Enrollment
115
Middle
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETALUMA JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 063025013937
Petaluma Accelerated Charter
110 Ellis St., Petaluma, CA 94952 · (707) 778-4750 · Sonoma County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of California public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
32 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 62 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 46% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2015
Math
83.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2015, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.9% | 40.4% | 11.0% | 2.8% |
| Math | 67.9% | 15.6% | 11.0% | 5.5% |
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 | 86.2% | 83.5% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 90.3% |
| 2022-23 | 99.2% | 96.8% |
| 2021-22 | 91.7% | 98.3% |
| 2020-21 | 92.8% | 97.3% |
| 2018-19 | 95.3% | 97.2% |
| 2017-18 | 95.2% | 94.2% |
| 2016-17 | 95.7% | 87.1% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in California's top 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 Petaluma Accelerated Charter
Petaluma Accelerated Charter's state test result (87.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma Accelerated Charter this school | 115 | 27.8% | 87.9% |
| Pleasant Valley Middle Placerville | 117 | 35.9% | 22.2% |
| Hickman Middle Hickman | 141 | 36.2% | 51.5% |
| Forestville Academy Forestville | 152 | 40.1% | 32.8% |
| Salmon Creek School - A Charter Occidental | 162 | 24.7% | 49.2% |
| Twin Hills Charter Middle Sebastopol | 207 | 21.3% | 60.2% |
Matched among California middle 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 Petaluma Accelerated Charter ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #8 of 1,224 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #16 of 1,227 ▼ 10 | #2 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #23 of 1,227 ▼ 20 | #2 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.1pp | #9 of 1,214 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #1,327 of 1,377 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #1,161 of 1,329 | #19 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
115
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 29.3:1
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 | 115 | 4.5 | 25.3:1 | 28% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 4.3 | 27.1:1 | 28% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 4.5 | 27.5:1 | 12% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 4 | 29.3:1 | 23% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 4.2 | 25.0:1 | 17% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 2 | 24.0:1 | 58% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Petaluma Accelerated Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (105 to 115); teachers up 8% (4.2 to 4.5).
About Petaluma Accelerated Charter
Petaluma Accelerated Charter is a small middle school in Petaluma, California, that operates as a charter school. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 115 students. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 83% lower.
Petaluma Accelerated Charter reports to Petaluma Joint Union High, which has 11 schools and 4,900 students.
White students make up a majority at Petaluma Accelerated Charter, at 53%. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 62% White share among all Sonoma County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 25.3 students per teacher. That is 4.6 students per teacher above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 28% of students. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Sonoma County is 23 points.
allk12 grades Petaluma Accelerated Charter an A. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Petaluma Accelerated Charter are 24.6 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 87.9%, compared with a predicted 63.2%, which ranks in the top 10% in California.
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 closest public school to Petaluma Accelerated Charter is McKinley Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Petaluma Accelerated Charter is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Petaluma Accelerated Charter ranks 1st on proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (117) to 2024-25 (115). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 25.3:1, from 29.3:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Joint Union High
- Casa Grande HighHigh · 1,653 students
- Petaluma HighHigh · 1,193 students
- Kenilworth Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry ValleyElementary · 494 students
- Petaluma Junior HighMiddle · 454 students
- San Antonio High (Continuation)High · 65 students
Other schools in Petaluma
- Casa Grande HighHigh · 1,653 students
- Petaluma HighHigh · 1,193 students
- Kenilworth Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- Heartwood CharterCombined · 739 students
- Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry ValleyElementary · 494 students
- Petaluma Junior HighMiddle · 454 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary0.0 mi · 368
- Live Oak Charter0.3 mi · 271
- San Antonio High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 65
- Valley Oaks High (Alternative)0.5 mi · 43
- Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter0.7 mi · 31
- McDowell Elementary0.7 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Petaluma Accelerated CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Petaluma Accelerated Charter?
Petaluma Accelerated Charter enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Petaluma Accelerated Charter serve?
Petaluma Accelerated Charter serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Petaluma Accelerated Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Petaluma Accelerated Charter is approximately 25.3:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Petaluma Accelerated Charter?
At Petaluma Accelerated Charter, the student body is approximately 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Petaluma Accelerated Charter public or private?
Petaluma Accelerated Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Petaluma Joint Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.