Park Side Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Sebastopol, California
Park Side Elementary in Sebastopol, California enrolled 268 students in 2024-25 with 12.6 full-time teachers, 21.2 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38-47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
231 students in 2022-23, 246 students in 2023-24, 268 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 12.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 231 | 11.0 | 21.0 |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 13.7 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 268 | 12.6 | 21.2 |
21.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 458 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Park Side Elementary enrolled 229 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 458 of the 229 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent35.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.3% of students were White, 35.6% Hispanic, 13.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White45.3%
- Hispanic35.6%
- Two or more races13.5%
- Black2.6%
- American Indian2.2%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Park Side Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 38‑47% | 49‑57% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50‑54% | 24‑32% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Sebastopol
9 public elementary schools in Sebastopol report 2024-25 enrollment; Park Side Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenstein Elementary | 464 | 19.9 | 20.9% |
| Apple Blossom | 305 | 21.8 | 25.2% |
| Sebastopol Independent Charter | 286 | 20.0 | 32.2% |
| Park Side Elementary | 268 | 21.2 | 38.1% |
| Sunridge Charter | 256 | 25.6 | 31.3% |
| Oak Grove Elementary | 91 | 18.2 | 19.8% |
| Reach | 67 | 11.2 | 35.8% |
| Gravenstein First | 37 | 17.6 | 27.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Park Side Elementary
- Sunridge CharterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 256 students, 25.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Sebastopol Independent CharterThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 286 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Park Side Elementary with Sunridge CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sebastopol Union School District spends per student$21,720 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,720
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaPark Side Elementary is the number 4,990 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,990 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher21.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Park Side Elementary
How many students attend Park Side Elementary?
268 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 231 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sebastopol, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Side Elementary?
21.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Park Side Elementary a Title I school?
Park Side Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Park Side Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Park Side Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Park Side Elementary in?
Sebastopol Union School District, NCES district ID 0636180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063618006178 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.