School district · California

Old Adobe Union

Old Adobe Union in California: 5 public schools with 1,734 students and 23.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,622 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 5; 4 charter
Students: 1,734
Students per teacher: 23.8; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $19,622; CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 72.9
Counselors (FTE): 3.9
Students per counselor: 445; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

52%proficient

+6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

897 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

44%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

907 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.5K15

$11.0K16

$11.8K17

$12.0K18

$13.6K19

$12.8K20

$13.3K21

$15.4K22

$16.6K23

$19.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 5.0% · $1.9M
State: 44% · $17.1M
Local: 51% · $19.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $13,313
Support services: $5,684
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $1.1M
Long-term debt: $47M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
La Tercera ElementaryFree meals for all	K–6	295	23.6	59%	40%	Petaluma
Loma Vista Immersion AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–6	451	24.5	37%	40%	Petaluma
Miwok Valley Elementary CharterCharterFree meals for all	K–6	288	20.6	22%	19%	Petaluma
Old Adobe Elementary CharterCharterFree meals for all	K–6	278	25.3	55%	41%	Petaluma
Sonoma Mountain ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	K–6	422	24.8	79%	72%	Petaluma

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 845 Crinella Dr., Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: (707)765-4322

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.