School Profile · Sebastopol
Sebastopol Independent Charter: The score is strong. The trajectory is stronger.
Sebastopol Independent Charter pairs 48% proficiency with gains that hold up when the same students are tracked two years apart — the rare school that posts both.
1111 Hwy 116 N, 95472 (opens in new tab)·Sebastopol Union Elementary·Sebastopol·Grades K-8·286 students·37% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(707) 824-9700·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
50
🚀 Growth Engine · Developing
ranked #1,748 statewide
Sebastopol Independent Charter scores 50 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 70th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “48% proficient” and call it done. Sebastopol Independent Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Sebastopol, where one in three students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 62.5% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Sebastopol Independent Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
11%
25%
64%
Grade 3 · 36% proficient
37%
20%
43%
Grade 4 · 57% proficient
28%
38%
34%
Grade 5 · 66% proficient
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 16.9pp across grades; the floor rises 29.8pp. 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.
62.5%
Low-income · ELA · met standard
Sebastopol Independent Charter's most underrated number
62.5% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
Sebastopol Independent Charter low-income: 62.5%State low-income: 38.2%
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
22.7%
State 21.3%
1.4pp above state avg
Met or exceeded
47.9%
State 42.7%
5.3pp above state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+28.3pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
8.8%
State 17.9%
9.1pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.5%
State 1.6%
1.1pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed — new curriculum, new principal, new program. Momentum has a cause, and a visit will find it.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 54
Gravenstein Elementary
Gravenstein Union Elementary · 3.4 mi
Solid
58/100
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle
Oak Grove Union Elementary · 2.7 mi
Solid
54/100
Orchard View
Twin Hills Union Elementary · 1.7 mi
Solid
51/100
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 54
Hillcrest Middle
Gravenstein Union Elementary · 2.5 mi
Solid
62/100
Twin Hills Charter Middle
Twin Hills Union Elementary · 1.7 mi
Solid
56/100
Brook Haven Middle
Sebastopol Union Elementary · 0.7 mi
Developing
44/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic12.6%
White74.5%
Asian2.1%
Black0.3%
Other10.5%
GenderFemale 50.0%Male 49.3%Non-binary 0.7%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 36.7% (27pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
286
334 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
1 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$17,096
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
At Sebastopol Independent Charter in Sebastopol, 62.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 48.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sebastopol Independent Charter outperforms its district average for low-income students by 14.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (57.5% Math proficient); White students (65.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.2 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 40 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · Low-Income−7.2pp
60.0% vs 67.2% overall · n=15
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income40 tested
ELA 62.5%·Math 57.5%· +14.2pp vs district
White127 tested
ELA 65.9%·Math 52.0%· +2.6pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$109K
$24K above CA median
Median Home Value
$1.02M
$361K above CA median
Bachelor's+
50%
15pp above CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
10.9 years avg experience
18 teachers · 17% first-year
Teacher Credentials
92% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
22.7%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 51th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
47.9%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 54th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
+28.3pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 58th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
8.8%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 65th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.5%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 59th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% | 25% | 29% | 36% | 36% | −8 |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 37% | 20% | 30% | 13% | 57% | +12 |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 28% | 38% | 14% | 21% | 66% | +18 |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 41% | 41% | 14% | 3% | 83% | +36 |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 40% | 37% | 13% | 10% | 77% | +29 |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 36% | 50% | 9% | 5% | 86% | +40 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 28 | 7% | 14% | 39% | 39% | 21% | −24 |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 30% | 30% | 23% | 17% | 60% | +18 |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 24% | 24% | 28% | 24% | 48% | +13 |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 24% | 31% | 28% | 17% | 55% | +20 |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 30% | 30% | 33% | 7% | 60% | +26 |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 29% | 25% | 25% | 21% | 54% | +22 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 51 | 27% | 37% | 29% | 6% |
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 | 40 | 62.5% | +14 | +24 |
| White | 126 | 65.9% | +3 | +4 |
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastopol Independent Charter ← | — | 50 | 22.7% | 47.9% | +28.3 | 0.5% |
| Gravenstein Elementary | 3.4 mi | 58 | 35.8% | 65.5% | −4.7 | 1.0% |
| Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle | 2.7 mi | 54 | 28.3% | 58.6% | +2.1 | 4.6% |
| Orchard View | 1.7 mi | 51 | 23.3% | 48.8% | — | 0.5% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1354 → #1652 → #1897 → #1338 → #1748
What we can't show
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
Frequently asked questions
Is Sebastopol Independent Charter a good elementary school?
Sebastopol Independent Charter has a Scope Score of 50 out of 100, placing it in the 70th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,748 statewide. 22.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is near the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Sebastopol Independent Charter's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 47.9% of students at Sebastopol Independent Charter met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 22.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 22.7% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 174 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Sebastopol Independent Charter rank in California?
Sebastopol Independent Charter ranks #1,748 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 70th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Sebastopol Independent Charter getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Sebastopol Independent Charter increases by 28.3 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Sebastopol Independent Charter?
8.8% of students at Sebastopol Independent Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.5%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Sebastopol Independent Charter compare to other schools in Sebastopol?
Sebastopol Independent Charter scores 50/100 (70th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 286 students. Use the schools in Sebastopol page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Sebastopol Independent Charter serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Sebastopol Independent Charter in Sebastopol, 62.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 48.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sebastopol Independent Charter outperforms its district average for low-income students by 14.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (57.5% Math proficient); White students (65.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.2 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 40 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.