📍 421 S. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, Sonoma County, 94954
McDowell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petaluma, Sonoma County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ruth Miller. It is part of the Petaluma City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
McDowell Elementary enrolls 245 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% White and 2.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 213 | 87% |
| White | 14 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
206 of the school's 245 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McDowell Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
McDowell Elementary is one of 8 schools in Petaluma City Elementary, based in Petaluma, California. The district serves 2,184 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, McDowell Elementary is close to the district average of about 273 students per school.
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