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Waugh Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

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

Students
787
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,794
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waugh Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $5,146 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
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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 proficiency59%
State average 33.1% · 416 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 46.7% · 415 students tested

100% 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
$14,794 per student · 30% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 55%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
808’20
790’21
774’22
788’23
787’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 10%Asian 5%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Corona Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
A−
403 students22:1
Meadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Petaluma
A−
384 students22:1

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.