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B+

Old Adobe Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Petaluma.

Petaluma’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of California school districts

Students
1,734
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,622
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$47M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Old Adobe Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CA average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $47M, about $27,100 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Petaluma 59,688

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Petaluma. Grade by grade →

K–66 schoolsPetaluma City Elementary School 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 proficiency39%
State average 33.1% · 947 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 46.7% · 948 students tested

96% 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
$19,622 per student · 7% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 29%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 44%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,898’20
1,852’21
1,832’22
1,826’23
1,734’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Hispanic 43%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Loma Vista Immersion Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
451 students25:1
Sonoma Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
422 students25:1
La Tercera Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
295 students24:1
Miwok Valley Elementary Charter
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
288 students21:1
Old Adobe Elementary Charter
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
278 students25:1

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.