Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUERNEVILLE ELEMENTARY·NCES 061632002031
Guerneville Elementary (Charter)
14630 Armstrong Woods Rd., Guerneville, CA 95446 · (707) 869-2864 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
17.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
138 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.6pp since 2014
Math
19.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 26.4% | 28.2% | 35.5% |
| Math | 6.4% | 12.7% | 34.5% | 46.4% |
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 | 36.4% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 23.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 27.3% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 25.3% |
| 2018-19 | 54.1% | 44.6% |
| 2017-18 | 53.3% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 44.9% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Guerneville Elementary (Charter)
Guerneville Elementary (Charter)'s state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerneville Elementary (Charter) this school | 171 | 80.7% | 28.2% |
| Lake Don Pedro Elementary La Grange | 195 | 81.0% | 21.9% |
| Morongo Valley Elementary Morongo Valley | 170 | 75.3% | 42.7% |
| East Lake Clearlake Oaks | 195 | 79.5% | 20.0% |
| Inyokern Elementary Inyokern | 161 | 80.1% | 45.3% |
| Pine Hill Elementary Eureka | 189 | 76.2% | 41.1% |
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 Guerneville Elementary (Charter) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,723 of 5,151 | #57 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #4,386 of 5,172 ▼ 590 | #66 of 79 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,289 of 5,172 ▼ 217 | #51 of 79 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.7pp | #332 of 5,116 | #8 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #5,444 of 5,915 | #77 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #2,126 of 5,625 | #13 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #304 of 3,837 | #6 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
171
-49 (-22%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | 81% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 10.9 | 17.4:1 | 74% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 11 | 19.3:1 | 62% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 11 | 20.0:1 | 58% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 11.8 | 22.2:1 | 68% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 65% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | N/A | N/A | 61% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 54% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 28 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guerneville Elementary (Charter).
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (262 to 171); teachers down 15% (11.8 to 10).
About Guerneville Elementary (Charter)
Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Guerneville, California. It has an enrollment of 171 students in kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Guerneville Elementary oversees Guerneville Elementary (Charter) and 1 other school, with 183 students in total.
The largest group at Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is White students, at 54%. Other groups make up 35% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 62% of Sonoma County residents are White. The diversity index for Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.1:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 51% for public schools in Sonoma County.
Among California public elementary schools, Guerneville Elementary (Charter) outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is 4.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
For the population of Sonoma County, median household income comes to about $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sonoma County counts 184 public schools with about 63,389 students.
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant. NCES lists Guerneville Elementary (Charter) as a charter school.
From 220 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 171 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 20.0:1 to 17.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Guerneville
- California Pacific Charter - SonomaCombined · 213 students
- Guerneville PrimaryElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- California Pacific Charter - Sonoma0.0 mi · 213
- Guerneville Primary0.0 mi · 12
- Monte Rio Elementary2.9 mi · 68
- Montgomery Elementary5.5 mi · 23
- Laguna High6.2 mi · 57
- West Sonoma County Consortium6.4 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Guerneville Elementary (Charter)How large is Guerneville Elementary (Charter)?
Guerneville Elementary (Charter) enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-08.
Is Guerneville Elementary (Charter) an elementary, middle, or high school?
Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is approximately 17.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)?
Student demographics at Guerneville Elementary (Charter) are roughly 54% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Guerneville Elementary (Charter) in?
Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is part of Guerneville Elementary.
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