Is Guerneville Elementary (Charter) a good school?

Guerneville Elementary (Charter) ranks 3727 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Guerneville Elementary (Charter)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 190 students attended Guerneville Elementary (Charter).

What is the racial makeup of Guerneville Elementary (Charter)?

Students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter) are 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Summary:

Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is a public charter school serving 213 students in grades K-8 in Guerneville, California. The school has faced significant challenges, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance compared to other California elementary schools.

One of the school's major issues is its high and increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 16.3% in 2018-2019 to 39.6% in 2022-2023. This is much higher than nearby schools like Cali Calmecac Language Academy (23.5%), Healdsburg Elementary (21.0%), and Brooks Elementary (24.8%). Academically, Guerneville Elementary (Charter) students perform below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with only 36.52% proficient or better in ELA and 23.48% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also lags behind nearby schools like Healdsburg Elementary, which had 54.55% proficiency in ELA and 55.05% in Mathematics.

Guerneville Elementary (Charter) has also seen disparities in performance among different student subgroups, with female and white students performing significantly lower than their peers. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 62.44%, higher than nearby schools. Addressing these challenges, such as the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions for underperforming subgroups, could be crucial in improving the school's overall performance and providing a high-quality education for all its students.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

14630 Armstrong Woods Rd.
Guerneville, CA 95446-9559

(707) 869-2864

District: Guerneville Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3727^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,671

Student/teacher ratio: 17.3

Number of students: 190

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

34.7%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Guerneville Elementary (Charter) ranks worse than 63.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.51. (See more...)

Compare Details Guerneville Elementary (Charter) ranks better than 50.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.92. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.2%), Hispanic (34.7%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is 17.3. (See more...)

Compare Guerneville Elementary (Charter) employs 10.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Guerneville Elementary (Charter) is $12,671.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Guerneville Elementary (Charter):

SchoolDigger ranks Guerneville Elementary (Charter) 3727^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Guerneville Elementary (Charter) in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Guerneville Elementary (Charter) 1372^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Guerneville Elementary (Charter) in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	48.05	2259^th	4809	53.0%
2005	57.15	1871^st	4822	61.2%
2006	60.46	1725^th	4818	64.2%
2007	49.31	2368^th	5113	53.7%
2008	45.06	2658^th	5113	48.0%
2009	56.74	2088^th	5193	59.8%
2010	66.14	1665^th	5314	68.7%
2011	64.37	1784^th	5377	66.8%
2012	73.81	1338^th	5390	75.2%
2013	63.20	1937^th	5530	65.0%
2015	52.10	2335^th	5611	58.4%
2016	52.72	2358^th	5614	58.0%
2017	47.46	2688^th	5692	52.8%
2018	58.43	2112^th	5662	62.7%
2019	56.62	2223^rd	5789	61.6%
2022	40.10	3079^th	5883	47.7%
2023	37.60	3304^th	5874	43.8%
2024	32.51	3727^th	5862	36.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.73	2630^th	5084	48.3%
2019	61.69	1655^th	5173	68.0%
2022	40.34	2978^th	5264	43.4%
2023	47.97	2499^th	5374	53.5%
2024	46.28	2649^th	5511	51.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.51	2407^th	5413	55.5%
2019	61.04	1926^th	5492	64.9%
2022	32.04	3573^rd	5635	36.6%
2024	43.13	2845^th	5605	49.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.69	1950^th	5431	64.1%
2019	50.15	2451^st	5510	55.5%
2022	47.92	2559^th	5663	54.8%
2023	37.22	3251^st	5650	42.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.28	2835^th	4830	41.3%
2019	48.09	2412^th	4963	51.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.79	1423^rd	2737	48.0%
2019	44.37	1718^th	2834	39.4%
2022	24.81	2152^nd	2726	21.1%
2023	13.20	2404^th	2662	9.7%
2024	22.14	2162^nd	2647	18.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

