Is Penngrove Elementary a good school?

Penngrove Elementary ranks 2337 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Penngrove Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 481 students attended Penngrove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Penngrove Elementary?

Students at Penngrove Elementary are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Penngrove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Penngrove Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Petaluma Junior High High : Petaluma High

Penngrove Elementary

Summary:

Penngrove Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving 481 students in grades K-6 in Penngrove, California, which is part of the Petaluma City Elementary School District. The school generally performs better than the district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with its 6th-grade students outperforming the district and state in both subjects.

However, Penngrove's 5th-grade science proficiency rate is significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has increased sharply in recent years, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Penngrove's performance is generally better than the nearby Cinnabar Charter and Richard Crane Elementary schools, but lags behind the high-performing Liberty Elementary and Sonoma Mountain Elementary schools in the vicinity.

Penngrove's student group performance reveals some interesting insights. The school's female students generally perform better than male students, and Hispanic students perform better than the state average, while white students perform significantly worse. Penngrove's special education students, on the other hand, perform very well, ranking among the top 322 out of 2,420 California elementary schools in 2022-2023. These disparities suggest the need for targeted interventions to address the achievement gaps between different student demographics.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-6

365 Adobe Rd.
Penngrove, CA 94951

(707) 778-4755

District: Petaluma City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2337^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,388

Students who attend Penngrove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Petaluma Junior High
High:	Petaluma High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.7

Number of students: 481

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Penngrove Elementary ranks better than 60.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Petaluma City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.04. (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 Penngrove Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Petaluma City Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: White (68%), Hispanic (18.3%), two or more races (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Penngrove Elementary is 26.7. 5 elementary schools in the Petaluma City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Penngrove Elementary is $7,388. 3 elementary schools in the Petaluma City Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Penngrove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Penngrove Elementary 2337^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Penngrove Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Petaluma City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Petaluma City Elementary 754^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Penngrove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Penngrove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	43.25	2493^rd	4809	48.2%
2005	50.12	2190^th	4822	54.6%
2006	62.67	1641^st	4818	65.9%
2007	61.90	1726^th	5113	66.2%
2008	54.18	2155^th	5113	57.9%
2009	62.84	1778^th	5193	65.8%
2010	67.67	1583^rd	5314	70.2%
2011	62.68	1864^th	5377	65.3%
2012	55.26	2316^th	5390	57.0%
2013	59.49	2138^th	5530	61.3%
2015	69.16	1533^rd	5611	72.7%
2016	69.36	1553^rd	5614	72.3%
2017	66.70	1712^th	5692	69.9%
2018	68.78	1630^th	5662	71.2%
2019	69.52	1621^st	5789	72.0%
2022	68.66	1660^th	5883	71.8%
2023	59.54	2077^th	5874	64.6%
2024	54.04	2337^th	5862	60.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Penngrove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.09	322^nd	2420	86.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Penngrove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.52	2138^th	5084	57.9%
2019	50.78	2353^rd	5173	54.5%
2022	63.26	1499^th	5264	71.5%
2023	62.98	1574^th	5374	70.7%
2024	54.31	2094^th	5511	62.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Penngrove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.80	1719^th	5413	68.2%
2019	67.87	1608^th	5492	70.7%
2022	67.90	1605^th	5635	71.5%
2023	58.49	2014^th	5617	64.1%
2024	68.64	1544^th	5605	72.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Penngrove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.66	1499^th	5431	72.4%
2019	68.63	1572^nd	5510	71.5%
2022	66.60	1652^nd	5663	70.8%
2023	58.38	2027^th	5650	64.1%
2024	38.89	3146^th	5636	44.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Penngrove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.41	1556^th	4830	67.8%
2022	61.55	1547^th	5084	69.6%
2023	55.70	1901^st	5098	62.7%

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Rank History for White students at Penngrove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.16	1489^th	2737	45.6%
2019	52.69	1472^nd	2834	48.1%
2022	43.81	1635^th	2726	40.0%
2023	33.09	1905^th	2662	28.4%
2024	24.90	2090^th	2647	21.0%

