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Petaluma Accelerated Charter: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Petaluma Accelerated Charter is a middle school in Petaluma. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. With 115 students total, this school likely falls below that threshold in most tested grades. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Petaluma Accelerated Charter in Petaluma, 62.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 41.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Petaluma Accelerated Charter outperforms its district average for low-income students by 21.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (53.1% Math proficient); White students (96.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 33.8 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 32 students tested.

All students at this school: 85% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 85%, district —, state 39%85%
WhiteWhite: this school 93%, district 57%, state 56%93% · +8 vs school
MaleMale: this school 85%, district 46%, state 42%85% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 85%, district 50%, state 44%85% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 67%, district 34%, state 32%67% · −18 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 58%, district 34%, state 32%58% · −27 vs school

8 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Middle
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Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 29:1, district 22:129:1
Teaching staff6 teachers
Avg. experience15.5 years
Fully credentialed100%
First-year teachers17%

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,943, CA average $14,491$19,943 · spent at this school

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
White53.0%
District 52.3% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic29.6%
District 37.1% · CA 56.1%
Other11.3%
District 7.4% · CA 9.0%
Asian5.2%
District 2.0% · CA 10.2%
Black0.9%
District 1.2% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 27.8% (36pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$117K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.04M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+47% · CA 35%
ZIP population33,785
Median age44 years

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

Worth Knowing

At 115 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 73% 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.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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