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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Loma Vista Immersion Academy administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD ADOBE UNION·NCES 062832013259
Loma Vista Immersion Academy
207 Maria Dr., Petaluma, CA 94954 · (707) 765-4302 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
24.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
207 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 109% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.6pp since 2014
Math
39.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 22.1% | 27.2% | 36.1% |
| Math | 18.4% | 21.2% | 29.3% | 31.1% |
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 | 36.6% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 39.4% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 46.1% | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 40.9% | 47.5% |
| 2016-17 | 28.7% | 36.6% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Loma Vista Immersion Academy
Loma Vista Immersion Academy's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Vista Immersion Academy this school | 451 | 45.9% | 35.4% |
| Viejo Elementary Mission Viejo | 447 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| Grace Miller Elementary La Verne | 448 | 41.7% | 71.5% |
| Aromas Aromas | 399 | 51.4% | 39.7% |
| Huerta (Dolores) Elementary San Francisco | 418 | 51.9% | 40.4% |
| Jamul Elementary Jamul | 386 | 45.9% | 33.8% |
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 Loma Vista Immersion Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #2,913 of 5,151 | #47 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,315 of 5,172 ▲ 291 | #39 of 79 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,258 of 5,172 ▲ 313 | #50 of 79 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,813 of 5,116 | #22 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #3,024 of 5,915 | #22 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,106 of 5,352 | #64 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #3,324 of 5,354 | #53 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #4,089 of 5,625 | #50 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #422 of 1,139 | #14 of 22 |
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
451
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 451 | 18.4 | 24.5:1 | 46% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 20.9 | 22.4:1 | 38% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 20.4 | 24.0:1 | 37% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 19 | 25.3:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 17.3 | 23.1:1 | 45% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 11 | 24.7:1 | 51% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loma Vista Immersion Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (400 to 451); teachers up 6% (17.3 to 18.4).
About Loma Vista Immersion Academy
Loma Vista Immersion Academy is a public elementary school in Petaluma, California. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 451 students.
Loma Vista Immersion Academy is a school in Old Adobe Union. The district has 5 schools and 1,734 students.
Hispanic students are 73% of those enrolled at Loma Vista Immersion Academy. Next come 22% White and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Sonoma County residents. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Loma Vista Immersion Academy are from different groups.
Loma Vista Immersion Academy has 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.5:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%.
Among California public elementary schools, Loma Vista Immersion Academy outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Loma Vista Immersion Academy are 17.2 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.4%, compared with a predicted 52.6%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in California.
In Sonoma County, the median household earns about $104,674 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Sonoma County, 184 public schools serve about 63,389 students.
McDowell Elementary is the nearest public school to Loma Vista Immersion Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 35.4% is below the 56.0% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 481 to 451, a 6% decline.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Old Adobe Union
- Sonoma Mountain ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- La Tercera ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Miwok Valley Elementary CharterElementary · 288 students
- Old Adobe Elementary CharterElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Petaluma
- Casa Grande HighHigh · 1,653 students
- Petaluma HighHigh · 1,193 students
- Kenilworth Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- Heartwood CharterCombined · 739 students
- Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry ValleyElementary · 494 students
- Petaluma Junior HighMiddle · 454 students
Nearby schools
- McDowell Elementary0.7 mi · 329
- Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter0.7 mi · 31
- McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 368
- Petaluma Accelerated Charter0.8 mi · 115
- Sonoma Mountain Elementary0.8 mi · 422
- Live Oak Charter1.0 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About Loma Vista Immersion AcademyHow many students attend Loma Vista Immersion Academy?
Loma Vista Immersion Academy enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Loma Vista Immersion Academy serve?
Loma Vista Immersion Academy serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loma Vista Immersion Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loma Vista Immersion Academy is approximately 24.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loma Vista Immersion Academy?
At Loma Vista Immersion Academy, the student body is approximately 22% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Loma Vista Immersion Academy in?
Loma Vista Immersion Academy is part of Old Adobe Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.