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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Petaluma, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Petaluma based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 45.3% Exceeded Standard, compared to 23.0% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Liberty Elementary
Liberty Elementary
Sonoma 69.3 41.9% 79.4% 3.7% 0.0%
2 Sonoma Mountain Elementary
Old Adobe Union
Sonoma 64.5 47.1% 75.3% 5.1% 0.0%
3 Meadow Elementary
Waugh Elementary
Sonoma 63.8 47.0% 76.0% 7.0% 0.5%
4 Grant Elementary
Petaluma City Elementary
Sonoma 59.7 39.5% 68.8% 8.8% 1.5%
5 Dunham Charter
Dunham Elementary
Sonoma 59.7 29.4% 64.7% 13.0% 0.0%
6 Corona Creek Elementary
Waugh Elementary
Sonoma 56.5 28.3% 61.2% 7.9% 1.5%
7 Two Rock Elementary
Two Rock Union
Sonoma 55.2 22.4% 45.0% 5.9% 0.0%
8 McNear Elementary
Petaluma City Elementary
Sonoma 54.4 24.3% 52.4% 11.9% 0.8%
9 Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley
Petaluma Joint Union High
Sonoma 54.2 23.6% 55.2% 13.7% 2.0%
10 Wilson Elementary
Wilmar Union Elementary
Sonoma 53.0 21.1% 52.4% 4.0% 0.0%