Montgomery Elementary

Set in Cazadero, California, Montgomery Elementary is a minimally staffed elementary-level community, one of the schools within Montgomery Elementary. It instructs 23 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 95% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Montgomery Elementary answers to Montgomery Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Montgomery Elementary lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Montgomery Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Montgomery Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sonoma County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Sonoma County shows median household income runs about $104,674, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Montgomery Elementary is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

The closest other public school is Guerneville Elementary (Charter), roughly 5.5 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Montgomery Elementary's enrollment has shrank 34% since 2018, when it stood at 35 (now 23). The Asian share of enrollment shrank from 6% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.