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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the San Miguel Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARK WEST UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062400003611
San Miguel Elementary
5350 Faught Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 · (707) 524-2960 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
20.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
182 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
65.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.6pp since 2014
Math
54.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 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 | 32.6% | 33.0% | 16.1% | 18.3% |
| Math | 28.1% | 26.8% | 20.1% | 25.0% |
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 | 65.6% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.8% | 43.9% |
| 2020-21 | 43.1% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.5% | 59.7% |
| 2017-18 | 55.6% | 57.8% |
| 2016-17 | 49.0% | 57.9% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 San Miguel Elementary
San Miguel Elementary's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Elementary this school | 401 | 45.4% | 54.8% |
| Coyote Valley Elementary Hidden Valley Lake | 427 | 43.3% | 47.6% |
| Parkview Elementary Chico | 406 | 47.3% | 54.9% |
| Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Santa Rosa | 384 | 45.8% | 35.6% |
| Carlin C. Coppin Elementary Lincoln | 442 | 44.6% | 47.2% |
| Enslen Elementary Modesto | 385 | 45.2% | 59.4% |
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 San Miguel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #1,416 of 5,151 | #19 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,317 of 5,172 ▲ 283 | #16 of 79 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #985 of 5,172 ▲ 811 | #12 of 79 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.4pp | #80 of 5,116 | #2 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #3,679 of 5,915 | #32 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #960 of 5,352 | #16 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #2,060 of 5,354 | #30 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #4,113 of 5,625 | #52 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #2,859 of 3,837 | #32 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
401
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 401 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 45% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 40% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 43% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 20 | 19.0:1 | 31% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 34% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 35% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 15% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 22 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Miguel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (439 to 401); teachers unchanged (20 to 20).
About San Miguel Elementary
This page covers San Miguel Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Santa Rosa, California. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 401 students.
San Miguel Elementary is one of 4 schools in Mark West Union Elementary, which enrolls 1,361 students in total.
About 57% of the student body at San Miguel Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at San Miguel Elementary are from different groups.
San Miguel Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school has 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
San Miguel Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for San Miguel Elementary is 52.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.8%.
In Sonoma County, median household income comes to about $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 184, with about 63,389 students.
San Miguel Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Mark West Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of San Miguel Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, San Miguel Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
San Miguel Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. Federal records list San Miguel Elementary as a charter school.
In 2020-21, San Miguel Elementary enrolled 380 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 401. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 19.0:1 in 2020-21 to 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Mark West Union Elementary
- Mark West ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- John B. Riebli ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Mark West CharterElementary · 124 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
Other San Miguel Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named San Miguel Elementary. San Miguel Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- San Miguel ElementarySouth Gate, CA · 677 students
- San Miguel ElementaryLemon Grove, CA · 435 students
- San Miguel ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Mark West Elementary0.8 mi · 425
- Mark West Charter0.8 mi · 124
- John B. Riebli Elementary1.3 mi · 411
- Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs2.1 mi · 55
- Sonoma County Court2.1 mi · 42
- Sonoma County Special Education2.1 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About San Miguel ElementaryHow large is San Miguel Elementary?
San Miguel Elementary enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-06.
Is San Miguel Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Miguel Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does San Miguel Elementary have?
San Miguel Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Miguel Elementary?
At San Miguel Elementary, the student body is approximately 57% White, 30% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees San Miguel Elementary?
San Miguel Elementary is overseen by Mark West Union Elementary in Sonoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.