Sassarini Elementary

Located at 652 Fifth St. West, in Sonoma, California, Sassarini Elementary is a compact primary school that teaches 281 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Sonoma Valley Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Sonoma Valley Unified (3,015 students total), Sassarini Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sassarini Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school lists 22% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Sassarini Elementary lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sassarini Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.6%; actual is 29.6%, a gap of -22.9 points.

In the broader community, census data for Sonoma County shows median household income runs about $104,674, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Sassarini Elementary is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

Sonoma Valley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sassarini Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sassarini Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Sassarini Elementary's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 281). White enrollment moved from 15% to 22% across the same window.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.