Is Sassarini Elementary a good school?

Sassarini Elementary ranks 4020 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sassarini Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 284 students attended Sassarini Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sassarini Elementary?

Students at Sassarini Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sassarini Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sassarini Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Altimira Middle High : Sonoma Valley High

Sassarini Elementary

Summary:

Sassarini Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sonoma, California, serving 251 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1081 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sassarini Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 11.7% in 2018-2019 to 21.0% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state levels across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 35.07% of Sassarini students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.63% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Additionally, the school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, generally perform below their peers at the state level.

Compared to other schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Sassarini Elementary generally performs worse than Flowery Elementary and Prestwood Elementary in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as the charter schools River Montessori Elementary and Sonoma Charter, Sassarini's performance is more mixed, with some areas where it outperforms and others where it falls behind.

Detail:

Public K-5

652 Fifth St. West
Sonoma, CA 95476-6803

(707) 935-6040

District: Sonoma Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4020^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,361

Students who attend Sassarini Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Altimira Middle
High:	Sonoma Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.2

Number of students: 284

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.6%

White:

21.1%

Asian:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sassarini Elementary ranks worse than 68.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.93. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.6%), White (21.1%), Asian (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sassarini Elementary is 20.2, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sassarini Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sassarini Elementary is $11,361, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sassarini Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sassarini Elementary 4020^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sassarini Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sonoma Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sonoma Valley Unified 1081^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sassarini Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.21	2535^th	4809	47.3%
2005	37.44	2861^st	4822	40.7%
2006	42.41	2587^th	4818	46.3%
2007	38.79	2984^th	5113	41.6%
2008	46.85	2561^st	5113	49.9%
2009	34.32	3414^th	5193	34.3%
2010	21.91	4469^th	5314	15.9%
2011	20.67	4629^th	5377	13.9%
2012	12.95	5080^th	5390	5.8%
2013	6.55	5424^th	5530	1.9%
2015	15.35	5069^th	5611	9.7%
2016	16.75	4885^th	5614	13.0%
2017	14.46	5163^rd	5692	9.3%
2018	17.44	4898^th	5662	13.5%
2019	16.67	5099^th	5789	11.9%
2022	22.96	4547^th	5883	22.7%
2023	28.65	4010^th	5874	31.7%
2024	28.93	4020^th	5862	31.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.88	2793^rd	3246	14.0%
2019	26.06	2775^th	3275	15.3%
2022	26.10	2872^nd	3311	13.3%
2023	33.16	2309^th	3250	29.0%
2024	46.37	1392^nd	3160	55.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.86	1913^th	2420	21.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.35	4520^th	5084	11.1%
2019	19.23	4615^th	5173	10.8%
2022	31.57	3707^th	5264	29.6%
2023	36.50	3358^th	5374	37.5%
2024	34.01	3616^th	5511	34.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.96	4776^th	5413	11.8%
2019	19.89	4635^th	5492	15.6%
2022	29.78	3760^th	5635	33.3%
2023	31.99	3582^nd	5617	36.2%
2024	25.88	4156^th	5605	25.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.86	4491^st	5431	17.3%
2019	14.87	5065^th	5510	8.1%
2022	19.75	4740^th	5663	16.3%
2023	26.74	4067^th	5650	28.0%
2024	33.84	3486^th	5636	38.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.75	4130^th	4830	14.5%
2019	18.60	4467^th	4963	10.0%
2022	23.28	4261^st	5084	16.2%
2023	28.18	3854^th	5098	24.4%
2024	32.02	3569^th	5102	30.0%

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Rank History for White students at Sassarini Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.24	2462^nd	2834	13.1%

