Is Mark West Elementary a good school?

Mark West Elementary ranks 1653 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mark West Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 424 students attended Mark West Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mark West Elementary?

Students at Mark West Elementary are 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mark West Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mark West Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Santa Rosa Middle High : Santa Rosa High

Mark West Elementary

Summary:

Mark West Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Rosa, California, serving 397 students in grades K-6 and part of the Mark West Union Elementary District.

Mark West Elementary consistently outperforms its district and the state of California in academic assessments, with 58.45% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 48.17% in Mathematics, compared to 51.56% and 44.11% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively. The school's performance is also strong across different student subgroups, including male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.5% in 2020-2021 to 27.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Mark West Elementary outperforms San Miguel Elementary and John B. Riebli Elementary, which are also part of the Mark West Union Elementary District. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Village Charter, which is located within a different district but in close proximity to Mark West Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

4600 Lavell Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-7822

(707) 524-2990

District: Mark West Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1653^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,872

Students who attend Mark West Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Rosa Middle
High:	Santa Rosa High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.0

Number of students: 424

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

42.0%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mark West Elementary ranks better than 71.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Mark West Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.7. (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 Mark West Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Mark West Union Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: White (46.9%), Hispanic (42%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mark West Elementary is 20, which is the 2^nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Mark West Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mark West Elementary is $8,872, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Mark West Union Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mark West Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark West Elementary 1653^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mark West Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mark West Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark West Union Elementary 443^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mark West Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mark West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	72.38	1211^th	4809	74.8%
2005	73.27	1196^th	4822	75.2%
2006	80.77	932^nd	4818	80.7%
2007	74.34	1194^th	5113	76.6%
2008	66.86	1545^th	5113	69.8%
2009	66.64	1599^th	5193	69.2%
2010	67.24	1610^th	5314	69.7%
2011	50.25	2584^th	5377	51.9%
2012	55.56	2302^nd	5390	57.3%
2013	59.23	2159^th	5530	61.0%
2015	70.09	1496^th	5611	73.3%
2016	62.15	1899^th	5614	66.2%
2017	60.02	2011^th	5692	64.7%
2018	56.75	2198^th	5662	61.2%
2019	56.81	2214^th	5789	61.8%
2021	49.89	645^th	1417	54.5%
2022	58.45	2105^th	5883	64.2%
2023	63.67	1859^th	5874	68.4%
2024	68.70	1653^rd	5862	71.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mark West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.84	1130^th	3246	65.2%
2019	52.86	1104^th	3275	66.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mark West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.18	1736^th	5084	65.9%
2019	44.53	2785^th	5173	46.2%
2021	56.37	402^nd	1110	63.8%
2022	57.20	1846^th	5264	64.9%
2023	68.55	1298^th	5374	75.8%
2024	67.96	1359^th	5511	75.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Mark West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.85	2198^th	5413	59.4%
2019	57.83	2061^st	5492	62.5%
2021	47.99	594^th	1267	53.1%
2022	49.64	2431^st	5635	56.9%
2023	56.44	2106^th	5617	62.5%
2024	56.66	2089^th	5605	62.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Mark West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.32	2151^st	5431	60.4%
2019	53.30	2298^th	5510	58.3%
2021	51.21	552^nd	1272	56.6%
2022	64.36	1759^th	5663	68.9%
2023	67.58	1605^th	5650	71.6%
2024	74.94	1278^th	5636	77.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mark West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.21	3126^th	4830	35.3%
2019	36.57	3206^th	4963	35.4%
2022	51.96	2074^th	5084	59.2%
2023	62.38	1539^th	5098	69.8%
2024	65.60	1380^th	5102	73.0%

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Rank History for White students at Mark West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.95	1082^nd	2737	60.5%
2019	56.93	1311^th	2834	53.7%
2022	46.92	1556^th	2726	42.9%
2023	49.04	1454^th	2662	45.4%
2024	55.33	1255^th	2647	52.6%

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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 Mark West Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	345	1	13	35	11	n/a	n/a	0	405
1989	483	1	7	36	18	n/a	n/a	0	545
1990	521	2	8	47	23	n/a	n/a	0	601
1991	560	12	32	45	15	n/a	n/a	0	664
1992	596	9	41	56	19	n/a	n/a	0	721
1993	360	6	36	32	9	n/a	n/a	0	443
1994	362	9	29	30	5	n/a	n/a	0	435
1995	442	9	35	55	7	n/a	n/a	0	548
1996	442	9	35	55	7	n/a	n/a	0	548
1997	432	13	31	60	9	n/a	n/a	0	545
1998	425	10	30	54	6	n/a	n/a	0	525
1999	420	13	35	59	9	n/a	n/a	0	536
2000	426	11	28	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	538
2001	474	13	14	61	4	n/a	n/a	0	566
2002	406	14	20	77	10	n/a	n/a	3	530
2003	406	14	20	77	10	n/a	n/a	3	530
2004	413	15	22	91	6	n/a	n/a	8	555
2005	294	5	28	102	7	n/a	n/a	4	440
2006	285	10	19	102	7	n/a	n/a	2	425
2007	252	8	26	94	7	n/a	n/a	2	389
2008	241	7	23	129	7	n/a	n/a	0	407
2009	218	8	16	116	6	5	16	0	385
2010	207	8	16	134	9	4	2	0	380
2011	200	9	16	163	13	3	7	0	411
2012	186	5	13	164	6	2	20	0	396
2013	163	7	11	178	7	2	22	0	390
2014	182	9	11	183	9	1	22	0	417
2015	182	5	10	165	12	1	21	0	396
2016	189	4	19	179	9	3	18	0	421
2017	194	7	31	170	7	3	17	0	429
2018	197	7	31	172	8	4	22	0	441
2019	203	4	28	168	9	6	20	0	438
2020	215	3	22	164	10	5	14	0	433
2021	185	2	20	157	6	5	18	0	393
2022	184	1	19	152	5	4	20	0	385
2023	189	1	18	157	5	5	20	2	397
2024	199	1	17	178	4	3	21	1	424

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mark West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	405	19.0	21.3	n/a
1989	545	22.7	24.0	n/a
1990	601	26.5	22.6	n/a
1991	664	28.1	23.6	n/a
1992	721	28.6	25.2	16.9
1993	443	17.0	26.1	24.6
1994	435	19.4	22.4	23.7
1995	548	22.5	24.4	26.5
1996	548	22.5	24.4	26.5
1997	545	26.9	20.3	23.3
1998	525	27.5	19.1	23
1999	536	27.5	19.5	23.3
2000	538	27.0	19.9	22.9
2001	566	28.7	19.7	18.2
2002	530	27.5	19.3	20.7
2003	530	27.5	19.3	20.7
2004	555	28.5	19.5	21.8
2005	440	23.0	19.1	24.1
2006	425	20.5	20.7	26.5
2007	389	20.0	19.5	29.2
2008	407	22.6	18.0	39.3
2009	385	18.8	18.4	38.7
2010	380	18.5	20.4	49.2
2011	411	n/a	n/a	49.6
2012	396	19.2	20.5	n/a
2013	390	18.2	21.3	56.2
2014	417	18.0	23.1	52.5
2015	396	17.0	23.2	51.3
2016	421	18.0	23.3	54.2
2017	429	19.0	22.5	49.4
2018	441	20.0	22.0	55.6
2019	438	20.1	21.7	50.2
2020	433	n/a	n/a	43
2021	393	20.1	19.5	42.5
2022	385	20.1	19.1	48.3
2023	397	20.1	19.7	46.9
2024	424	21.1	20.0	48.3

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 Mark West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	405	19.0	21.3	n/a
1989	545	22.7	24.0	n/a
1990	601	26.5	22.6	n/a
1991	664	28.1	23.6	n/a
1992	721	28.6	25.2	16.9
1993	443	17.0	26.1	24.6
1994	435	19.4	22.4	23.7
1995	548	22.5	24.4	26.5
1996	548	22.5	24.4	26.5
1997	545	26.9	20.3	23.3
1998	525	27.5	19.1	23
1999	536	27.5	19.5	23.3
2000	538	27.0	19.9	22.9
2001	566	28.7	19.7	18.2
2002	530	27.5	19.3	20.7
2003	530	27.5	19.3	20.7
2004	555	28.5	19.5	21.8
2005	440	23.0	19.1	24.1
2006	425	20.5	20.7	26.5
2007	389	20.0	19.5	29.2
2008	407	22.6	18.0	39.3
2009	385	18.8	18.4	38.7
2010	380	18.5	20.4	49.2
2011	411	n/a	n/a	49.6
2012	396	19.2	20.5	n/a
2013	390	18.2	21.3	56.2
2014	417	18.0	23.1	52.5
2015	396	17.0	23.2	51.3
2016	421	18.0	23.3	54.2
2017	429	19.0	22.5	49.4
2018	441	20.0	22.0	55.6
2019	438	20.1	21.7	50.2
2020	433	n/a	n/a	43
2021	393	20.1	19.5	42.5
2022	385	20.1	19.1	48.3
2023	397	20.1	19.7	46.9
2024	424	21.1	20.0	48.3

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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