Is Old Adobe Elementary Charter a good school?

Old Adobe Elementary Charter ranks 1763 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Old Adobe Elementary Charter?

In the 2022-23 school year, 288 students attended Old Adobe Elementary Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Old Adobe Elementary Charter?

Students at Old Adobe Elementary Charter are 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Old Adobe Elementary Charter attend?

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

Old Adobe Elementary Charter

Summary:

Old Adobe Elementary Charter is a public charter elementary school located in Petaluma, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 288. It is part of the Old Adobe Union District, which is ranked 736 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Old Adobe Elementary Charter consistently outperforms the overall Old Adobe Union District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 6th grade ELA, where it outperforms the district and state by a significant margin. However, the school's performance for White students and low socioeconomic status students is relatively weaker, with 2-star ratings in these subgroups. Additionally, Old Adobe Elementary Charter has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.1% in 2017-2018 to 19.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Comparing Old Adobe Elementary Charter to nearby schools, Meadow Elementary, a traditional public school in the Waugh Elementary District, consistently outperforms Old Adobe Elementary Charter and the overall Old Adobe Union District in academic performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, McDowell Elementary and McKinley Elementary, both traditional public schools in the Petaluma City Elementary District, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Old Adobe Elementary Charter.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-6

2856 Adobe Rd.
Petaluma, CA 94954-9536

(707) 765-4301

District: Old Adobe Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1763^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,896

Students who attend Old Adobe Elementary Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Kenilworth Junior High
High:	Casa Grande High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.0

Number of students: 288

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Old Adobe Elementary Charter ranks better than 69.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Old Adobe Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.21. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Old Adobe Elementary Charter has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Old Adobe Union School District. Racial makeup is: White (69.8%), Hispanic (22.2%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Old Adobe Elementary Charter is 24. 2 elementary schools in the Old Adobe Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Old Adobe Elementary Charter employs 12 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Old Adobe Elementary Charter is $8,896, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Old Adobe Union School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Old Adobe Elementary Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Old Adobe Elementary Charter 1763^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Old Adobe Elementary Charter in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

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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 Old Adobe Elementary Charter

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Rank History for all students at Old Adobe Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	56.62	1845^th	4809	61.6%
2005	72.31	1237^th	4822	74.3%
2006	84.56	760^th	4818	84.2%
2007	65.22	1584^th	5113	69.0%
2008	71.15	1351^st	5113	73.6%
2009	73.52	1280^th	5193	75.4%
2010	75.98	1189^th	5314	77.6%
2011	67.62	1603^rd	5377	70.2%
2012	75.57	1241^st	5390	77.0%
2013	67.13	1713^th	5530	69.0%
2015	72.02	1414^th	5611	74.8%
2016	77.00	1238^th	5614	77.9%
2017	79.25	1160^th	5692	79.6%
2018	75.92	1318^th	5662	76.7%
2019	70.40	1585^th	5789	72.6%
2022	62.13	1937^th	5883	67.1%
2023	66.44	1738^th	5874	70.4%
2024	66.21	1763^rd	5862	69.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Old Adobe Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.88	1401^st	5084	72.4%
2019	54.65	2094^th	5173	59.5%
2023	53.20	2147^th	5374	60.0%
2024	35.37	3494^th	5511	36.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Old Adobe Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.11	1496^th	5413	72.4%
2019	74.47	1318^th	5492	76.0%
2022	55.76	2111^th	5635	62.5%
2023	65.34	1700^th	5617	69.7%
2024	69.67	1507^th	5605	73.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Old Adobe Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.57	1121^st	5431	79.4%
2019	62.71	1837^th	5510	66.7%
2022	66.39	1668^th	5663	70.5%
2023	64.01	1769^th	5650	68.7%
2024	60.13	1968^th	5636	65.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Old Adobe Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.31	1663^rd	4830	65.6%
2019	56.58	1877^th	4963	62.2%
2023	90.01	349^th	5098	93.2%

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Rank History for White students at Old Adobe Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.34	1156^th	2737	57.8%
2019	49.42	1564^th	2834	44.8%
2022	37.74	1810^th	2726	33.6%
2023	38.80	1754^th	2662	34.1%
2024	45.27	1563^rd	2647	41.0%

