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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Hidden Valley Elementary?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY·NCES 063581006122
Hidden Valley Elementary
3435 Bonita Vista Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95404 · (707) 890-3925 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- 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
21.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
170 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
57.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
47.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.2% | 22.7% | 20.3% | 21.9% |
| Math | 26.3% | 21.6% | 27.8% | 24.3% |
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 | 57.8% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 52.8% |
| 2021-22 | 57.6% | 47.9% |
| 2018-19 | 65.8% | 59.2% |
| 2016-17 | 62.1% | 53.2% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Hidden Valley Elementary
Hidden Valley Elementary's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Elementary this school | 468 | 36.3% | 52.5% |
| Vintage Hills Elementary Temecula | 512 | 36.5% | 55.9% |
| Atherwood Elementary Simi Valley | 456 | 33.1% | 43.8% |
| Mariposa Elementary Redlands | 432 | 34.3% | 65.0% |
| Mound Elementary Ventura | 490 | 38.6% | 65.6% |
| Castaic Elementary Castaic | 417 | 32.9% | 56.8% |
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 Hidden Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,561 of 5,151 | #23 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,731 of 5,172 ▼ 74 | #24 of 79 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #1,480 of 5,172 ▼ 52 | #21 of 79 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #3,310 of 5,116 | #45 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #2,824 of 5,915 | #19 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,905 of 5,352 | #33 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #1,072 of 5,354 | #5 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #4,492 of 5,625 | #61 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #912 of 3,837 | #12 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
468
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 468 | 21.7 | 21.6:1 | 36% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 22 | 20.8:1 | 27% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 20.5 | 21.9:1 | 23% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 20 | 25.0:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 27.7 | 22.5:1 | 43% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 21% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | N/A | N/A | 17% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 8% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 20 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidden Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (624 to 468); teachers down 22% (27.7 to 21.7).
About Hidden Valley Elementary
Hidden Valley Elementary sits in Santa Rosa, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 468 students in kindergarten through 6.
Santa Rosa Elementary has 12 schools and 4,800 students, and Hidden Valley Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Hidden Valley Elementary, at 45%. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. By comparison, Sonoma County residents are about 62% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.6:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 36%. That is 15 points below the 51% average for public schools in Sonoma County.
The allk12 Grade for Hidden Valley Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hidden Valley Elementary's results are 5.8 points below predicted: 52.5% against 58.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sonoma County show that the median household income is $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 184 public schools in Sonoma County, enrolling about 63,389 students in all.
The shortest distance from Hidden Valley Elementary to another public school is about 1.4 miles, to Steele Lane Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Hidden Valley Elementary places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Hidden Valley Elementary had 500 students, to 2024-25, when it had 468. The ratio was 25.0:1 in 2020-21 and 21.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Hidden Valley Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Santa Rosa Elementary
- Cesar Chavez Language AcademyElementary · 773 students
- Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS)Elementary · 525 students
- Steele Lane ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Santa Rosa Charter School for the ArtsElementary · 384 students
- Helen M. Lehman ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Luther Burbank ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Santa Rosa
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Santa Rosa HighHigh · 1,553 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Roseland CharterCombined · 1,254 students
- Montgomery HighHigh · 1,253 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
Other Hidden Valley Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hidden Valley Elementary. Hidden Valley Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Hidden Valley ElementaryMartinez, CA · 831 students
- Hidden Valley ElementarySan Anselmo, CA · 274 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 808 students
- Hidden Valley ElementarySAVAGE, MN · 472 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryRENO, NV · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Steele Lane Elementary1.4 mi · 447
- Proctor Terrace Elementary1.5 mi · 323
- Madrone Elementary1.5 mi · 363
- Pivot Charter School - North Bay1.6 mi · 437
- Rincon Valley Middle1.7 mi · 725
- Santa Rosa High1.7 mi · 1,553
Frequently asked questions
About Hidden Valley ElementaryHow large is Hidden Valley Elementary?
Hidden Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-06.
Is Hidden Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hidden Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Hidden Valley Elementary have?
Hidden Valley Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
How diverse is Hidden Valley Elementary?
Hidden Valley Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Hidden Valley Elementary?
Hidden Valley Elementary is overseen by Santa Rosa Elementary in Sonoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.