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Sonoma Valley Unified Schools
Sonoma Valley Unified is a public school district in California, based in Sonoma County (Sonoma). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sonoma Valley Unified 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 Sonoma Valley Unified
8 of 9 schools in Sonoma Valley Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Sonoma Valley Unified
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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.
- C+ Prestwood Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Sonoma Valley High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Adele Harrison Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Flowery Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ El Verano Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Sassarini Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Altimira Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Creekside High (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Sonoma Valley Unified
High schools (2)
- F Creekside High, Sonoma
- C+ Sonoma Valley High, Sonoma
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C Adele Harrison Middle, Sonoma
- D- Altimira Middle, Sonoma
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- Dunbar Elementary, Glen Ellen
- D+ El Verano Elementary, Sonoma
- D+ Flowery Elementary, Sonoma
- C+ Prestwood Elementary, Sonoma
- D+ Sassarini Elementary, Sonoma
Where Sonoma Valley Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Sonoma (8)
- Glen Ellen (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Sonoma County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,129 students with 161 full-time-equivalent teachers and 430 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0637200
- 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
- Old Adobe Union (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Petaluma City Elementary (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Petaluma Joint Union High (10 schools, 11 mi)
- Napa Valley Unified (26 schools, 11 mi)
- Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified (12 schools, 13 mi)
- Novato Unified (14 schools, 14 mi)
- Bellevue Union (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Santa Rosa High (12 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Sonoma Valley Unified
How many schools are in Sonoma Valley Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Sonoma Valley Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sonoma Valley Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Sonoma, Glen Ellen.
How good are the schools in Sonoma Valley Unified?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.3%. 13% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sonoma Valley Unified?
3,129 students were enrolled in Sonoma Valley Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sonoma Valley Unified?
Sonoma Valley Unified is in California, based in Sonoma County, with its district office in Sonoma. Its boundary covers about 120 sq mi.