English
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 137 tested
- Advanced
- 34%
- Proficient
- 21%
- Below the standard
- 45%
55% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
Public school · Petaluma City Elementary · Petaluma, California
Petaluma · TK–6 · 343 students (2024–25)
The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →
Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six elementary school measures.
Above California in English, well above in math: 55% and 54% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5, spring 2026, against 46% and 42%.
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).
This rating covers grades 3–5. McNear Elementary teaches TK–6: grade 6 results ↓
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McNear Elementary’s 2025–26 test results, released October 15, 2026, are on this page.
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In grade 6, spring 2026, 66% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 64% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.
Ask Petaluma City Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓
McNear Elementary scores higher than 73 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 73rd percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓
In 2025–26, 10 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Petaluma City Elementary district. 0.2% of students (1 of 408) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓
In spring 2026, 29% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at McNear Elementary in Petaluma scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓
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Academic achievement
Above California in English; well above it in math.
State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026
In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 55% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 54% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 137 tested
55% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 139 tested
54% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 51% | 54% | 61% |
| Advanced | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| Proficient | 19% | 21% | 25% |
| Developing level | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| Minimal | 23% | 24% | 16% |
| Tested | 47 | 46 | 44 |
| California | 44% | 46% | 49% |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +12 |
| Measure | Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 66% |
| Advanced | 34% |
| Proficient | 32% |
| Developing level | 14% |
| Minimal | 20% |
| Tested | 50 |
| California | 48% |
| Difference | +18 |
California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Math
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 56% | 55% | 50% |
| Advanced | 25% | 19% | 32% |
| Proficient | 31% | 36% | 18% |
| Developing level | 23% | 26% | 32% |
| Minimal | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Tested | 48 | 47 | 44 |
| California | 47% | 42% | 37% |
| Difference | +9 | +13 | +13 |
| Measure | Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 64% |
| Advanced | 42% |
| Proficient | 22% |
| Developing level | 18% |
| Minimal | 18% |
| Tested | 50 |
| California | 37% |
| Difference | +27 |
California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →
Well above California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 66% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 64% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.
Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 50 tested
66% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.
Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 50 tested
64% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.
Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 51% to 55% and math from 51% to 54%.
This school
California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested
This school
California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested
Each year is a different group of students.
Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
| Students | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 3–5 · This school | 34% | 21% | 24% | 21% | 137 |
| English, grades 3–5 · California | 24% | 22% | 21% | 33% | 1,208,894 |
| English, grades 3–5 · Petaluma City Elementary | 23% | 21% | 23% | 33% | 913 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · This school | 25% | 29% | 27% | 19% | 139 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · California | 21% | 21% | 25% | 33% | 1,211,701 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · Petaluma City Elementary | 19% | 22% | 28% | 31% | 914 |
| English, grade 6 · This school | 34% | 32% | 14% | 20% | 50 |
| English, grade 6 · California | 20% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 415,439 |
| English, grade 6 · Petaluma City Elementary | 24% | 29% | 19% | 28% | 299 |
| Math, grade 6 · This school | 42% | 22% | 18% | 18% | 50 |
| Math, grade 6 · California | 21% | 16% | 25% | 38% | 415,904 |
| Math, grade 6 · Petaluma City Elementary | 26% | 16% | 23% | 35% | 299 |
Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.
English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.
Chart and table: 2017–2026. Hover, tap or focus a chart and use the arrow keys to see each year.
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.
In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 56% in 2017 to 55% in 2026. In math, it went from 57% in 2017 to 54% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56% 171 tested | 45% 1,384,680 tested |
| 2018 | 55% 162 tested | 49% 1,346,907 tested |
| 2019 | 49% 173 tested | 50% 1,332,547 tested |
| 2022 | 52% 128 tested | 45% 1,260,830 tested |
| 2023 | 53% 150 tested | 44% 1,247,801 tested |
| 2024 | 47% 127 tested | 45% 1,235,509 tested |
| 2025 | 51% 132 tested | 46% 1,232,086 tested |
| 2026 | 55% 137 tested | 46% 1,208,894 tested |
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 57% 168 tested | 40% 1,392,040 tested |
| 2018 | 53% 163 tested | 42% 1,352,321 tested |
| 2019 | 50% 173 tested | 44% 1,338,625 tested |
| 2022 | 51% 128 tested | 38% 1,265,943 tested |
| 2023 | 55% 150 tested | 40% 1,256,519 tested |
| 2024 | 52% 130 tested | 41% 1,249,262 tested |
| 2025 | 51% 134 tested | 41% 1,241,652 tested |
| 2026 | 54% 139 tested | 42% 1,211,701 tested |
What you can do
Petaluma City Elementary’s board decides McNear’s plan.
The state hasn’t placed McNear in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
Petaluma City Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.
Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.
If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.
Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.
California Education Code § 53008. Source
Life at school
10 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.
State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26
That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average elementary school in the Petaluma City Elementary district, 16 in 100 were. 0.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.
38 of 400 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.
0.2%
of students were suspended at least once (1 of 408). Average California elementary school 1.6%.
Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.
Teach here? Tell us Petaluma City Elementary’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.
Every learner
Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same group across California in English.
Student groups, grades 3–6, spring 2026
19% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 36% for the same group across California.
Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6, spring 2026. Hispanic or Latino students: grades 3, 4 and 6 only.
32% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.
Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years
It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.
27%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 94 of 343. California: 63%.
