La Tercera Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 295 students
McDowell Elementary
421 South McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA 94954
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
329
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
23.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Petaluma City Elementary
Sonoma County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About McDowell Elementary
McDowell Elementary is a public elementary school in Petaluma, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Petaluma City Elementary. The school is located in a small city in Sonoma County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 329 students were enrolled, with about 23.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 329 students
- Students per teacher
- 23.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Petaluma City Elementary
- County
- Sonoma County
- NCES school ID
- 063023004719
Schools near McDowell Elementary
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Public · Grades K–6 · 368 students
Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative)
Alternative · Grades K–6
Miwok Valley Elementary Charter
Charter · Grades K–6 · 288 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.