Photo: CVB · CC BY-SA 4.0Glen Ellen’s public schools score below 52% of California districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Glen Ellen’s districts is 20%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Glen Ellen, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Glen Ellen’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 185 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Glen Ellen’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,963 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Glen Ellen’s grade
B−: better than 48% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glen Ellen, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Glen Ellen · depends on your address
Adele Harrison Middle
Grades 6–8 · 334 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
Altimira Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
7th grade in Glen Ellen · depends on your address
Adele Harrison Middle
Grades 6–8 · 334 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
Altimira Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
8th grade in Glen Ellen · depends on your address
Adele Harrison Middle
Grades 6–8 · 334 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
Altimira Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
9th grade in Glen Ellen
Sonoma Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,071 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
10th grade in Glen Ellen
Sonoma Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,071 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
11th grade in Glen Ellen
Sonoma Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,071 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
12th grade in Glen Ellen
Sonoma Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,071 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sonoma
Glen Ellen’s public schools are run by Sonoma Valley Unified School District, which also serves Sonoma. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Glen Ellen vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Glen Ellen’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Ellen | B− | Sonoma Valley Unified |
Every school in Glen Ellen
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Glen Ellen’s schools
Are Glen Ellen’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Glen Ellen children attend score below 52% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Glen Ellen in?
Sonoma Valley Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,015 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Glen Ellen kids go to high school?
Sonoma Valley High in Sonoma, with 1,071 students.
What is Glen Ellen’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Sonoma Valley Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Glen Ellen spend per student?
$24,963 in Sonoma Valley Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Glen Ellen families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Glen Ellen → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.