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C−

Roseland

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa’s School Grade B− better than 47% of California school districts

Students
1,582
Schools
3
Spent per student
$37,707
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$13.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Roseland

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 78% more per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.2M, about $8,334 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Santa Rosa 177,090

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Santa Rosa. Grade by grade →

7–84 middle schoolsSanta Rosa High School District
9–125 high schoolsSanta Rosa High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.1% · 857 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 46.7% · 846 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 83% at Santa Rosa 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
$37,707 per student · 78% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 44%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,433’20
1,466’21
1,467’22
1,476’23
1,582’24

Up 10.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 94%White 2%Two or more races 1%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sheppard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
577 students24:1
Roseland Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
534 students22:1
Roseland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
471 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sebastopol Union Elementary School DistrictSebastopol
$22,984per student
West Sonoma County Union High School DistrictSebastopol
$20,604per student

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.