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California Pacific Charter - Sonoma

Guerneville, CA · Grades TK-12 · 213 students · Guerneville Elementary

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42% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 46% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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DistrictGuerneville Elementary
PrincipalChristine Feher
GradesTK-12
Enrollment213 students

Math

46%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

English

42%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

213

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

20%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 3 & 5 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2022: 33%2025: 46%2022: 50%2025: 42%20222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2022: 33%2025: 46%2022: 50%2025: 42%2022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
202233%50%
2023——
2024——
202546%42%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2022 to 2025

Slipped from the 61st to the 40th percentile since 2022.

Most rating sites would stop at “39% proficient” and call it done. California Pacific Charter - Sonoma deserves a closer read. More than half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

As a charter, California Pacific Charter - Sonoma enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

107 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked

California Pacific Charter - Sonoma scores 32 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 40th percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
Year detailsYear2022 · 61st percentile · Scope Score 38 of 1002025 · 40th percentile · Scope Score 32 of 100
ELAYellow(Increased)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 442%——27%
Grade 550%——45%
Grade 6—9%27%36%
Grade 7—67%46%31%
Grade 860%38%58%47%
Grade 1160%47%43%62%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 433%——36%
Grade 533%——27%
Grade 6—9%18%45%
Grade 7—58%15%50%
Grade 840%38%50%37%
Grade 1121%20%21%63%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

One in three of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.

ELA44% met or exceeded
Exceeded 15%Met 29%Nearly Met 25%Not Met 31%
Math48% met or exceeded
Exceeded 23%Met 25%Nearly Met 21%Not Met 31%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California elementary schools · average21% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2022–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+GrowthAbsenceSuspension
This school3212%39%—20.0%0.5%
CA average · Elementary School3921%43%—17.9%1.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope3239
% Exceeded12%21%
% Met+39%43%
Growth——
Absence20.0%17.9%
Suspension0.5%1.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

California's own growth model splits here — the 45th percentile in reading against the 97th in math, among elementary schools.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits well above the middle of California elementary schools in reading, and the 97th in math. We show it; we don't score it.

— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California elementary school lands at +2 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −5 and +9 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: 0 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 45th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.45th pctile · 0 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +27 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 97th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.97th pctile · +27 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

How every group of students does here

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 46% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 46%, district —, state 43%46%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 50%, district 27%, state 32%50% · +4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 60%, district 25%, state 42%60% · +14 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 63%, district 24%, state 44%63% · +16 vs school

9 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

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The state's growth model, by student group

California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California elementary school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.

Reading
English Only43 studentsEnglish Only, reading: 0 scale-score points versus expectation, against +3 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 43 students.0 pts · −3 vs typical
Math
English Only43 studentsEnglish Only, math: +30 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 43 students.+30 pts · +29 vs typical
this school typical California elementary school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted

— 3 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 5 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher5 · district 11
Teaching staff42 teachers
Avg. experience13.8 years
Fully credentialed60%
PrincipalChristine Feher
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Teacher salary schedule$59,364 – $120,760
Superintendent salary$182,184

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 20.0%, district 25.2%, state 17.9%20.0% · +2.2pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.5%, district —, state 1.6%0.5% · −1.1pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25

Its district spends $22,512 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $22,512, CA average $14,491$22,512 · district average
District current expense · FY 2024–25$38,410 per student
District averageCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 63%Instruction support 6%Student services 11%Administration 12%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$22,512 per pupil
2019$18,900 per pupil
2018$20,614 per pupil
2017$14,622 per pupil
2016$15,794 per pupil
The neighborhood · ACS 2024

More than half of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 213 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 35% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino30.5% · district 32.6% · CA 56.1%
White34.7% · district 43.2% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.9% · district 1.3% · CA 10.2%
Black8.4% · district 5.2% · CA 4.8%
Other24.4% · district 17.7% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 51.6% · Male 47.4% · Non-binary 0.9%
Free or reduced lunch56.8% · CA 64%
Median income$108K · CA $85K
Median home value$672K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+45% · CA 35%
ZIP population722
Median age45 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

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School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

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SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
California Pacific Charter - SonomaCharterDeveloping12%39%School being viewed
Guerneville Elementary (Charter)CharterNeeds Support8%27%0.2 mi
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Is California Pacific Charter - Sonoma a good elementary school?
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma has a Scope Score of 32 out of 100, placing it in the 40th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,450 statewide. 12.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.1 percentage points below the California average of 21.4%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 3-to-5 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are California Pacific Charter - Sonoma's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 39.4% of students at California Pacific Charter - Sonoma met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 12.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 27.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 12.2% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 70 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does California Pacific Charter - Sonoma rank in California?
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma ranks #3,450 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 40th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at California Pacific Charter - Sonoma?
20.0% of students at California Pacific Charter - Sonoma are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.5%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does California Pacific Charter - Sonoma compare to other schools in Guerneville?
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma scores 32/100 (40th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 213 students. Use the schools in Guerneville page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

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What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 5 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard12.2%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded39.4%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism20.0%17.9%5%
Suspension rate0.5%1.6%5%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)-13.6pp-2.9pp—

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

California Pacific Charter - Sonoma: reading the evidence

California Pacific Charter - Sonoma posts 39% meeting the standard and 12.2% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.4% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

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Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

California Pacific Charter - Sonoma is ranked #3,450 statewide.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard12.2%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded39.4%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism20.0%17.9%5%
Suspension rate0.5%1.6%5%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)-13.6pp-2.9ppnot scored
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 21.4% · index 42 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 42.7% · index 48 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.9% · index 47 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 6.6pp lower vs 2022
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 59 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · → no change vs 2022
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)
↓ vs CA -2.9pp
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31323%15%38%23%38%−5
Grade 4110%27%9%64%27%−17
Grade 5119%36%9%45%45%−2
Grade 6119%27%9%55%36%−10
Grade 71613%19%44%25%31%−16
Grade 81911%37%26%26%47%+1
Grade 112627%35%27%12%62%+13
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31323%38%23%15%62%+16
Grade 4110%36%9%55%36%−5
Grade 51118%9%27%45%27%−8
Grade 6110%45%18%36%45%+11
Grade 71638%13%19%31%50%+16
Grade 81932%5%37%26%37%+5
Grade 112730%33%15%22%63%+39

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide5714%21%61%4%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma ←—3212.2%39.4%−13.6pp—0.5%
Guerneville Elementary (Charter)0.2 mi207.9%26.9%+1.5pp—4.1%
California average—3921.4%42.7%−2.9pp—1.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20223861#223218.8%39.6%26.6%0.5%—
20253240#345012.2%39.4%20.0%0.5%-13.6pp
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
What we can't show
  • — No subgroup comparison could be shown for this school this year — either its group sizes fall under CDE's 15-student reporting floor, or district/state comparison data wasn't available for its groups.
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 05 — California growth model, by student group
GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students050Average+2750Exceptional
English Only043not categorised+3043not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+229Average+1329Accelerated
White+222Average+3822Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+115Average+115Average

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,721 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18

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