Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINCON VALLEY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063264005078
Madrone Elementary
4550 Rinconada Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95409 · (707) 539-9665 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- 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
19.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
163 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 68% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
45.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
46.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 28.1% | 24.5% | 30.2% |
| Math | 20.9% | 25.6% | 21.5% | 31.9% |
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 | 45.3% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 45.6% | 42.2% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 42.3% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 53.6% |
| 2017-18 | 56.0% | 57.1% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 51.6% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Madrone Elementary
Madrone Elementary's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrone Elementary this school | 363 | 44.9% | 41.4% |
| White Oak Elementary Simi Valley | 352 | 43.8% | 52.1% |
| Olive Elementary Novato | 364 | 49.5% | 46.8% |
| California Elementary Costa Mesa | 373 | 41.3% | 62.6% |
| Sycamore Elementary Simi Valley | 359 | 45.4% | 37.8% |
| Proctor Terrace Elementary Santa Rosa | 323 | 46.1% | 45.1% |
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 Madrone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,350 of 5,151 | #41 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,812 of 5,172 ▲ 729 | #26 of 79 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #2,426 of 5,172 ▲ 498 | #39 of 79 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,690 of 5,116 | #36 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #4,150 of 5,915 | #45 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #571 of 5,352 | #8 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #1,041 of 5,354 | #4 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #4,141 of 5,625 | #54 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #2,543 of 3,837 | #27 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
363
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 363 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 41% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 43% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 55% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | N/A | N/A | 41% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 20 | 21.2:1 | 20% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 16 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madrone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (409 to 363); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).
About Madrone Elementary
As a small elementary school, Madrone Elementary serves students in Santa Rosa, California. There are 363 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Madrone Elementary is one of the 9 schools that make up Rincon Valley Union Elementary (3,079 students in total).
The student body at Madrone Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 41%. Enrollment also includes 38% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 20 points below the 62% share among Sonoma County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Madrone Elementary has a ratio of 19.1:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Madrone Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 53.2% for a school in California with Madrone Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Madrone Elementary posts 41.4%.
In Sonoma County, home to about 485,040 people, median household income comes to about $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sonoma County's 184 public schools enroll about 63,389 students and include Madrone Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Madrone Elementary is closest to Whited Elementary Charter, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Madrone Elementary ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.4% against a local average of 50.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (364) and 2024-25 (363). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.4:1 in 2020-21 to 19.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Rincon Valley Union Elementary
- Sequoia ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Village Elementary CharterElementary · 384 students
- Spring Lake CharterElementary · 383 students
- Manzanita Elementary CharterElementary · 369 students
- Austin Creek ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Binkley Elementary CharterElementary · 351 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
Nearby schools
- Whited Elementary Charter0.7 mi · 327
- Binkley Elementary Charter0.7 mi · 351
- Rincon Valley Middle0.9 mi · 725
- Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter0.9 mi · 128
- Maria Carrillo High1.1 mi · 1,584
- Sequoia Elementary1.2 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Madrone ElementaryHow many students attend Madrone Elementary?
Madrone Elementary enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-06.
Is Madrone Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Madrone Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Madrone Elementary have?
Madrone Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Madrone Elementary?
Student demographics at Madrone Elementary are roughly 41% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Madrone Elementary in?
Madrone Elementary is part of Rincon Valley Union Elementary.
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