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Schools in Penngrove · Petaluma Joint Union High School District, Petaluma City Elementary School District

Penngrove’s public schools outscore 74% of California districts

In Penngrove, 41% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Penngrove, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 8 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 7 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Students per teacher
21.1
CA 21.6
Schools in town
1
5,693 students on the public path
In brief

Penngrove’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 547 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Penngrove’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Choice beyond the district

Penngrove Elementary is in town. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Penngrove’s grade

A− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 74% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (547)Better than 80%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,541 test results and a graduating class of 801 could put Penngrove anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Penngrove’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,534 in math, 3,548 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Penngrove, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–65 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Penngrove runs its own schools through grade 12 (Petaluma Joint Union High School District). From grade K, students attend the Petaluma City Elementary School District, shared with Petaluma. Its school is in Petaluma. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Penngrove

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Petaluma Joint Union High School DistrictGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 4,900 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 20.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
B+
Petaluma City Elementary School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 2,182 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 22.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Petaluma Joint Union High School District58%
State average 46.7% · 2412 students tested
Math · K–12, Petaluma Joint Union High School District38%
State average 33.1% · 2398 students tested
Reading · K–12, Petaluma City Elementary School District49%
State average 46.7% · 1136 students tested
Math · K–12, Petaluma City Elementary School District46%
State average 33.1% · 1136 students tested

Penngrove vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Penngrove’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PenngroveB+Petaluma Joint Union High K–12 · Petaluma City Elementary K–12

Every school in Penngrove

10 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).

Also serving Penngrovein other towns
Grant Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
386 students24:1Rate it →
McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
368 students25:1Rate it →
McNear Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
343 students23:1Rate it →
McDowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
329 students24:1Rate it →
Valley Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
155 students19:1Rate it →
Kenilworth Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Petaluma
B+
812 students21:1Rate it →
Petaluma Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Petaluma
B+
454 students19:1Rate it →
Casa Grande High
High · Grades 9–12 · Petaluma
B+
1,653 students21:1Rate it →
Petaluma High
High · Grades 9–12 · Petaluma
A
1,193 students21:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Penngrove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
Charter
472 students30:1Rate it →

Questions about Penngrove’s schools

Are Penngrove’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Penngrove children attend outscore 74% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Penngrove in?

Two districts: Petaluma Joint Union High School District runs grades K–12, and Petaluma City Elementary School District runs grades K–12, shared with Petaluma.

Where do Penngrove kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Casa Grande High and Petaluma High.

What is Penngrove’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Petaluma Joint Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

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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.