Petaluma City Elementary: Petaluma City Elementary averages 40.9/100 — 3.9 points below the state average.
Petaluma City Elementary has 6 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 40.9/100 — 3.9 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Grant Elementary at 57/100, where 42.9% of students exceed the state standard. 1 school shows positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 16.5%, near the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Petaluma City Elementary's elementary schools average 40.9/100 — 3.9 points below the state average with a −1.4pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Petaluma City Elementary has 6 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 40.9/100 — 3.9 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -1.4pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 37.9 points — showing significant variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 16.5%, 1.4pp near the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 1.9%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Grant Elementary leads the district at 57 with 42.9% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Petaluma City Elementary
Hidden gems: 3 schools in Petaluma City Elementary are classified as On the Rise (2) or Growth Engine — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
Every school in Petaluma City Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (6)
Petaluma City Elementary has 6 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 40.9 — 3.9 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -1.4pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Grant Elementary with a Scope Score of 57 and 42.9% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Elementary Petaluma City Elementary Solid Base | 42.9% | Solid 57/100 |
| 2 | Penngrove Elementary Petaluma City Elementary Building Momentum | 19.6% | Developing 48/100 |
| 3 | McNear Elementary Petaluma City Elementary Growth Engine | 24.4% | Developing 44/100 |
| 4 | McDowell Elementary Petaluma City Elementary On the Rise | 4.7% | Developing 40/100 |
| 5 | McKinley Elementary Petaluma City Elementary Building Momentum | 16.9% | Developing 37/100 |
| 6 | Valley Vista Elementary Petaluma City Elementary On the Rise | 1.7% | Needs Support 19/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology