Hidden Valley Elementary

Hidden Valley Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Santa Rosa, California, operated by Santa Rosa Elementary, with 468 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Santa Rosa Elementary comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,800 students; Hidden Valley Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hidden Valley Elementary records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Sonoma County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Sonoma County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, Hidden Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sonoma County put median household income runs about $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Sonoma County runs 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), of which Hidden Valley Elementary is one.

Steele Lane Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hidden Valley Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 624 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 15% to 8% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.