Making the Grade: How Do Sonoma County Schools Rank Statewide?

Only one Sonoma County school is among the Top 100 Best High Schools in California for 2012, according to a new survey by US News and World Report magazine.

That school is Roseland University Prep, in Santa Rosa, coming in as 49th in California and 290th in the country.

In Petaluma, Casa Grande High School took the 167th spot statewide. Petaluma High School ranked 264th in the survey while Healdsburg High School ranked at 253. 

A three-step process was used to determine the rankings. The first two steps ensured that the schools serve all of their students well, using performance on state proficiency tests as the benchmarks. For those schools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work.

Several other Sonoma County schools, mostly in Santa Rosa, showed high numbers in two categories but were not placed in the top-listed schools by US News and World Report. Other schools in Sonoma County failed to rank at all.

State Rank
School
Total Enrollment
College Readiness
Academic Performance Index
#49 Roseland University Prep 100 SEBASTOPOL RD SANTA ROSA, CA 95407 Roseland Elementary #290 Nationally Ranked 689 54.8 Above CA Avg

60% Tested (AP®)

53% Passed (AP®)

751 Near CA Avg

Does not achieve CA goal

#167 Casa Grande High 333 CASA GRANDE RD PETALUMA, CA 94954 Petaluma Joint Union High #816 Nationally Ranked 1,770 36.4 Above CA Avg

42% Tested (AP®)

34% Passed (AP®)

795 Above CA Avg

Does not achieve CA goal

#187 Analy High 6950 ANALY AVE SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472 West Sonoma County Union High #915 Nationally Ranked 1,305 34.2 Above CA Avg

35% Tested (AP®)

34% Passed (AP®)

818 Above CA Avg

Achieves CA goal

#253 Healdsburg High 1024 PRINCE ST HEALDSBURG, CA 95448 Healdsburg Unified School District #1137 Nationally Ranked 758 30.3 Near CA Avg

36% Tested (AP®)

28% Passed (AP®)

774 Above CA Avg

Does not achieve CA goal

#257 Maria Carrillo High 6975 MONTECITO BLVD SANTA ROSA, CA 95409 Santa Rosa High #1151 Nationally Ranked 1,587 30.1 Near CA Avg

33% Tested (AP®)

29% Passed (AP®)

856 Above CA Avg

Achieves CA goal

#264 Petaluma High 201 FAIR ST PETALUMA, CA 94952 Petaluma Joint Union High #1178 Nationally Ranked 1,315 29.7 Near CA Avg

39% Tested (AP®)

27% Passed (AP®)

817 Above CA Avg

Achieves CA goal

#348 Montgomery High 1250 HAHMAN DR SANTA ROSA, CA 95405 Santa Rosa High #1507 Nationally Ranked 1,745 24.1 Near CA Avg

28% Tested (AP®)

23% Passed (AP®)

783 Above CA Avg

Does not achieve CA goal