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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARK WEST UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062400003610
Mark West Elementary
4600 Lavell Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 · (707) 524-2990 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
19.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
238 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 106% larger than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
61%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
45.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.4pp since 2014
Math
41.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.5% | 26.1% | 29.8% | 24.6% |
| Math | 16.3% | 25.6% | 29.8% | 28.4% |
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 | 45.6% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 48.2% |
| 2022-23 | 51.4% | 42.8% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 40.8% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 30.6% |
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 46.5% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 44.7% |
| 2016-17 | 49.8% | 43.8% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Mark West Elementary
Mark West Elementary's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark West Elementary this school | 425 | 56.0% | 48.7% |
| Hawthorne Elementary San Luis Obispo | 437 | 53.5% | 56.8% |
| Lake Arrowhead Elementary Lake Arrowhead | 450 | 54.2% | 38.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary Simi Valley | 401 | 55.1% | 37.7% |
| Willow Elementary Napa | 472 | 56.4% | 40.0% |
| Palmquist Elementary Oceanside | 512 | 56.4% | 41.4% |
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 Mark West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,810 of 5,151 | #29 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,163 of 5,172 ▼ 525 | #35 of 79 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #2,401 of 5,172 ▼ 1,060 | #38 of 79 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #958 of 5,116 | #16 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #3,353 of 5,915 | #25 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #600 of 5,352 | #9 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #1,775 of 5,354 | #20 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #3,643 of 5,625 | #34 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #3,474 of 3,837 | #43 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
425
+32 (+8%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 425 | 22.1 | 19.2:1 | 56% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 21.1 | 20.1:1 | 48% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 20.1 | 19.7:1 | 47% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 42% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 20 | 22.1:1 | 56% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 54% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | N/A | N/A | 50% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 28 | 20.2:1 | 18% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 28 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (441 to 425); teachers up 11% (20 to 22.1).
About Mark West Elementary
Mark West Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Santa Rosa, California. The school's 425 students are in kindergarten through 6.
Mark West Union Elementary runs 4 schools with a combined 1,361 students. Mark West Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Mark West Elementary, at 45%. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Sonoma County residents are about 62% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Mark West Elementary total 22.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 238 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 56%.
allk12 grades Mark West Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mark West Elementary is 46.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.7%.
Federal survey data for Sonoma County show that the median household income is $104,674, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Sonoma County is home to 184 public schools and about 63,389 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Mark West Charter, less than a tenth of a mile away. Mark West Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Mark West Elementary's average proficiency of 48.7% compares with 42.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 32 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Mark West Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Mark West Union Elementary
- John B. Riebli ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- San Miguel ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Mark West CharterElementary · 124 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
- Mark West Charter0.0 mi · 124
- San Miguel Elementary0.8 mi · 401
- John B. Riebli Elementary0.9 mi · 411
- Jack London Elementary1.6 mi · 258
- Piner-Olivet Charter1.6 mi · 212
- Morrice Schaefer Charter2.1 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Mark West ElementaryHow many students attend Mark West Elementary?
Mark West Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mark West Elementary serve?
Mark West Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Mark West Elementary?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Mark West Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mark West Elementary?
Student demographics at Mark West Elementary are roughly 45% White, 43% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mark West Elementary?
Mark West Elementary is overseen by Mark West Union Elementary in Sonoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.