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Dunham Charter

Dunham ElementaryPetalumaSonoma County94952Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
316 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
161 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
30%
Teachers
7 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic16.1%
White73.9%
Asian0.6%
Other9.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dunham Charter
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard29.4%
Met Standard35.3%
Below Standard35.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Dunham Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

29.4% of students exceeded standard while 35.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 22.1 points higher (vs 7.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
29.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
64.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+7.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
13.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
316
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd2326.1%21.7%30.4%21.7%47.8%
4th2437.5%33.3%25.0%4.2%70.8%
5th1844.4%27.8%22.2%5.6%72.2%
6th147.1%78.6%14.3%0.0%85.7%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd2343.5%21.7%26.1%8.7%65.2%
4th2433.3%37.5%29.2%0.0%70.8%
5th1833.3%22.2%27.8%16.7%55.6%
6th147.1%42.9%35.7%14.3%50.0%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.7