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Ross Valley Elementary schools

Ross Valley Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 4 public elementary schools run from the 91st to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.

Elementary · 4 schools

from 91st to 96th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Manor Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Wade Thomas Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Brookside Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Hidden Valley Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
4Strong

Middle · 1 school

at 91st · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • White Hill Middle: 91st percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around the Ross Valley Elementary district

5 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in the Ross Valley Elementary district score highest?

Manor Elementary is highest, at the 96th percentile.

That’s higher than 96 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in the Ross Valley Elementary district

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 1 elementary school
Context

The average elementary school in the Ross Valley Elementary district had 6 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in the Ross Valley Elementary district stand?

White Hill Middle is at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Ross Valley Elementary.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

The district

Where does Ross Valley Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?

The Ross Valley Elementary district spent $19,999 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 65 cents of every Ross Valley Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction65%
  • Instruction support9%
  • Student services8%
  • Administration8%
  • Buildings & maintenance10%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$896,715

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 9 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 3% of its $34.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 73 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 87% of the money. The plan itself puts 73% of it toward staff.

  • Learning Teams $397,161
  • ELD Instruction $234,731
  • K-5 ELA Curriculum Adoption $150,000
  • 6 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 9 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading or English learners
  • Reading $150,000
  • English learners $234,731

Largest of these

  • ELD Instruction$234,731
  • K-5 ELA Curriculum Adoption$150,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $746,715 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $789,944 and estimates it spent $789,944, the same as planned.

What changed

The total is $43,229 (5%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is ELD Instruction, which went from $263,945 to $234,731.

Largest cuts

  • ELD Instruction−⁠$29,214
  • Learning Teams−⁠$14,015
What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 178%81%up 3 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 169%72%up 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 29 in 1009 in 100no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 21.9%1.5%down 0.4 pts

Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Learning Teams · $397,161
  • ELD Instruction · $234,731
  • K-5 ELA Curriculum Adoption · $150,000
The full plan3 goals, 23 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($896,715).

Where does the money go?

88% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1ALL students will receive highly engaging, research-based instruction to develop proficiency in grade-level…$792,37488% of action budgets

“ALL students will receive highly engaging, research-based instruction to develop proficiency in grade-level standards and skills. Through high-quality instruction and targeted supports and interventions, we will eliminate/​reduce the predictability of learning outcomes based on race, disability, home language, and socio-economic status” p. 9 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $835,603 (−⁠$43,229)

Largest funded actions

  1. Learning Teams$397,161action 1.2 · p. 35 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. ELD Instruction$234,731action 1.4 · p. 35 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. K-5 ELA Curriculum Adoption$150,000action 1.3 · p. 35 ↗
  4. Priority Standards$10,482action 1.1 · p. 35 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. ELD Instruction−⁠$29,214$263,945 → $234,731 · p. 35 ↗
  2. Learning Teams−⁠$14,015$411,176 → $397,161 · p. 35 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • K-5 ELA Curriculum Adoption · $150,000 → $150,000 · p. 35 ↗unchanged
  • Priority Standards · $10,482 → $10,482 · p. 35 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 11 measures · 1 quoted

  • Middle School Drop Out Rate p. 12 ↗
    Baseline
    0% Middle School Drop Out Rate
    Target for year 3
    Maintain 0% Middle School Drop Out Rate

10 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Design and align current social emotional and behavioral programs and interventions within our MTSS to…$89,66710% of action budgets

“Design and align current social emotional and behavioral programs and interventions within our MTSS to support the social and emotional well-being and academic success of all students” p. 17 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $89,667 (unchanged)

Largest funded actions

  1. TK-8th SEL Program$86,172action 2.1 · p. 35 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Sense of Belonging Data Analysis$3,495action 2.3 · p. 35 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • TK-8th SEL Program · $86,172 → $86,172 · p. 35 ↗unchanged
  • Sense of Belonging Data Analysis · $3,495 → $3,495 · p. 35 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 1 quoted

  • Expulsion Rate p. 20 ↗
    Baseline
    0% Expulsion Rate
    Target for year 3
    Maintain 0% Expulsion Rate

5 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Engage in a continuous cycle of input and feedback from parents/​guardians, students, and staff on the…$14,6742% of action budgets

“Engage in a continuous cycle of input and feedback from parents/​guardians, students, and staff on the climate and learning experience of ALL students and their families to support student learning and wellness” p. 23 ↗

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $14,674 (unchanged)

Largest funded actions

  1. Equity Work$7,000action 3.2 · p. 36 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Engagement of Families of Multilingual Learners$5,185action 3.3 · p. 36 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Communication with families of Multilingual Learners$2,489action 3.4 · p. 36 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Equity Work · $7,000 → $7,000 · p. 36 ↗unchanged
  • Engagement of Families of Multilingual Learners · $5,185 → $5,185 · p. 36 ↗unchanged
  • Communication with families of Multilingual Learners · $2,489 → $2,489 · p. 36 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 1 quoted

  • Attendance Rate p. 25 ↗
    Baseline
    94.2% (2023-24)
    Target for year 3
    96.0%

5 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 1,694 students
1. White: 71%2. Hispanic or Latino: 14%3. Two or more races: 12%4. Asian: 2%5. Black or African American: <1%6. Filipino: <1%7. Not reported: <1%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. White71%
  2. Hispanic or Latino14%
  3. Two or more races12%
  4. Asian2%
  5. Black or African American<1%
  6. Filipino<1%
  7. Not reported<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Pacific Islander0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

11%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 178 of 1,679 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

Ross Valley Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 55% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (29 of 53 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in the Ross Valley Elementary district rank highest?

Elementary: Manor Elementary, 96th percentile (Strong). Middle: White Hill Middle, 91st percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the Ross Valley Elementary district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in the Ross Valley Elementary district good?

Ross Valley Elementary’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 91st to the 96th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong. Ross Valley Elementary has one public middle school we score, White Hill Middle, at the 91st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in the Ross Valley Elementary district compare with California?

The average elementary school in the Ross Valley Elementary district had 6 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does the Ross Valley Elementary district spend per student?

The Ross Valley Elementary district spent $19,999 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 65 cents of every Ross Valley Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in the Ross Valley Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $896,715 into 9 funded actions in 3 goals, 3% of its $34.0 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $792,374, 88% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the Ross Valley Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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