Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts: Scores climb 7.4 points from grade 3 to grade 5. But suspensions run 3× the state rate.
Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts has real strengths and one number that complicates them. Most rating sites show you one or the other. Both belong on the same page.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51 | 16% | 47% | +7.4 | 20.4% | 4.6% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts scores 51 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 68th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “47% proficient” and call it done. Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts deserves a closer read. The school sits in Santa Rosa, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +7.4pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
As a charter, Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Has stayed near the 68th percentile since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 47% meet the standard today, versus 54% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 42% | 36% | 33% | 33% | 48% |
| Grade 4 | 65% | 68% | 59% | 64% | 60% |
| Grade 5 | 60% | 51% | 61% | 60% | 60% |
| Grade 6 | 48% | 50% | 27% | 40% | 47% |
| Grade 7 | 53% | 57% | 48% | 30% | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 45% | 33% | 36% | 55% | 26% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 44% | 40% | 33% | 38% | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 59% | 39% | 52% | 40% | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 51% | 19% | 29% | 27% | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 31% | 37% | 16% | 7% | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 43% | 14% | 26% | 5% | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 21% | 8% | 10% | 15% | 5% |
The story this school is actually telling
separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 12.1pp across grades; the floor rises 12.3pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
- Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts in Santa Rosa, 39.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts outperforms its district average for low-income students by 15.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (19.1% Math proficient); White students (58.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 8.5 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 115 students tested.
8 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
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.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 23.7pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +3.3pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
What gets spent here
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 27% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
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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.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% | 34% | 23% | 30% | 48% | +4 |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 29% | 31% | 29% | 12% | 60% | +15 |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 26% | 34% | 26% | 14% | 60% | +12 |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 17% | 30% | 32% | 21% | 47% | +1 |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 5% | 40% | 35% | 20% | 45% | −3 |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 0% | 26% | 31% | 44% | 26% | −20 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 44 | 7% | 25% | 30% | 39% | 32% | −14 |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 10% | 40% | 38% | 12% | 50% | +8 |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% | 23% | 40% | 26% | 34% | −1 |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 2% | 15% | 38% | 45% | 17% | −18 |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 0% | 15% | 38% | 48% | 15% | −19 |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 0% | 5% | 21% | 74% | 5% | −27 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 75 | 5% | 21% | 56% | 17% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 115 | 39.1% | +16 | +1 |
| White | 160 | 58.1% | −1 | −4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 37 | 27.0% | +6 | −12 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts ← | — | 51 | 15.9% | 47.2% | +7.4 | 4.6% |
| Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS) | 1 mi | 61 | 24.2% | 53.7% | +1.9 | 0.1% |
| Robert L. Stevens Elementary | 2.5 mi | 52 | 26.6% | 56.5% | −18.7 | 0.1% |
| Village Elementary Charter | 2.1 mi | 46 | 20.9% | 47.7% | −6.0 | 0.8% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 | 72 | #1564 | 18.8% | 53.5% | 10.1% | 2.4% | +12.0pp |
| 2022 | 38 | 54 | #2621 | 15.3% | 42.2% | 31.6% | 1.0% | -2.9pp |
| 2023 | 49 | 71 | #1649 | 19.3% | 44.2% | 28.5% | 5.1% | +12.2pp |
| 2024 | 45 | 58 | #2405 | 18.0% | 43.9% | 23.6% | 8.3% | +8.1pp |
| 2025 | 51 | 68 | #1840 | 15.9% | 47.2% | 20.4% | 4.6% | +7.4pp |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 11.1% | 17.6% | +6.5pp |
| Male | 9.0% | 24.0% | +15.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.0% | 26.7% | +14.7pp |
| Two or More Races | 0.0% | 21.2% | +21.2pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 20.5% | 36.1% | +15.6pp |
| English Learners | 21.4% | 14.3% | -7.1pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 14.0% | 27.4% | +13.4pp |
| All Students | 10.1% | 20.7% | +10.6pp |
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