19teachers, 2024–25
14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25
5%in their first year, 2024–25
94%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22
Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?
| Group and subject | Here | vs Petaluma City Elementary | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income · 69 tested in English, 71 in math | |||
| English | 29% | +722% | −736% |
| Math | 30% | +1119% | 030% |
| White · 121 tested | |||
| English | 70% | +763% | +1060% |
| Math | 69% | +1356% | +1554% |
| Hispanic or Latino · 36 tested in English, 38 in math · grades 3, 4 and 6 only | |||
| English | 19% | 019% | −1736% |
| Math | 21% | +120% | −1031% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Petaluma City Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.
Students with disabilities, 38 tested: no rate for grades 5 and 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
| Students, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| White | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22% |
| Two or more races | 9% |
| Asian | — |
| Black or African American | — |
| Filipino | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.
CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 94% of teaching positions, 15.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 16.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
Next steps
Ask Petaluma City Elementary which school serves your address.
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Office (707) 778-4752605 Sunnyslope Avenue, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
The closest elementary schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.
| Factor | School | Index | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancedaverage of English and math | 30% | 58 | 42% |
| Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math | 55% | 59 | 23% |
| Chronically absent | 10 in 100 | 61 | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 0.2% (1 of 408) | 61 | 5% |
| English learners: top level | 11% | 42 | 5% |
| Grade gap (G3→G5, different students) | +2.0pp | — | not scored |
Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.
| School year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 48 | 73 | #1510 | California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula |
2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.
| School year | Chronic absence | Suspension | Grade gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 6 in 100 | 1.0% (4 of 387) | −15 |
| 2021–22 | not on file | not on file | −3 |
| 2022–23 | not on file | not on file | −5 |
| 2023–24 | 9 in 100 | 1.7% (6 of 358) | −10 |
| 2024–25 | 12 in 100 | 0.8% (3 of 364) | +8 |
| 2025–26 | 10 in 100 | 0.2% (1 of 408) | +2 |
Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 187 | 34% | 58% |
| 2026 · Math | 189 | 30% | 57% |
| 2025 · English | 193 | 27% | 53% |
| 2025 · Math | 194 | 22% | 52% |
| 2024 · English | 180 | 28% | 54% |
| 2024 · Math | 183 | 27% | 51% |
| 2023 · English | 181 | 30% | 54% |
| 2023 · Math | 181 | 30% | 56% |
| 2022 · English | 188 | 21% | 54% |
| 2022 · Math | 186 | 24% | 53% |
| 2019 · English | 222 | 19% | 52% |
| 2019 · Math | 222 | 21% | 51% |
| 2018 · English | 219 | 28% | 57% |
| 2018 · Math | 220 | 24% | 54% |
| 2017 · English | 232 | 25% | 57% |
| 2017 · Math | 229 | 28% | 55% |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 3 · English | 44 | 43% |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · English | 38 | 55% |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · English | 50 | 54% |
| 2025 · Grade 6 · English | 61 | 59% |
| 2025 · Grade 3 · Math | 46 | 48% |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · Math | 37 | 51% |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · Math | 51 | 53% |
| 2025 · Grade 6 · Math | 60 | 55% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · English | 31 | 58% |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · English | 43 | 44% |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · English | 53 | 43% |
| 2024 · Grade 6 · English | 53 | 70% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · Math | 33 | 55% |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · Math | 44 | 55% |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · Math | 53 | 49% |
| 2024 · Grade 6 · Math | 53 | 47% |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · English | 44 | 52% |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · English | 53 | 55% |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · English | 53 | 51% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · English | 31 | 61% |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · Math | 44 | 57% |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · Math | 53 | 60% |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · Math | 53 | 49% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · Math | 31 | 61% |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · English | 48 | 58% |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · English | 49 | 47% |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · English | 31 | 52% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · English | 60 | 57% |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · Math | 48 | 48% |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · Math | 49 | 55% |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · Math | 31 | 48% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · Math | 58 | 59% |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · English | 62 | 53% |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · English | 58 | 55% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · English | 53 | 38% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · English | 49 | 63% |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · Math | 62 | 53% |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · Math | 58 | 55% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · Math | 53 | 40% |
| 2019 · Grade 6 · Math | 49 | 55% |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · English | 57 | 58% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · English | 49 | 45% |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · English | 56 | 61% |
| 2018 · Grade 6 · English | 57 | 63% |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · Math | 58 | 50% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · Math | 49 | 45% |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · Math | 56 | 62% |
| 2018 · Grade 6 · Math | 57 | 58% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · English | 59 | 54% |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · English | 49 | 49% |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · English | 63 | 62% |
| 2017 · Grade 6 · English | 61 | 61% |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · Math | 59 | 49% |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · Math | 47 | 60% |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · Math | 62 | 63% |
| 2017 · Grade 6 · Math | 61 | 51% |
Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 44 | 23% | 25% | 45% | 7% |
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.
| Group · English | Tested | Proficient or Advanced | vs district | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income | 69 | 29% | +7 | −7 |
| White | 121 | 70% | +7 | +10 |
| Hispanic or Latino (grades 3, 4 and 6 only) | 36 | 19% | 0 | −17 |
CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 10 in 100 · −2 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.8% (3 of 364) → 2025–26 · 0.2% (1 of 408) · −0.6 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 5 in 100 | 8 in 100 | +3 in 100 |
| Male | 7 in 100 | 11 in 100 | +4 in 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 in 100 | 15 in 100 | +4 in 100 |
| White | 3 in 100 | 7 in 100 | +4 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | 11 in 100 | 19 in 100 | +8 in 100 |
| English learners | 9 in 100 | 16 in 100 | +7 in 100 |
| Low-income | 11 in 100 | 14 in 100 | +3 in 100 |
| All students | 6 in 100 | 10 in 100 | +4 in 100 |
| Two or more races | — | 14 in 100 | — |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 343
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 343
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,343 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 47% |
| ZIP-area population | 33,785 |
| Median age | 43.8 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94952 →
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026
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