Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle

Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is an elementary-level community of well-populated scale in Santa Rosa, California, one of the schools within Oak Grove Union Elementary, enrolling 708 students in grades 1 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 52% above typical.

Within Oak Grove Union Elementary, which oversees 2 schools and 799 students, Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Sonoma County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.1%.

Across the wider county, Sonoma County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sonoma County runs 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), of which Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Olivet Elementary Charter, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting. Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 774 students in 2018 compared to 708 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 63% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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