Best Public Schools in Penngrove, CA

Summary:

The city of Penngrove, California has just one public charter elementary school, Penngrove Elementary, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 481 students. The school is part of the Petaluma City Elementary School District, which is ranked 754 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penngrove Elementary appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within its district and the state of California. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of California elementary schools on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, though its ranking has declined from 1,660 out of 5,883 schools in 2021-2022 to 2,337 out of 5,862 schools in 2023-2024. Penngrove Elementary's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in the upper elementary grades. However, the school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is below the district and state averages.

While Penngrove Elementary has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy compared to the district and state, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.7% in 2022-2023 is a concern. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 26.7 to 1 in 2022-2023 is slightly higher than the recommended ratio of 24 to 1 for elementary schools, which may impact the school's ability to provide individualized attention and support to students. Overall, Penngrove Elementary appears to be a solid-performing school, but there are areas for improvement, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting student learning in science.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Total
Penngrove Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	365 Adobe Rd.	Penngrove	94951	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4755	481	18	26.7	35.1%	327 (68.0%)	4 (0.8%)	88 (18.3%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.6%)	54	2337^th of 5862 public elementary schools	60.1%		59.5	2077^th of 5874 public elementary schools	64.6%	260	20.7	20.7	45.9	46.3	50.0	54.7	49.1	47.5	40.7	36.2	34.0	39.8	98.0	98.0	$7,388

Cities Near Penngrove

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rohnert Park	1.37 mi	16	426^th
Petaluma	2.87 mi	42	292^nd
Cotati	3.81 mi	1	558^th
Santa Rosa	6.52 mi	73	532^nd
Sebastopol	7.58 mi	16	139^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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