Is Miwok Valley Elementary Charter a good school?

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter ranks in the bottom 16.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Miwok Valley Elementary Charter?

In the 2022-23 school year, 293 students attended Miwok Valley Elementary Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Miwok Valley Elementary Charter?

Students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Miwok Valley Elementary Charter attend?

Students who attend Miwok Valley Elementary Charter usually go on to attend: Middle : Kenilworth Junior High High : Casa Grande High

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Summary:

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-6 in Petaluma, California, with 293 students. The school is part of the Old Adobe Union District, which is ranked 736 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small size, Miwok Valley Elementary Charter has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from around 2,700 to 5,100 out of over 5,600 schools. The school's performance is below average across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Miwok Valley Elementary Charter has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.5% to 28.6% over the past several years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Interestingly, Loma Vista Immersion Academy and Old Adobe Elementary Charter, two other charter schools in the area, have higher rankings, proficiency rates, and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Miwok Valley Elementary Charter. Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Miwok Valley Elementary Charter's performance continues to lag behind both the nearby charter schools and the Old Adobe Union District and state averages, indicating a need for significant intervention and improvement strategies.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-6

1010 Saint Francis Dr.
Petaluma, CA 94954-5322

(707) 765-4304

District: Old Adobe Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4902^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,026

Students who attend Miwok Valley Elementary Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Kenilworth Junior High
High:	Casa Grande High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.5

Number of students: 293

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

White:

18.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Miwok Valley Elementary Charter ranks worse than 83.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Old Adobe Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.41. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.3%), White (18.8%), two or more races (4.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Old Adobe Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter is 19.5, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Old Adobe Union School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter is $11,026, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Old Adobe Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Miwok Valley Elementary Charter 4902^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Miwok Valley Elementary Charter in the ranking list.)

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Old Adobe Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Old Adobe Union 736^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

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Rank History for all students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	63.16	1563^rd	4809	67.5%
2005	50.09	2191^st	4822	54.6%
2006	54.19	2000^th	4818	58.5%
2007	52.32	2190^th	5113	57.2%
2008	51.10	2311^th	5113	54.8%
2009	52.39	2337^th	5193	55.0%
2010	42.36	3032^nd	5314	42.9%
2011	35.18	3603^rd	5377	33.0%
2012	38.93	3333^rd	5390	38.2%
2013	39.77	3325^th	5530	39.9%
2015	44.51	2765^th	5611	50.7%
2016	38.85	3154^th	5614	43.8%
2017	36.14	3356^th	5692	41.0%
2018	34.25	3522^nd	5662	37.8%
2019	30.38	3900^th	5789	32.6%
2022	17.43	5116^th	5883	13.0%
2023	18.33	5013^th	5874	14.7%
2024	19.41	4902^nd	5862	16.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.17	1247^th	3246	61.6%
2019	46.00	1442^nd	3275	56.0%
2022	32.83	2380^th	3311	28.1%
2023	35.24	2142^nd	3250	34.1%
2024	19.54	3086^th	3160	2.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.62	1982^nd	2420	18.1%
2024	20.73	2359^th	2634	10.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.69	3576^th	5084	29.7%
2019	33.02	3637^th	5173	29.7%
2022	20.50	4614^th	5264	12.3%
2023	22.18	4529^th	5374	15.7%
2024	28.78	4058^th	5511	26.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.85	3772^nd	5413	30.3%
2019	27.44	4035^th	5492	26.5%
2022	21.45	4569^th	5635	18.9%
2023	26.32	4110^th	5617	26.8%
2024	21.00	4607^th	5605	17.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	30.96	1395^th	2128	34.4%
2019	19.67	2367^th	2585	8.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.79	3065^th	5431	43.6%
2019	32.51	3584^th	5510	35.0%
2022	12.41	5418^th	5663	4.3%
2023	14.21	5230^th	5650	7.4%
2024	20.76	4632^nd	5636	17.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.95	3004^th	4830	37.8%
2019	37.60	3122^nd	4963	37.1%
2022	17.40	4673^rd	5084	8.1%
2023	19.50	4533^rd	5098	11.1%
2024	18.74	4538^th	5102	11.1%

