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B−

Two Rock Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Petaluma Center.

Petaluma Center’s Schools page →

Students
135
Schools
1
Spent per student
$19,389
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
The gist

What stands out about Two Rock Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of California districts
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Petaluma Center 763

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Petaluma Center. Grade by grade →

K–6Two Rock ElementaryThis district
7–82 middle schoolsPetaluma Joint Union High School District
9–122 high schoolsPetaluma Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 33.1% · 67 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 46.7% · 67 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Petaluma Joint 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
$19,389 per student · 9% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 52%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
123’20
134’21
132’22
125’23
135’24

Up 9.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 53%White 35%Two or more races 10%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.

Two Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
C−
135 students19:1

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.