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Which teacher or staff member at Penngrove Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETALUMA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063023004722
Penngrove Elementary
365 Adobe Rd., Penngrove, CA 94951 · (707) 778-4755 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
29.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
170 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 108 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 112% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
46.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
49.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.8% | 29.0% | 31.3% | 22.0% |
| Math | 17.8% | 31.8% | 28.0% | 22.4% |
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 | 46.7% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 53.1% | 48.1% |
| 2018-19 | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2017-18 | 55.8% | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 54.3% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Penngrove Elementary
Penngrove Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penngrove Elementary this school | 472 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| Twin Lakes Elementary Orangevale | 494 | 33.4% | 45.9% |
| Cottage Hill Elementary Grass Valley | 485 | 34.8% | 43.8% |
| Durham Elementary Durham | 495 | 38.4% | 41.2% |
| Brittan Elementary Sutter | 539 | 34.7% | 32.0% |
| John B. Riebli Elementary Santa Rosa | 411 | 36.7% | 43.3% |
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 Penngrove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,997 of 5,151 | #30 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #1,625 of 5,172 ▲ 582 | #20 of 79 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #2,298 of 5,172 ▼ 335 | #36 of 79 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #1,081 of 5,116 | #18 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #2,772 of 5,915 | #15 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.5:1 | #5,304 of 5,352 | #76 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #2,581 of 5,354 | #41 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #4,507 of 5,625 | #63 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.0% | #231 of 1,139 | #11 of 22 |
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
472
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
29.5:1
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 | 472 | 16 | 29.5:1 | 36% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 36% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 18 | 26.7:1 | 35% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 16.4 | 23.8:1 | 27% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 16 | 23.1:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | N/A | N/A | 25% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 24% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penngrove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (390 to 472); teachers down 2% (16.4 to 16).
About Penngrove Elementary
Penngrove Elementary serves students in Penngrove, California, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 472 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6.
Petaluma City Elementary is the local district for Penngrove Elementary. It runs 7 schools with 2,182 students.
At Penngrove Elementary, 65% of students are White. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Sonoma County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Penngrove Elementary scores 52%.
Penngrove Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.5:1. The school's 29.5:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Sonoma County, the school's rate is lower.
Penngrove Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.4%.
In the surrounding county, Sonoma County, the median household earns about $104,674 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Sonoma County has 184 public schools with about 63,389 students, including Penngrove Elementary.
The closest school to Penngrove Elementary is Credo High, located about 1.7 miles away. Penngrove Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Penngrove Elementary at 3rd of 6.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
From 455 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 472 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 23.9 to 29.5 over 4 years.
Penngrove Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Petaluma City Elementary
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- McNear ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- McDowell ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Valley Vista ElementaryElementary · 155 students
- South County ConsortiumCombined · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Credo High1.7 mi · 441
- Corona Creek Elementary2.1 mi · 403
- Monte Vista Elementary2.1 mi · 489
- University Elementary at La Fiesta2.2 mi · 291
- Kenilworth Junior High2.4 mi · 812
- Heartwood Charter2.6 mi · 739
Frequently asked questions
About Penngrove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Penngrove Elementary?
Penngrove Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Penngrove Elementary serve?
Penngrove Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Penngrove Elementary?
Approximately 29.5:1 students per teacher at Penngrove Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Penngrove Elementary?
At Penngrove Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Penngrove Elementary public or private?
Penngrove Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Petaluma City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.