How does Flowery Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Sonoma?

Flowery Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.7/100, placing it at the 28th percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 672 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Flowery Elementary?

8.9% of students at Flowery Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 25.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Flowery Elementary improving or declining?

Flowery Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Flowery Elementary?

17.4% of students at Flowery Elementary 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.

Flowery Elementary

Sonoma Valley Unified Sonoma Sonoma County 95476

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

672 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

350 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

57%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 78.3%

White 19.1%

Other 2.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Flowery Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.9%
Met Standard	16.5%
Below Standard	74.6%

Exceeded

8.9%

Met

16.5%

Below

74.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Flowery Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.9% of students exceeded standard while 16.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Sonoma Valley Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.