NCES CCD 2024-25 13 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Rohnert Park, CA

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13 public K-12 schools in Rohnert Park from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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13
Schools
6,657
Students
18.3/100
Avg Resource Index
23.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Rohnert Park has more public-school enrollment than 67% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Rohnert Park's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Rohnert Park's list includes 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high-school campuses, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 27-point gap between Pathways Charter and Evergreen Elementary shows the range hidden by Rohnert Park's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 33%
School count
Top 28%
Resource Index average
1st percentile
Teacher staffing
4th percentile

Rancho Cotate High accounts for 26.4% of all Rohnert Park public-school enrollment

That concentration means Rohnert Park-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Rohnert Park school enrollment varies 37× across entities

Rohnert Park school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 1,755 students (highest), a spread of 1,707 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Rohnert Park student-teacher ratio is 23.7:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Rohnert Park's 13 listed schools are charters

15% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Pathways Charter 37
2. Credo High 35
3. Technology High 35
4. Lawrence E. Jones Middle 17
5. Technology Middle 17
6. El Camino High 17
7. Rancho Cotate High 16
8. Monte Vista Elementary 12
9. John Reed Primary 12
10. Evergreen Elementary 10
11. Marguerite Hahn Elementary 10
12. University Elementary at La Fiesta 10
13. Richard Crane Elementary 10

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Rohnert Park

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Monte Vista Elementary 67.2/100
  2. 2 Richard Crane Elementary 65.8/100
  3. 3 Pathways Charter 65.6/100
  4. 4 Evergreen Elementary 65.4/100
  5. 5 Lawrence E. Jones Middle 65.1/100

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Which Rohnert Park school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Pathways Charter has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Rohnert Park schools in this federal-data comparison at 37/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Rohnert Park, CA? ▼

Rohnert Park has 13 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,657 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 23.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.