La Tercera Elementary

La Tercera Elementary operates as a modestly sized primary school in Petaluma, California, one of the schools within Old Adobe Union. Current enrollment sits at 295 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

Old Adobe Union comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,734 students; La Tercera Elementary is among them.

On demographics, La Tercera Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, La Tercera Elementary records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting La Tercera Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sonoma County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, La Tercera Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.3%; this one comes in at 36.0%, -21.3 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Sonoma County reports that median household income runs about $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), La Tercera Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Casa Grande High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, La Tercera Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. La Tercera Elementary's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 295). The White share of enrollment edged up from 45% to 53% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for La Tercera Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.