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South County Consortium: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

South County Consortium is an elementary school in Petaluma. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

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 129 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.

Where the path goes

South County Consortium serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here, with no school-to-school transitions.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 10:1, district 24:110:1
Teaching staff14 teachers
Avg. experience4.4 years
Fully credentialed53%
First-year teachers36%
Intern / emergency permit4.7%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $64,195, CA average $14,815$64,195 · spent at this school
Federal share$2,029 per student

$2,029 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White56.6%
District 50.6% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic30.2%
District 35.4% · CA 56.1%
Other7.0%
District 10.1% · CA 9.0%
Asian3.9%
District 3.0% · CA 10.2%
Black2.3%
District 0.9% · CA 4.8%
GenderFemale 20.2%Male 79.1%Non-binary 0.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 50.4% (13pp 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 129 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

On the state's science test (CAST), 33% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but 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.


SchoolScope scores and verdicts are our interpretation of public California Department of Education data — independent analysis, not an official rating. How we analyze · Request a correction