Pond Farm Pottery Historic District · Photo: MikeVdP · CC BY-SA 4.0Guerneville’s public schools outscore 63% of California districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Guerneville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Guerneville’s districts is 29%, below the California average (33%). 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 85% 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.
Guerneville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 562 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Guerneville’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Guerneville runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Analy High (9–12) is Guerneville’s own. From grade K, students attend the Guerneville Elementary School District: Guerneville Primary. See the path ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
West Sonoma County Union High spends $20,604 per student and Guerneville Elementary $30,900, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Guerneville Elementary is in town. California Pacific Charter - Sonoma, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
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 Guerneville’s grade
B: better than 63% of California school districts, #332 of 847 California towns. 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 Guerneville, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Guerneville
Guerneville Primary
Grades K · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Guerneville
Analy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,473 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sebastopol
10th grade in Guerneville
Analy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,473 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sebastopol
11th grade in Guerneville
Analy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,473 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sebastopol
12th grade in Guerneville
Analy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,473 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Sebastopol
Guerneville runs its own schools through grade 12 (West Sonoma County Union High School District). From grade K, students attend the Guerneville Elementary School District. Its high school is in Sebastopol. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Guerneville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Guerneville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Guerneville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Guerneville | B | West Sonoma County Union High K–12 · Guerneville Elementary K–8 |
Every school in Guerneville
4 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 Guerneville’s schools
Are Guerneville’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Guerneville children attend outscore 63% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #332 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Guerneville in?
Two districts: West Sonoma County Union High School District runs grades K–12, and Guerneville Elementary School District runs grades K–8.
Where do Guerneville kids go to high school?
Analy High in Sebastopol, with 1,473 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Guerneville’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in West Sonoma County Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Guerneville spend per student?
$20,604 in West Sonoma County Union High School District and $30,900 in Guerneville Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Guerneville families are saying about school.
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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.