Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SONOMA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063720006300
El Verano Elementary
18606 Riverside Dr., Sonoma, CA 95476 · (707) 935-6050 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
24.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
150 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.3pp since 2014
Math
21.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 22.3% | 24.7% | 44.0% |
| Math | 4.1% | 17.4% | 29.6% | 48.8% |
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 | 31.3% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 24.8% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 17.9% |
| 2018-19 | 20.3% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.7% | 9.1% |
| 2016-17 | 21.6% | 11.6% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 El Verano Elementary
El Verano Elementary's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Verano Elementary this school | 314 | 47.8% | 25.4% |
| El Camino Elementary Santa Barbara | 350 | 46.6% | 37.9% |
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary Mountain View | 366 | 48.4% | 47.5% |
| Sassarini Elementary Sonoma | 281 | 45.2% | 28.6% |
| Dual Language Immersion North County Vista | 276 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Boronda Elementary Salinas | 288 | 42.4% | 31.6% |
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 El Verano Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,028 of 5,151 | #60 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,157 of 5,172 ▼ 181 | #61 of 79 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,841 of 5,172 ▲ 205 | #58 of 79 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #2,590 of 5,116 | #33 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #4,650 of 5,915 | #56 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,868 of 5,352 | #61 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #3,910 of 5,354 | #65 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #4,016 of 5,625 | #45 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #1,442 of 3,837 | #18 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
314
+25 (+9%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 314 | 13 | 24.1:1 | 48% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 15.5 | 21.9:1 | 73% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 12.7 | 20.2:1 | 54% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 13 | 22.2:1 | 67% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 16 | 24.5:1 | 82% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 18 | 24.1:1 | 76% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | N/A | N/A | 89% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 53% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 25 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Verano Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (392 to 314); teachers down 19% (16 to 13).
About El Verano Elementary
A small elementary school in Sonoma, California, El Verano Elementary is part of Sonoma Valley Unified. It reported 314 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
El Verano Elementary is one of the 8 schools that make up Sonoma Valley Unified (3,015 students in total).
A large majority of enrollment at El Verano Elementary is Hispanic, at 82%. After that, the student body is 15% White. Among all residents of Sonoma County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. The diversity index for El Verano Elementary is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
El Verano Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 48% at El Verano Elementary. Public schools in Sonoma County average a similar 51%.
El Verano Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of California public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, El Verano Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 51.5%. Actual: 25.4%.
For the population of Sonoma County, the median household earns about $104,674 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. El Verano Elementary shares Sonoma County with 183 other public schools.
The closest school to El Verano Elementary is Altimira Middle, located about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 25.4% is below the 30.6% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 289 to 314, a 9% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 22.2:1 to 24.1:1.
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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 Sonoma Valley Unified
- Sonoma Valley HighHigh · 1,071 students
- Flowery ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- Adele Harrison MiddleMiddle · 334 students
- Altimira MiddleMiddle · 324 students
- Sassarini ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Prestwood ElementaryElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Sonoma
- Sonoma Valley HighHigh · 1,071 students
- Flowery ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- Adele Harrison MiddleMiddle · 334 students
- Altimira MiddleMiddle · 324 students
- Sassarini ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Prestwood ElementaryElementary · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Altimira Middle0.8 mi · 324
- Flowery Elementary0.9 mi · 368
- Sonoma Charter1.1 mi · 226
- Sassarini Elementary1.5 mi · 281
- Sonoma Valley High2.2 mi · 1,071
- Creekside High2.3 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About El Verano ElementaryHow many students attend El Verano Elementary?
El Verano Elementary enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does El Verano Elementary serve?
El Verano Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Verano Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Verano Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Verano Elementary?
At El Verano Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees El Verano Elementary?
El Verano Elementary is overseen by Sonoma Valley Unified in Sonoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.