Total enrollment
2,182
+41 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Petaluma City Elementary
California · 2,182 students · 2 cities
Petaluma City Elementary hosts 9 public K-12 schools inside California, collectively enrolling about 2,182 students (around 242 per school).
4-year change in Petaluma City Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Petaluma City Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #213 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,182 | #419 of 587 | #4,150 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #341 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #407 of 587 | #8,781 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.6% | #413 of 587 | #4,956 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #182 of 530 | #1,500 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Petaluma City Elementary
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Grant Elementary at 68.1% proficient to McDowell Elementary at 18.0%, a gap of 50.1 points. That is the 74th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,051 to 2,182 students (up 6%) and from 93 to 97 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penngrove Elementary | Penngrove | Elementary | KG-06 | 472 |
| Grant Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 386 |
| McKinley Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 368 |
| McNear Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 343 |
| McDowell Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 329 |
| Valley Vista Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 155 |
| South County Consortium | Petaluma | Combined | KG-12 | 129 |
| Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative) | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 0 |
| Valley Vista Public Waldorf | Petaluma | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Petaluma City Elementary
Across 9 schools, Petaluma City Elementary teaches about 2,182 students in California. By footprint it is a sparse district.
For a sense of the school types, Petaluma City Elementary is made up of 8 elementary and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Petaluma City Elementary runs about 242 students per school, 58% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Petaluma City Elementary has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,141 students to 2,182. Petaluma City Elementary now counts 7 public schools, down from 8 in SY 2020-21.
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