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B+

Monte Rio Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Monte Rio and Jenner.

Monte Rio’s Schools page →

Students
68
Schools
1
Spent per student
$33,597
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$3.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monte Rio Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Spends 58% more per student than the CA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.4M, about $50,368 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Monte Rio. Grade by grade →

K–8Monte Rio ElementaryThis district
9–12Analy HighWest Sonoma County Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 33.1% · 39 students tested
Reading / language arts60–69%
State average 46.7% · 39 students tested

95% 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
$33,597 per student · 58% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 12%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
61’20
66’21
59’22
67’23
68’24

Up 11.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 18%

Schools in the district

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

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.