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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Gravenstein Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAVENSTEIN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061584002000
Gravenstein Elementary
3840 Twig Ave., Sebastopol, CA 95472 · (707) 823-5361 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
19.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
112 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Gravenstein Elementary→Hillcrest Middle
Based on grade levels within Gravenstein Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
65.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.8% | 26.9% | 21.6% | 12.7% |
| Math | 33.1% | 32.2% | 21.2% | 13.5% |
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 | 65.7% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 65.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.7% | 65.8% |
| 2021-22 | 68.5% | 66.7% |
| 2018-19 | 80.3% | 76.4% |
| 2017-18 | 78.2% | 70.5% |
| 2016-17 | 73.5% | 68.0% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Gravenstein Elementary
Gravenstein Elementary's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenstein Elementary this school | 464 | 24.1% | 67.3% |
| Colony Oak Elementary Ripon | 447 | 22.4% | 56.0% |
| Westlake Elementary Santa Cruz | 453 | 24.5% | 67.0% |
| Weathersfield Elementary Thousand Oaks | 433 | 23.6% | 70.7% |
| Woodland Elementary Costa Mesa | 487 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Lincoln Crossing Elementary Lincoln | 484 | 23.3% | 49.6% |
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 Gravenstein Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #773 of 5,151 | #7 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #816 of 5,172 ▼ 31 | #7 of 79 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #977 of 5,172 ▼ 395 | #11 of 79 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,186 of 5,116 | #19 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #2,858 of 5,915 | #20 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #911 of 5,352 | #13 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #2,035 of 5,354 | #29 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #5,004 of 5,625 | #81 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #686 of 1,139 | #19 of 22 |
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
464
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 464 | 23.3 | 19.9:1 | 24% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 25.4 | 18.8:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 24.7 | 18.1:1 | 31% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 22% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | N/A | N/A | 19% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 18% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 17 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gravenstein Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (436 to 464); teachers up 6% (22 to 23.3).
About Gravenstein Elementary
Gravenstein Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Sebastopol. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 464 students.
Gravenstein Union Elementary has 798 students spread across 3 schools.
More than half of the students at Gravenstein Elementary are White (58%). Next come 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Sonoma County, where about 62% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
The school has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. The school reported 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 51% average for public schools in Sonoma County.
Gravenstein Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Gravenstein Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.3% actual against a predicted 65.4%.
In the surrounding county, Sonoma County, the median household earns about $104,674 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Gravenstein Elementary, Sonoma County has 184 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Gravenstein Elementary is closest to Gravenstein First, less than a tenth of a mile away. Gravenstein Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Gravenstein Elementary ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 67.3% versus a 54.5% average.
For locale, NCES codes Gravenstein Elementary as Town: Fringe. Charter status: Gravenstein Elementary is a public charter school.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 438 (2020-21) to 464 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.9:1) than in 2020-21 (18.3:1).
The allk12 page for Gravenstein Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Gravenstein Union Elementary
- Hillcrest MiddleMiddle · 297 students
- Gravenstein FirstElementary · 37 students
- Gravenstein Community DayElementary
Other schools in Sebastopol
- Analy HighHigh · 1,473 students
- Apple BlossomElementary · 305 students
- Hillcrest MiddleMiddle · 297 students
- Sebastopol Independent CharterElementary · 286 students
- Park Side ElementaryElementary · 268 students
- Sunridge CharterElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Gravenstein First0.0 mi · 37
- Hillcrest Middle1.3 mi · 297
- Sunridge Charter3.0 mi · 256
- Twin Hills Charter Middle3.0 mi · 207
- Dunham Elementary3.1 mi · 9
- Dunham Charter3.1 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Gravenstein ElementaryHow large is Gravenstein Elementary?
Gravenstein Elementary enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gravenstein Elementary serve?
Gravenstein Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gravenstein Elementary?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Gravenstein Elementary.
How diverse is Gravenstein Elementary?
Gravenstein Elementary reports a student body of 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Gravenstein Elementary?
Gravenstein Elementary is overseen by Gravenstein Union Elementary in Sonoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.