How does Apple Blossom compare to other elementary schools in Sebastopol?

Apple Blossom has a SchoolScope composite score of 46.3/100, placing it at the 57th percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 588 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Apple Blossom?

20.1% of students at Apple Blossom exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Apple Blossom improving or declining?

Apple Blossom's proficiency rate decreases by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Apple Blossom?

17.2% of students at Apple Blossom are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Apple Blossom

Twin Hills Union Elementary Sebastopol Sonoma County 95472

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

588 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

288 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 21.9%

White 70.5%

Asian 0.3%

Black 1.0%

Other 6.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Apple Blossom
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.1%
Met Standard	26.0%
Below Standard	53.9%

Exceeded

20.1%

Met

26.0%

Below

53.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Apple Blossom and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points below the Twin Hills Union Elementary district average of 22.5%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.7% exceeded — 3.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.