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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 Penngrove Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	266	2	1	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
1989	290	4	4	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
1990	295	1	4	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	322
1991	306	0	5	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	340
1992	291	1	5	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	323
1993	259	5	7	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	317
1994	238	3	10	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	289
1995	257	2	9	35	3	n/a	n/a	0	306
1996	257	2	9	35	3	n/a	n/a	0	306
1997	286	1	11	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	330
1998	291	2	9	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	334
1999	309	1	7	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	347
2000	302	1	8	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	342
2001	289	1	5	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2002	277	3	4	42	4	n/a	n/a	0	330
2003	277	3	4	42	4	n/a	n/a	0	330
2004	249	2	5	43	5	n/a	n/a	0	304
2005	243	2	8	36	5	n/a	n/a	0	294
2006	249	6	12	41	4	n/a	n/a	0	312
2007	262	6	14	42	2	n/a	n/a	1	327
2008	292	7	20	41	4	n/a	n/a	0	364
2009	295	7	12	46	6	2	7	0	375
2010	296	7	13	55	5	2	5	0	383
2011	327	6	14	53	3	1	4	0	408
2012	345	6	6	57	2	1	8	0	425
2013	305	4	6	53	2	1	6	0	377
2014	324	5	4	70	1	1	6	0	411
2015	296	3	4	73	1	1	10	0	388
2016	277	3	5	73	2	1	9	0	370
2017	277	3	8	81	2	0	20	0	391
2018	271	3	7	79	1	0	29	0	390
2019	276	3	8	80	0	0	33	0	400
2020	298	2	9	85	0	1	47	0	442
2021	297	2	10	86	3	2	55	0	455
2022	322	2	12	89	3	2	49	0	479
2023	327	4	13	88	0	3	46	0	481

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 Penngrove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	285	12.9	22.0	n/a
1989	318	14.6	21.7	n/a
1990	322	14.4	22.3	n/a
1991	340	16.3	20.8	n/a
1992	323	16.6	19.4	13.9
1993	317	14.0	22.6	16.7
1994	289	11.3	25.6	13.1
1995	306	12.5	24.5	12.7
1996	306	12.5	24.5	12.7
1997	330	16.0	20.6	10.6
1998	334	17.5	19.1	14.1
1999	347	18.0	19.3	16.4
2000	342	18.0	19.0	16.4
2001	334	18.2	18.4	23.7
2002	330	18.0	18.3	10.3
2003	330	18.0	18.3	10.3
2004	304	15.0	20.3	11.5
2005	294	15.3	19.2	6.5
2006	312	15.7	19.9	17.9
2007	327	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	364	20.2	18.0	16.8
2009	375	19.5	18.3	14.7
2010	383	19.5	19.6	20.9
2011	408	n/a	n/a	25.2
2012	425	19.3	22.0	n/a
2013	377	17.3	21.7	18.3
2014	411	16.5	24.9	26.5
2015	388	16.0	24.2	23.5
2016	370	16.0	23.1	26.8
2017	391	16.4	23.8	30.7
2018	390	16.4	23.7	26.9
2019	400	16.0	25.0	27.8
2020	442	n/a	n/a	26.5
2021	455	19.0	23.9	31.4
2022	479	19.0	25.2	32.2
2023	481	18.0	26.7	35.1

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 Penngrove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	285	12.9	22.0	n/a
1989	318	14.6	21.7	n/a
1990	322	14.4	22.3	n/a
1991	340	16.3	20.8	n/a
1992	323	16.6	19.4	13.9
1993	317	14.0	22.6	16.7
1994	289	11.3	25.6	13.1
1995	306	12.5	24.5	12.7
1996	306	12.5	24.5	12.7
1997	330	16.0	20.6	10.6
1998	334	17.5	19.1	14.1
1999	347	18.0	19.3	16.4
2000	342	18.0	19.0	16.4
2001	334	18.2	18.4	23.7
2002	330	18.0	18.3	10.3
2003	330	18.0	18.3	10.3
2004	304	15.0	20.3	11.5
2005	294	15.3	19.2	6.5
2006	312	15.7	19.9	17.9
2007	327	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	364	20.2	18.0	16.8
2009	375	19.5	18.3	14.7
2010	383	19.5	19.6	20.9
2011	408	n/a	n/a	25.2
2012	425	19.3	22.0	n/a
2013	377	17.3	21.7	18.3
2014	411	16.5	24.9	26.5
2015	388	16.0	24.2	23.5
2016	370	16.0	23.1	26.8
2017	391	16.4	23.8	30.7
2018	390	16.4	23.7	26.9
2019	400	16.0	25.0	27.8
2020	442	n/a	n/a	26.5
2021	455	19.0	23.9	31.4
2022	479	19.0	25.2	32.2
2023	481	18.0	26.7	35.1

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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