Loma Vista Immersion Academy

Loma Vista Immersion Academy is a medium-sized primary school in Petaluma, California, one of the schools within Old Adobe Union. The school serves 451 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 5 schools in Old Adobe Union (1,734 students total), Loma Vista Immersion Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Loma Vista Immersion Academy reports that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 22% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Sonoma County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Loma Vista Immersion Academy has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Loma Vista Immersion Academy falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.2%; this one comes in at 33.0%, -19.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sonoma County indicate median household earnings sit near $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Loma Vista Immersion Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Loma Vista Immersion Academy at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Loma Vista Immersion Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loma Vista Immersion Academy has expanded 13%, going from 400 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.

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