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Oak Grove Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Graton.

Graton’s School Grade A− better than 75% of California school districts

Students
799
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,542
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$15.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oak Grove Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.3M, about $19,156 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Graton. Grade by grade →

KOak Grove ElementaryThis district
9–12Analy HighWest Sonoma County Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency43%
State average 33.1% · 600 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 46.7% · 600 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at West Sonoma County Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,542 per student · 13% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 65%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
838’20
809’21
820’22
816’23
799’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K · Sebastopol
91 students18:1
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Santa Rosa
708 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.