Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RINCON VALLEY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063264011481
Spring Lake Charter
4675 Mayette Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95405 · (707) 545-1771 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
144 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 15 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 168 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 43% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 91% smaller than its 8th grade class (165).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
61.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
42.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.9% | 39.2% | 26.2% | 12.7% |
| Math | 21.0% | 21.9% | 31.5% | 25.6% |
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 | 61.1% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 60.5% | 37.9% |
| 2021-22 | 61.5% | 40.1% |
| 2018-19 | 66.1% | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 72.2% | 44.8% |
| 2016-17 | 73.7% | 48.9% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Spring Lake Charter
Spring Lake Charter's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Charter this school | 383 | 37.6% | 52.8% |
| Sycamore Canyon Elementary Santee | 373 | 37.0% | 64.9% |
| Sessions Elementary San Diego | 424 | 34.9% | 66.5% |
| Orchard Elementary Vacaville | 437 | 36.6% | 50.5% |
| George White Elementary Laguna Niguel | 378 | 36.2% | 63.9% |
| Poinsettia Elementary Ventura | 351 | 38.5% | 50.2% |
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 Spring Lake Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,540 of 5,151 | #22 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,069 of 5,172 ▼ 185 | #32 of 79 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,251 of 5,172 ▼ 124 | #17 of 79 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #2,946 of 5,116 | #39 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #3,888 of 5,915 | #37 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #38 of 5,352 | #2 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #1,508 of 5,354 | #14 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #4,437 of 5,625 | #57 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.1% | #308 of 1,139 | #12 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
383
-67 (-15%) vs 2020
+129% since 2010-11, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 383 | 24.9 | 15.4:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 24.2 | 13.9:1 | 41% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 21.3 | 15.4:1 | 28% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 27% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 16.8 | 19.5:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 30% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | N/A | N/A | 23% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Lake Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (327 to 383); teachers up 48% (16.8 to 24.9).
About Spring Lake Charter
Spring Lake Charter is an elementary school with a street address in Santa Rosa, California. Enrollment stands at 383 students, covering kindergarten through 8.
Rincon Valley Union Elementary counts 3,079 students in its 9 schools, and Spring Lake Charter is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Spring Lake Charter is White: 53%. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 9 points below the 62% share among Sonoma County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school lists 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 38% of the student body. The average for public schools in Sonoma County is 51%.
Spring Lake Charter earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Spring Lake Charter is 4.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 52.8%. Predicted: 57.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sonoma County show that the median household earns about $104,674 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Sonoma County has 184 public schools with about 63,389 students, including Spring Lake Charter.
Herbert Slater Middle, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Spring Lake Charter places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 450 (2020-21) to 383 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
This page is set up for the Spring Lake Charter community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Rincon Valley Union Elementary
- Sequoia ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Village Elementary CharterElementary · 384 students
- Manzanita Elementary CharterElementary · 369 students
- Austin Creek ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Madrone ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Binkley Elementary CharterElementary · 351 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
Nearby schools
- Herbert Slater Middle0.5 mi · 577
- Rincon Valley Partnership0.5 mi · 122
- Village Elementary Charter0.5 mi · 384
- Manzanita Elementary Charter0.5 mi · 369
- Strawberry Elementary0.7 mi · 365
- Montgomery High1.0 mi · 1,253
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Lake CharterHow large is Spring Lake Charter?
Spring Lake Charter enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Spring Lake Charter serve?
Spring Lake Charter serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Spring Lake Charter?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Spring Lake Charter.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Lake Charter?
At Spring Lake Charter, the student body is approximately 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Spring Lake Charter in?
Spring Lake Charter is part of Rincon Valley Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.