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Sonoma Valley Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 681 students in Sonoma Valley Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Sonoma Valley Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
3,091 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
163 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Sonoma Valley Unified School District, which is ranked #1230 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1278 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
33%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
29%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.64
# American Indian Students
10 Students
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
52 Students
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
2%
11%
# Hispanic Students
2,103 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
68%
55%
# Black Students
11 Students
97,908 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
872 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
28%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
36 Students
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
241
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
157
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
222
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
211
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
200
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
203
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
216
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
218
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
247
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
293
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
276
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
283
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
324
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,417 is higher than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,528 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$82 MM
$116,387 MM

Spending
$107 MM
$107,188 MM

Revenue / Student
$26,417
$19,974

Spending / Student
$34,528
$18,396

Best Sonoma Valley Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Adele Harrison Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1150 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 935-6080
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 935-6080
Grades: 6-8
| 330 students
Rank: #22.
Altimira Middle School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
17805 Arnold Dr.
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 935-6020
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 935-6020
Grades: 6-8
| 351 students
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