Petaluma High

Petaluma High operates as a medium-sized secondary school in Petaluma, California, operated by Petaluma Joint Union High. Current enrollment sits at 1,193 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Petaluma Joint Union High comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,900 students; Petaluma High is among them.

Demographically, Petaluma High logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder comes out to 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Sonoma County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Petaluma High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sonoma County put 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. Petaluma High is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

The closest other public school is Carpe Diem High (Continuation), roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Petaluma High. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Petaluma High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.4%.

Petaluma High operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Petaluma High's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,338 (now 1,193). White enrollment moved from 68% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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