How does Miwok Valley Elementary Charter compare to other elementary schools in Petaluma?

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.5/100, placing it at the 27th percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 592 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter?

9.0% of students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Miwok Valley Elementary Charter improving or declining?

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter?

16.3% of students at Miwok Valley Elementary Charter 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.

Miwok Valley Elementary Charter

Old Adobe Union Petaluma Sonoma County 94954 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

592 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

299 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 68.9%

White 21.1%

Asian 4.0%

Black 1.3%

Other 4.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Miwok Valley Elementary Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.0%
Met Standard	11.9%
Below Standard	79.1%

Exceeded

9.0%

Met

11.9%

Below

79.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Miwok Valley Elementary Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.0% of students exceeded standard while 11.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points below the Old Adobe Union district average of 22.5%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.9% exceeded — 15.9 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.