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Petaluma City Elementary Schools
Petaluma City Elementary is a public school district in California, based in Sonoma County (Petaluma). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Petaluma City Elementary on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Petaluma City Elementary
7 of 7 schools in Petaluma City Elementary carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 2F: 2
Best schools in Petaluma City Elementary
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Grant Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Mcnear Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Penngrove Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Mckinley Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C South County Consortium (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- F Valley Vista Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Mcdowell Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Petaluma City Elementary
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- A Grant Elementary, Petaluma
- F Mcdowell Elementary, Petaluma
- C Mckinley Elementary, Petaluma
- B+ Mcnear Elementary, Petaluma
- B- Penngrove Elementary, Penngrove
- F Valley Vista Elementary, Petaluma
Other schools and academies (1)
- C South County Consortium, Petaluma
Where Petaluma City Elementary schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Sonoma County
- Type: local district (supervisory union component)
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,207 students with 102 full-time-equivalent teachers and 258 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0630230
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Petaluma Joint Union High (10 schools, 4 mi)
- Old Adobe Union (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified (12 schools, 7 mi)
- Sonoma Valley Unified (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Bellevue Union (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Gravenstein Union Elementary (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Novato Unified (14 schools, 12 mi)
- Roseland (3 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Petaluma City Elementary
How many schools are in Petaluma City Elementary?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Petaluma City Elementary, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Petaluma City Elementary serve?
The largest by graded schools: Petaluma, Penngrove.
How good are the schools in Petaluma City Elementary?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.7%. 29% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Petaluma City Elementary?
2,207 students were enrolled in Petaluma City Elementary in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Petaluma City Elementary?
Petaluma City Elementary is in California, based in Sonoma County, with its district office in Petaluma. Its boundary covers about 33.7 sq mi.