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Rank History for White students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.45	2040^th	2737	25.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	530	10	14	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	602
1989	569	12	16	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
1990	574	9	17	48	5	n/a	n/a	0	653
1991	579	14	21	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	666
1992	534	10	25	76	13	n/a	n/a	0	658
1993	540	8	26	69	8	n/a	n/a	0	651
1994	535	7	31	81	7	n/a	n/a	0	661
1995	515	11	25	88	4	n/a	n/a	0	643
1996	515	11	25	88	4	n/a	n/a	0	643
1997	494	10	22	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	628
1998	431	13	24	97	5	n/a	n/a	0	570
1999	401	13	28	100	4	n/a	n/a	0	546
2000	371	14	28	109	3	n/a	n/a	0	525
2001	325	15	29	148	4	n/a	n/a	0	521
2002	262	6	17	165	3	n/a	n/a	0	453
2003	262	6	17	165	3	n/a	n/a	0	453
2004	232	8	24	173	3	n/a	n/a	0	440
2005	238	15	24	209	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
2006	206	15	21	210	3	n/a	n/a	12	467
2007	224	10	23	229	4	n/a	n/a	1	491
2008	225	9	25	208	4	n/a	n/a	0	471
2009	210	6	17	237	3	1	0	0	474
2010	172	7	17	226	0	1	4	0	427
2011	171	7	21	290	0	0	6	0	495
2012	162	13	14	319	2	1	4	0	515
2013	162	16	14	360	1	1	10	0	564
2014	98	12	7	253	0	0	7	0	377
2015	98	11	10	271	0	1	9	0	400
2016	89	18	7	258	3	0	12	0	387
2017	72	12	9	267	3	0	11	0	374
2018	78	12	7	263	3	0	16	0	379
2019	63	10	5	239	2	0	15	0	334
2020	60	11	7	246	2	0	13	0	339
2021	67	9	9	231	1	0	10	0	327
2022	62	8	7	217	1	0	12	0	307
2023	55	6	10	209	0	0	13	0	293

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	602	26.5	22.7	n/a
1989	630	26.4	23.8	n/a
1990	653	29.0	22.5	n/a
1991	666	29.0	22.9	n/a
1992	658	29.5	22.3	14
1993	651	27.0	24.1	16.3
1994	661	28.0	23.6	15.6
1995	643	28.0	23.0	13.5
1996	643	28.0	23.0	13.5
1997	628	30.0	20.9	19.3
1998	570	31.8	17.9	11.8
1999	546	29.8	18.3	17.6
2000	525	28.8	18.2	18.9
2001	521	27.0	19.3	23
2002	453	23.0	19.7	36
2003	453	23.0	19.7	36
2004	440	23.0	19.1	38.4
2005	489	25.0	19.6	41.3
2006	467	24.1	19.4	46.2
2007	491	25.3	19.4	49.2
2008	471	26.2	18.0	0
2009	474	23.4	17.8	54.4
2010	427	21.0	20.3	58.3
2011	495	n/a	n/a	63.4
2012	515	19.0	27.1	37.9
2013	564	22.0	25.6	59.9
2014	377	15.0	25.1	69.5
2015	400	16.0	25.0	72.8
2016	387	17.0	22.7	69.8
2017	374	17.4	21.4	73.5
2018	379	17.7	21.4	68.3
2019	334	18.2	18.3	78.1
2020	339	n/a	n/a	75.8
2021	327	17.2	19.0	51.1
2022	307	15.0	20.4	62.5
2023	293	15.0	19.5	71

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	602	26.5	22.7	n/a
1989	630	26.4	23.8	n/a
1990	653	29.0	22.5	n/a
1991	666	29.0	22.9	n/a
1992	658	29.5	22.3	14
1993	651	27.0	24.1	16.3
1994	661	28.0	23.6	15.6
1995	643	28.0	23.0	13.5
1996	643	28.0	23.0	13.5
1997	628	30.0	20.9	19.3
1998	570	31.8	17.9	11.8
1999	546	29.8	18.3	17.6
2000	525	28.8	18.2	18.9
2001	521	27.0	19.3	23
2002	453	23.0	19.7	36
2003	453	23.0	19.7	36
2004	440	23.0	19.1	38.4
2005	489	25.0	19.6	41.3
2006	467	24.1	19.4	46.2
2007	491	25.3	19.4	49.2
2008	471	26.2	18.0	0
2009	474	23.4	17.8	54.4
2010	427	21.0	20.3	58.3
2011	495	n/a	n/a	63.4
2012	515	19.0	27.1	37.9
2013	564	22.0	25.6	59.9
2014	377	15.0	25.1	69.5
2015	400	16.0	25.0	72.8
2016	387	17.0	22.7	69.8
2017	374	17.4	21.4	73.5
2018	379	17.7	21.4	68.3
2019	334	18.2	18.3	78.1
2020	339	n/a	n/a	75.8
2021	327	17.2	19.0	51.1
2022	307	15.0	20.4	62.5
2023	293	15.0	19.5	71

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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