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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNETT VALLEY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060465000430
Yulupa Elementary
2250 Mesquite Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95405 · (707) 542-6272 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- FThree-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
21.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
166 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 157 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Yulupa Elementary→Strawberry Elementary
Based on grade levels within Bennett Valley Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
61.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 7 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 | 41.9% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 12.9% |
| Math | 30.9% | 30.2% | 20.6% | 18.3% |
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 | 64.5% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 72.5% |
| 2022-23 | 64.2% | 61.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.4% | 76.0% |
| 2018-19 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.4% | 74.8% |
| 2016-17 | 64.3% | 64.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Yulupa Elementary
Yulupa Elementary's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yulupa Elementary this school | 523 | 31.7% | 67.1% |
| Quail Glen Elementary Roseville | 532 | 29.5% | 63.8% |
| Sun Valley Elementary San Rafael | 523 | 30.0% | 72.0% |
| San Ramon Elementary Novato | 456 | 30.5% | 64.0% |
| Monterey Bay Charter Pacific Grove | 475 | 31.2% | N/A |
| Newport Heights Elementary Newport Beach | 502 | 30.3% | 71.2% |
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 Yulupa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #778 of 5,151 | #8 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,012 of 5,172 ▼ 515 | #10 of 79 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #1,051 of 5,172 ▼ 340 | #13 of 79 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.4pp | #114 of 5,116 | #5 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #2,161 of 5,915 | #9 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,028 of 5,352 | #36 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #1,582 of 5,354 | #16 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #4,683 of 5,625 | #70 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #2,358 of 3,837 | #25 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
523
-76 (-13%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 36% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 27 | 21.4:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 19% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 29 | 20.6:1 | 26% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | N/A | N/A | 18% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 15% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 13 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yulupa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (598 to 523); teachers down 17% (29 to 24).
About Yulupa Elementary
Yulupa Elementary is an elementary school in Santa Rosa, California, and it is part of Bennett Valley Union Elementary. The school reports 523 students in kindergarten through 3.
Bennett Valley Union Elementary has 2 schools; together they serve 888 students.
Yulupa Elementary is 56% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. Yulupa Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 24 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.8:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sonoma County is 51%.
Yulupa Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Yulupa Elementary are 6.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (67.1% actual, 60.9% predicted).
Sonoma County has these Census figures: the median household income is $104,674, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Sonoma County has 184 public schools and roughly 63,389 students.
The nearest other public school, Manzanita Elementary Charter, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Yulupa Elementary ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 76 students since 2020-21, to 523. Students per teacher rose from 20.7 in 2020-21 to 21.8 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. 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 Bennett Valley Union Elementary
- Strawberry ElementaryMiddle · 365 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
- Manzanita Elementary Charter0.6 mi · 369
- Strawberry Elementary0.7 mi · 365
- Montgomery High1.0 mi · 1,253
- Rincon Valley Partnership1.0 mi · 122
- Spring Lake Charter1.1 mi · 383
- Village Elementary Charter1.1 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Yulupa ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Yulupa Elementary?
Yulupa Elementary enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Yulupa Elementary serve?
Yulupa Elementary serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yulupa Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yulupa Elementary is approximately 21.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yulupa Elementary?
At Yulupa Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Yulupa Elementary in?
Yulupa Elementary is part of Bennett Valley Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.