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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle this year?
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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062784004226
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle
5299 Hall Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95401 · (707) 542-0171 · Sonoma County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- CThree-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
20.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
190 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 23% |
This year's 1st grade class (64) is 60% smaller than its 8th grade class (160).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oak Grove Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
40.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.5% | 35.6% | 28.7% | 15.2% |
| Math | 18.9% | 21.6% | 32.6% | 26.9% |
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 | 56.1% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 44.8% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 42.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 42.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.2% | 49.3% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.0% | 53.3% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle this school | 708 | 26.8% | 52.3% |
| Classical Academy Vista Vista | 651 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Hope Elementary Carlsbad | 659 | 27.2% | 71.8% |
| Capri Elementary Encinitas | 613 | 26.1% | 66.4% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Glendale | 608 | 29.3% | 72.4% |
| Grant K-8 San Diego | 743 | 29.7% | 68.9% |
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 Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,571 of 5,151 | #25 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,253 of 5,172 ▼ 416 | #37 of 79 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #1,604 of 5,172 ▼ 350 | #23 of 79 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,650 of 5,116 | #29 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #715 of 5,915 | #3 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,257 of 5,352 | #24 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #2,216 of 5,354 | #33 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #4,898 of 5,625 | #75 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #2,879 of 3,837 | #34 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
708
-57 (-7%) vs 2020
+249% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 708 | 34.4 | 20.6:1 | 27% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 31.6 | 22.6:1 | 29% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 33.9 | 21.9:1 | 26% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 32 | 23.9:1 | 24% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 34.7 | 22.3:1 | 26% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 33 | 22.6:1 | 17% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | N/A | N/A | 26% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 21% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 9 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (774 to 708); teachers down 1% (34.7 to 34.4).
About Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is the name of a large elementary school in Santa Rosa, California. Enrollment stands at 708 students, covering grades 1 through 8. The school is 52% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Oak Grove Union Elementary, operates 2 schools serving 799 students.
More than half of the students at Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle are White (58%). Next come 31% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That is in line with Sonoma County, where about 62% of residents are White. The diversity index for Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.6:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.7 students per teacher. On the income side, 27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Sonoma County is 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle lands at C+, ahead of 40% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle would be expected to post about 63.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.3%.
In the wider Sonoma County area, median household income comes to about $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Sonoma County's 184 public schools enroll about 63,389 students and include Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle.
The closest school to Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is Olivet Elementary Charter, located about 1.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data. Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is one of the charter schools in California.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 765 to 708, a 7% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.9:1 to 20.6:1.
The allk12 page for Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Oak Grove Union Elementary
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 91 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
- Olivet Elementary Charter1.8 mi · 323
- Wright Charter2.2 mi · 456
- Analy High2.4 mi · 1,473
- Sebastopol Independent Charter2.6 mi · 286
- Piner High2.6 mi · 1,434
- Northwest Prep Charter2.6 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside MiddleHow large is Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle?
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle enrolls approximately 708 students in grades 01-08.
What grades does Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle serve?
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle serves grades 01-08.
How many students per teacher at Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle.
What is the student diversity at Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle?
Student demographics at Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle are roughly 58% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle in?
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is part of Oak Grove Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.