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Village Charter: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Village Charter posts 41% meeting the standard and 12.0% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

2590 Piner Road, 95401 (opens in new tab)·Windsor Unified·Santa Rosa·Grades TK-8·384 students·51% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(707) 524-2848·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
36
🤝 Culture First · Developing
ranked #3,954 statewide · #1 of 3 in Windsor Unified

Village Charter scores 36 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 31st 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 “41% proficient” and call it done. Village Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Santa Rosa, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The headline number: 8.1% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.

As a charter, Village Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.

The 5 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
12.0%
State 21.3%
9.4pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-10.8pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Met or exceeded
41.0%
State 42.7%
1.7pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
8.1%
State 17.9%
9.8pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.5%
State 1.6%
1.2pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

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

Estimated K-12 Path
Elementary
Village Charter
36
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

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.

The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic25.4%
White53.4%
Other21.2%
GenderFemale 50.0%Male 49.1%Non-binary 0.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 50.8% (13pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
384
236 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
13 TK students
11% of a 122-student campus · CDE Census Day 2025-26
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
3 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$12,700
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$61,699 – $110,623
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
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
Instruction 63%Support 35%Other 2%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$94K
$9K above CA median
Median Home Value
$631K
$28K below CA median
Bachelor's+
27%
8pp below 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
7.4 years avg experience
9 teachers · 33% first-year
Teacher Credentials
100% 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 →

Frequently asked questions

Is Village Charter a good elementary school?
Village Charter has a Scope Score of 36 out of 100, placing it in the 31st percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,954 statewide. 12.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.4 percentage points below 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 Village Charter's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 41.0% of students at Village Charter met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 12.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 29.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 12.0% 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. 76 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Village Charter rank in California?
Village Charter ranks #3,954 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 31st 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 Village Charter getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Village Charter decreases by 10.8 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. 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 Village Charter?
8.1% of students at Village 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 Village Charter compare to other schools in Santa Rosa?
Village Charter scores 36/100 (31st 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 384 students. Use the schools in Santa Rosa page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

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 · 38%
12.0%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 41th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
-10.8pp
↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 35th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
41.0%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 49th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
8.1%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 66th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.5%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 60th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31118%27%36%18%45%+2
Grade 41414%36%14%36%50%+5
Grade 51323%15%31%31%38%−9
Grade 61323%46%0%31%69%+23
Grade 71118%36%36%9%55%+7
Grade 88
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3119%36%36%18%45%−0
Grade 4147%29%36%29%36%−6
Grade 5130%31%23%46%31%−5
Grade 6138%23%15%54%31%−4
Grade 7110%45%36%18%45%+11
Grade 88
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/112110%33%43%14%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Village Charter ←3612.0%41.0%−10.80.5%
Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle2.6 mi5628.3%58.6%+2.14.6%
Northwest Prep Charter0.1 mi5021.4%42.9%2.2%
Mark West Charter2.6 mi4318.0%40.0%5.2%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
44%36%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #2535 → #2364 → #1492 → #1872 → #3954
What we can't show
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
  • — 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