?
Binkley Elementary Charter is part of Rincon Valley Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.