Petaluma City Elementary
Public school district · Sonoma County · California · NCES district ID 0630230
Petaluma City Elementary's fiscal year 2022-23 finance report (NCES F-33) gives no current spending per student. Its 7 schools enrolled 2,182 students in 2024-25. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (California: 86.2%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
2,154 students in 2022-23, 2,205 students in 2023-24, 2,182 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,154 | 99.6 | 21.6 |
| 2023-24 | 2,205 | 102.6 | 21.5 |
| 2024-25 | 2,182 | 97.0 | 22.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Petaluma City Elementary scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading and 43-48% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | California | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 47-51% | 45% | 1,122 |
| Math | 43-48% | 34% | 1,123 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 15 students in Petaluma City Elementary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 15 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
6 elementary schools, 2,053 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penngrove Elementary | 472 | 29.5 | 22.7% | Not reported |
| Grant Elementary | 386 | 24.1 | 11.9% | Not reported |
| McKinley Elementary | 368 | 24.5 | 39.7% | Not reported |
| McNear Elementary | 343 | 22.9 | 20.4% | Not reported |
| McDowell Elementary | 329 | 23.5 | 69.6% | Not reported |
| Valley Vista Elementary | 155 | 19.4 | 57.4% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 129 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South County Consortium | 129 | 9.9 | 39.5% | Not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Petaluma City Elementary
- Website: petalumacityschools.org
- Phone: (707) 778-4604
- Office: 200 Douglas St., Petaluma, CA 94952
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Petaluma City Elementary
- Every school district in CaliforniaPetaluma City Elementary is the number 470 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 2,158 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#470 of 1,991
- Nuview UnionThe next larger California district: 2,161 students in fall 2022, $16,553 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,553
- Hughson UnifiedThe next smaller California district: 2,157 students in fall 2022, $16,025 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,025
- Compare Petaluma City Elementary with Nuview UnionEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Petaluma City Elementary
How many schools and students are in Petaluma City Elementary?
7 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 1 other), enrolling 2,182 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How many children in Petaluma City Elementary live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 160 of the 2,315 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How do students in Petaluma City Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Petaluma City Elementary scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading and 43-48% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Petaluma City Elementary?
under 50% of the 15 students in Petaluma City Elementary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Petaluma City Elementary's NCES district ID?
0630230. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25