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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 Old Adobe Elementary Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	146	4	3	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	173
1989	148	3	3	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	183
1990	157	2	6	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	200
1991	168	1	5	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
1992	171	0	6	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	231
1993	200	0	5	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
1994	210	0	4	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
1995	221	0	2	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
1996	221	0	2	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
1997	215	0	1	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
1998	175	2	3	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
1999	175	2	6	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	225
2000	183	3	10	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
2001	198	3	16	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
2002	196	3	22	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	266
2003	196	3	22	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	266
2004	203	2	23	42	3	n/a	n/a	0	273
2005	194	4	26	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	266
2006	188	2	25	43	5	n/a	n/a	0	263
2007	188	4	24	49	5	n/a	n/a	1	271
2008	178	6	23	50	4	n/a	n/a	0	261
2009	191	6	22	44	3	2	0	0	268
2010	178	1	15	46	6	2	5	0	253
2011	201	1	13	56	4	2	10	0	287
2012	200	2	9	63	5	4	9	0	292
2013	197	2	4	59	3	4	13	0	282
2014	195	1	5	69	2	3	20	0	295
2015	204	1	8	70	2	3	16	0	304
2016	190	1	6	67	2	3	23	0	292
2017	213	1	6	69	2	3	25	0	319
2018	235	3	6	74	2	3	25	0	348
2019	232	3	7	70	1	0	22	0	335
2020	248	4	7	76	1	0	15	0	351
2021	231	4	11	70	2	0	13	0	331
2022	211	3	9	62	2	0	19	0	306
2023	201	3	6	64	1	0	13	0	288

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 Old Adobe Elementary Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	173	7.5	23.0	n/a
1989	183	7.0	26.1	n/a
1990	200	8.0	25.0	n/a
1991	211	8.0	26.3	n/a
1992	231	8.1	28.5	16
1993	253	9.0	28.1	16.6
1994	253	9.0	28.1	18.6
1995	277	10.6	26.1	10.5
1996	277	10.6	26.1	10.5
1997	281	12.6	22.3	20.3
1998	232	11.6	20.0	16.4
1999	225	11.6	19.4	12.9
2000	232	11.4	20.4	12.9
2001	265	12.4	21.4	12.8
2002	266	12.6	21.1	11.7
2003	266	12.6	21.1	11.7
2004	273	11.6	23.5	13.2
2005	266	12.0	22.2	11.7
2006	263	12.0	21.9	12.5
2007	271	13.0	20.8	14.8
2008	261	14.0	18.6	0
2009	268	12.0	19.1	22.8
2010	253	12.0	21.0	21.7
2011	287	n/a	n/a	30.7
2012	292	9.5	30.7	22.6
2013	282	10.0	28.2	27
2014	295	12.0	24.5	31.2
2015	304	12.0	25.3	27.6
2016	292	12.0	24.3	30.1
2017	319	13.0	24.5	21.6
2018	348	13.0	26.7	21.8
2019	335	14.2	23.5	22.1
2020	351	n/a	n/a	22.5
2021	331	14.0	23.6	22.4
2022	306	13.0	23.5	18.3
2023	288	12.0	24.0	25

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 Old Adobe Elementary Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	173	7.5	23.0	n/a
1989	183	7.0	26.1	n/a
1990	200	8.0	25.0	n/a
1991	211	8.0	26.3	n/a
1992	231	8.1	28.5	16
1993	253	9.0	28.1	16.6
1994	253	9.0	28.1	18.6
1995	277	10.6	26.1	10.5
1996	277	10.6	26.1	10.5
1997	281	12.6	22.3	20.3
1998	232	11.6	20.0	16.4
1999	225	11.6	19.4	12.9
2000	232	11.4	20.4	12.9
2001	265	12.4	21.4	12.8
2002	266	12.6	21.1	11.7
2003	266	12.6	21.1	11.7
2004	273	11.6	23.5	13.2
2005	266	12.0	22.2	11.7
2006	263	12.0	21.9	12.5
2007	271	13.0	20.8	14.8
2008	261	14.0	18.6	0
2009	268	12.0	19.1	22.8
2010	253	12.0	21.0	21.7
2011	287	n/a	n/a	30.7
2012	292	9.5	30.7	22.6
2013	282	10.0	28.2	27
2014	295	12.0	24.5	31.2
2015	304	12.0	25.3	27.6
2016	292	12.0	24.3	30.1
2017	319	13.0	24.5	21.6
2018	348	13.0	26.7	21.8
2019	335	14.2	23.5	22.1
2020	351	n/a	n/a	22.5
2021	331	14.0	23.6	22.4
2022	306	13.0	23.5	18.3
2023	288	12.0	24.0	25

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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