School district (part of a supervisory union) · California
Petaluma Joint Union High
Petaluma Joint Union High in California: 11 public schools with 4,900 students and 20.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year.
- Schools
- 11
- 3 charter
- Students
- 4,900
- Students per teacher
- 20.4
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- —
- 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)
- 240
- Counselors (FTE)
- 13.2
- Students per counselor
- 371
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 5.9
- 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%55%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
1,683 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%43%proficient
−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
1,679 students tested, grades 3–8 · 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.
The Census Bureau publishes no finances for this agency.
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry ValleyCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 494 | 26.2 | 60% | 49% |
| 7–8 | 31 | 32.3 | 31% | 23% | |
Kenilworth Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 812 | 20.7 | 51% | 40% |
Petaluma Accelerated CharterCharter | 7–8 | 115 | 25.3 | 86% | 83% |
Petaluma Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 454 | 19.1 | 52% | 35% |
Carpe Diem High (Continuation)Alternative | 9–12 | 19 | 9.5 | — | — |
Casa Grande HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,653 | 21.5 | — | — |
Petaluma HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,193 | 20.9 | — | — |
San Antonio High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 65 | 8.5 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 21 | 10.7 | — | — | |
Valley Oaks High (Alternative)Alternative | 7–12 | 43 | 8.0 | — | — |
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.
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.
Sources
- Address
- 200 Douglas St., Petaluma, CA 94952
- Phone
- (707)778-4604
- 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).
- 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.