Enrollment
20
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT ROSS ELEMENTARY·NCES 061413001616
Fort Ross Elementary
30600 Seaview Rd., Cazadero, CA 95421 · (707) 847-3390 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL20 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.0:1
2 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
12 students
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 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 25% |
Student demographics
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
38.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.5pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 15.4% | 46.1% | 15.4% |
| Math | 7.7% | 7.7% | 46.1% | 38.5% |
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 | 38.5% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 18.2% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 30.8% | 38.5% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Fort Ross Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20 | #5,854 of 5,915 | #102 of 105 |
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
20
+9 (+82%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 5.5:1
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 | 20 | 2 | 10.0:1 | 60% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 2 | 7.5:1 | 67% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 2 | 7.0:1 | 64% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 2 | 5.5:1 | 55% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 2.4 | 7.9:1 | 79% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 28 | 2 | 14.0:1 | 57% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 60% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 72 | 4 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 89 | 4 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Ross Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (19 to 20); teachers down 17% (2.4 to 2).
About Fort Ross Elementary
Fort Ross Elementary is a very small elementary school in California, with an address in Cazadero. In all, 20 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 96% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Fort Ross Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
At Fort Ross Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Other students are 25% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, and 5% Black. By comparison, Sonoma County residents are about 62% White.
The school's 2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Fort Ross Elementary, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Sonoma County average 51%.
Among California public elementary schools, Fort Ross Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fort Ross Elementary, the prediction is 44.4% and the result is 31.6%.
The school is in Sonoma County, where the median household earns about $104,674 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Fort Ross Elementary shares Sonoma County with 183 other public schools.
Kashia Elementary is about 8.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Fort Ross Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fort Ross Elementary places 2nd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Fort Ross Elementary reported 11 students in 2020-21 and 20 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 10.0:1, from 5.5:1.
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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
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- Kashia Elementary8.1 mi · 8
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- California Pacific Charter - Sonoma14.8 mi · 213
- Guerneville Elementary (Charter)14.8 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Ross ElementaryHow large is Fort Ross Elementary?
Fort Ross Elementary enrolls approximately 20 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Fort Ross Elementary serve?
Fort Ross Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fort Ross Elementary?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Fort Ross Elementary.
How diverse is Fort Ross Elementary?
Fort Ross Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 25% Two or more.
What district is Fort Ross Elementary in?
Fort Ross Elementary is part of Fort Ross Elementary.
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