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Rank History for all middle school students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.33	478^th	1769	73.0%
2005	78.24	315^th	1777	82.3%
2006	67.31	495^th	1804	72.6%
2007	65.11	588^th	1999	70.6%
2008	53.19	853^rd	2005	57.5%
2009	78.00	327^th	2063	84.1%
2010	84.65	201^st	2179	90.8%
2011	84.76	203^rd	2236	90.9%
2012	76.43	392^nd	2259	82.6%
2013	85.58	175^th	2379	92.6%
2015	56.64	930^th	2477	62.5%
2016	47.50	1181^st	2497	52.7%
2017	50.78	1082^nd	2508	56.9%
2018	65.71	731^st	2480	70.5%
2019	60.34	910^th	2715	66.5%
2022	50.86	1150^th	2740	58.0%
2023	38.45	1514^th	2802	46.0%
2024	42.92	1372^nd	2777	50.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.13	862^nd	2230	61.3%
2019	59.56	737^th	2369	68.9%
2022	45.81	1143^rd	2458	53.5%
2023	38.67	1392^nd	2549	45.4%
2024	53.06	947^th	2575	63.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.45	757^th	2262	66.5%
2019	55.71	916^th	2380	61.5%
2022	54.44	961^st	2509	61.7%
2024	61.32	801^st	2546	68.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.53	619^th	2273	72.8%
2019	62.83	746^th	2407	69.0%
2022	46.36	1157^th	2527	54.2%
2023	39.95	1351^st	2558	47.2%
2024	35.96	1466^th	2547	42.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.20	1615^th	2072	22.1%
2023	16.46	2152^nd	2391	10.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.25	393^rd	1496	73.7%
2019	51.74	759^th	1602	52.6%
2022	38.63	942^nd	1555	39.4%
2023	48.00	779^th	1552	49.8%
2024	32.44	1020^th	1535	33.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	562	11	2	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1989	554	22	0	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1990	547	14	0	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
1991	565	11	0	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
1992	516	8	3	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1993	531	16	3	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1994	498	9	4	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
1995	447	7	5	50	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
1996	447	7	5	50	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
1997	453	11	0	50	5	n/a	n/a	0	519
1998	472	8	4	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	534
1999	463	7	0	31	6	n/a	n/a	4	511
2000	428	9	3	50	13	n/a	n/a	0	503
2001	383	12	6	58	14	n/a	n/a	0	473
2002	313	15	2	63	9	n/a	n/a	0	402
2003	313	15	2	63	9	n/a	n/a	0	402
2004	286	8	4	43	12	n/a	n/a	18	371
2005	241	25	5	35	7	n/a	n/a	18	331
2006	230	5	5	38	8	n/a	n/a	18	304
2007	223	8	4	49	7	n/a	n/a	16	307
2008	216	6	5	55	5	n/a	n/a	0	287
2009	218	7	4	53	8	0	9	0	299
2010	213	8	2	62	8	0	0	0	293
2011	203	7	4	63	8	1	1	0	287
2012	196	12	4	65	6	0	2	0	285
2013	177	18	3	75	5	0	2	0	280
2014	177	20	3	74	5	0	2	0	281
2015	164	6	3	82	11	0	3	0	269
2016	173	5	4	83	10	1	5	0	281
2017	165	8	4	88	16	1	4	0	286
2018	152	6	2	82	16	0	4	0	262
2019	143	4	3	70	14	0	8	0	242
2020	147	2	2	76	14	0	14	0	255
2021	126	1	2	67	11	0	13	0	220
2022	110	1	1	74	0	0	15	0	201
2023	117	1	1	77	2	0	15	0	213
2024	101	2	1	66	2	0	18	0	190

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	607	28.0	21.6	n/a
1989	615	27.3	22.5	n/a
1990	618	29.0	21.3	n/a
1991	627	28.9	21.6	n/a
1992	590	29.4	20.0	35.1
1993	602	26.6	22.6	40.4
1994	554	24.0	23.1	41.2
1995	511	23.2	22.0	48.5
1996	511	23.2	22.0	48.5
1997	519	25.8	20.1	45.1
1998	534	25.0	21.4	49.3
1999	511	27.3	18.7	52.5
2000	503	28.8	17.5	52.1
2001	473	26.3	18.0	54.3
2002	402	22.8	17.6	45.8
2003	402	22.8	17.6	45.8
2004	371	18.2	20.4	55.5
2005	331	17.2	19.2	55.9
2006	304	16.3	18.7	54.2
2007	307	17.8	17.2	54.6
2008	287	18.8	15.3	55.4
2009	299	16.2	17.4	54.5
2010	293	13.6	21.4	58.4
2011	287	n/a	n/a	61
2012	285	13.1	21.7	n/a
2013	280	12.6	22.2	62.5
2014	281	13.9	20.2	62.3
2015	269	14.0	19.2	62.5
2016	281	15.0	18.7	65.1
2017	286	13.8	20.7	68.9
2018	262	11.8	22.2	67.9
2019	242	9.8	24.6	76.9
2020	255	n/a	n/a	67.8
2021	220	11.8	18.6	57.7
2022	201	11.0	18.2	68.7
2023	213	11.0	19.2	62.4
2024	190	10.9	17.3	73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Guerneville Elementary (Charter)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	607	28.0	21.6	n/a
1989	615	27.3	22.5	n/a
1990	618	29.0	21.3	n/a
1991	627	28.9	21.6	n/a
1992	590	29.4	20.0	35.1
1993	602	26.6	22.6	40.4
1994	554	24.0	23.1	41.2
1995	511	23.2	22.0	48.5
1996	511	23.2	22.0	48.5
1997	519	25.8	20.1	45.1
1998	534	25.0	21.4	49.3
1999	511	27.3	18.7	52.5
2000	503	28.8	17.5	52.1
2001	473	26.3	18.0	54.3
2002	402	22.8	17.6	45.8
2003	402	22.8	17.6	45.8
2004	371	18.2	20.4	55.5
2005	331	17.2	19.2	55.9
2006	304	16.3	18.7	54.2
2007	307	17.8	17.2	54.6
2008	287	18.8	15.3	55.4
2009	299	16.2	17.4	54.5
2010	293	13.6	21.4	58.4
2011	287	n/a	n/a	61
2012	285	13.1	21.7	n/a
2013	280	12.6	22.2	62.5
2014	281	13.9	20.2	62.3
2015	269	14.0	19.2	62.5
2016	281	15.0	18.7	65.1
2017	286	13.8	20.7	68.9
2018	262	11.8	22.2	67.9
2019	242	9.8	24.6	76.9
2020	255	n/a	n/a	67.8
2021	220	11.8	18.6	57.7
2022	201	11.0	18.2	68.7
2023	213	11.0	19.2	62.4
2024	190	10.9	17.3	73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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