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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 Sassarini Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	418	4	3	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1989	454	6	12	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	511
1990	482	6	9	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1991	500	7	18	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1992	450	1	9	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1993	451	1	6	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
1994	437	0	9	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1995	386	0	15	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1996	386	0	15	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1997	383	5	14	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1998	334	3	17	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1999	312	2	11	111	0	n/a	n/a	1	437
2000	310	3	8	124	0	n/a	n/a	4	449
2001	295	2	9	137	1	n/a	n/a	4	448
2002	215	2	8	195	0	n/a	n/a	7	427
2003	215	2	8	195	0	n/a	n/a	7	427
2004	181	3	12	194	2	n/a	n/a	4	396
2005	169	3	23	210	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2006	163	2	19	236	1	n/a	n/a	6	427
2007	142	3	18	243	2	n/a	n/a	6	414
2008	136	2	26	251	4	n/a	n/a	0	419
2009	120	0	17	279	4	2	7	0	429
2010	97	0	15	278	5	1	8	0	404
2011	67	0	17	253	4	1	46	0	388
2012	61	0	15	284	5	1	27	0	393
2013	71	2	17	296	4	0	13	0	403
2014	80	2	12	292	3	0	14	0	403
2015	68	0	8	286	2	0	14	0	378
2016	73	0	9	286	2	0	5	0	375
2017	62	1	9	277	3	3	8	0	363
2018	51	0	3	262	1	1	17	0	335
2019	48	2	6	256	1	1	14	0	328
2020	40	6	5	239	2	0	11	0	303
2021	42	4	6	223	1	0	13	0	289
2022	44	6	6	199	0	0	2	0	257
2023	53	2	8	188	0	0	0	0	251
2024	60	4	9	209	0	1	1	0	284

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 Sassarini Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	21.0	21.7	n/a
1989	511	22.9	22.3	n/a
1990	547	21.3	25.6	n/a
1991	567	22.5	25.2	n/a
1992	513	22.9	22.4	10.3
1993	527	21.3	24.7	22.6
1994	530	20.5	25.9	29.2
1995	475	21.0	22.6	37.1
1996	475	21.0	22.6	37.1
1997	480	20.5	23.4	31.5
1998	447	20.1	22.2	33.1
1999	437	23.8	18.4	33.5
2000	449	22.8	19.7	42.9
2001	448	22.8	19.6	28.2
2002	427	22.8	18.7	50.2
2003	427	22.8	18.7	50.2
2004	396	21.6	18.3	54.6
2005	405	22.4	18.1	55.8
2006	427	22.4	19.1	44.7
2007	414	21.4	19.3	58.8
2008	419	24.6	17.0	52
2009	429	22.8	16.8	65.3
2010	404	23.5	17.1	72
2011	388	n/a	n/a	70.1
2012	393	20.7	18.9	n/a
2013	403	17.0	23.7	76.9
2014	403	18.6	21.6	74.4
2015	378	18.0	21.0	80.7
2016	375	17.0	22.0	77.6
2017	363	17.0	21.3	80.7
2018	335	15.0	22.3	85.7
2019	328	14.0	23.4	87.5
2020	303	n/a	n/a	82.5
2021	289	14.2	20.3	63
2022	257	13.2	19.4	59.5
2023	251	13.0	19.3	58.6
2024	284	14.0	20.2	63.4

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 Sassarini Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	21.0	21.7	n/a
1989	511	22.9	22.3	n/a
1990	547	21.3	25.6	n/a
1991	567	22.5	25.2	n/a
1992	513	22.9	22.4	10.3
1993	527	21.3	24.7	22.6
1994	530	20.5	25.9	29.2
1995	475	21.0	22.6	37.1
1996	475	21.0	22.6	37.1
1997	480	20.5	23.4	31.5
1998	447	20.1	22.2	33.1
1999	437	23.8	18.4	33.5
2000	449	22.8	19.7	42.9
2001	448	22.8	19.6	28.2
2002	427	22.8	18.7	50.2
2003	427	22.8	18.7	50.2
2004	396	21.6	18.3	54.6
2005	405	22.4	18.1	55.8
2006	427	22.4	19.1	44.7
2007	414	21.4	19.3	58.8
2008	419	24.6	17.0	52
2009	429	22.8	16.8	65.3
2010	404	23.5	17.1	72
2011	388	n/a	n/a	70.1
2012	393	20.7	18.9	n/a
2013	403	17.0	23.7	76.9
2014	403	18.6	21.6	74.4
2015	378	18.0	21.0	80.7
2016	375	17.0	22.0	77.6
2017	363	17.0	21.3	80.7
2018	335	15.0	22.3	85.7
2019	328	14.0	23.4	87.5
2020	303	n/a	n/a	82.5
2021	289	14.2	20.3	63
2022	257	13.2	19.4	59.5
2023	251	13.0	19.3	58.6
2024	284	14.0	20.2	63.4

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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