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Fort Ross Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Timber Cove.

Timber Cove’s Schools page →

Students
20
Schools
1
Spent per student
$74,267
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
The gist

What stands out about Fort Ross Elementary School District

  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Spends 250% more per student than the CA average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 81.8% since 2020–21
  • Only 75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Timber Cove. Grade by grade →

K–8Fort Ross ElementaryThis district
9–12Analy HighWest Sonoma County Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency0–50%
State average 33.1% · 10 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts50–100%
State average 46.7% · 10 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at West Sonoma County 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
$74,267 per student · 250% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 48%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 18%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
11’20
12’21
14’22
15’23
20’24

Up 81.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%Two or more races 25%Hispanic 20%Black 5%

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.

Fort Ross Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Cazadero
20 students10:1

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).