School district · California

Sonoma Valley Unified

Sonoma Valley Unified in California: 8 public schools with 3,015 students and 19.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,963 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 3,015
Students per teacher: 19.3; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $24,963; 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): 156
Counselors (FTE): 9.4
Students per counselor: 321; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.8

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%

35%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,245 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

21%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,284 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$11.0K15

$12.0K16

$13.1K17

$12.6K18

$14.4K19

$15.9K20

$18.6K21

$21.3K22

$23.8K23

$25.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 5.3% · $4.7M
State: 14% · $12.5M
Local: 81% · $71.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $13,784
Support services: $10,361
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $16.3M
Long-term debt: $162.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
El Verano ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	314	24.2	31%	22%	Sonoma
Flowery ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	368	23.0	25%	26%	Sonoma
Prestwood ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	275	18.1	45%	34%	Sonoma
Sassarini ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	281	21.6	34%	22%	Sonoma
Adele Harrison MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	334	17.3	43%	20%	Sonoma
Altimira MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	324	16.2	29%	14%	Sonoma
Creekside HighAlternative	9–12	48	15.7	—	—	Sonoma
Sonoma Valley HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,071	18.8	—	—	Sonoma

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: 17850 Railroad Ave., Sonoma, CA 95476
Phone: (707)935-6000

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.