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Mcdowell Elementary Primary School
421 South Mcdowell Blvd
Petaluma CA, 94954, Sonoma County
Phone: 707-778-4745
Ranking:
(5,426 out of 6,930, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Petaluma City Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 13 | 16 | 18 | NA | NA | 17 | 19 | 21 | ||||||
Total Students: | 269 | 292 | 299 | 323 | 315 | 317 | 306 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 69 | 25.7% | 73 | 25.0% | 83 | 27.8% | 82 | 25.4% | 55 | 17.5% | 54 | 17.0% | 45 | 14.7% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 24.2% | 77 | 26.4% | 67 | 22.4% | 82 | 25.4% | 46 | 14.6% | 45 | 14.2% | 50 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 26.0% | 68 | 23.3% | 79 | 26.4% | 79 | 24.5% | 47 | 14.9% | 45 | 14.2% | 52 | 17.0% |
Grade 3: | 65 | 24.2% | 74 | 25.3% | 70 | 23.4% | 80 | 24.8% | 40 | 12.7% | 55 | 17.4% | 40 | 13.1% |
Grade 4: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 16.2% | 40 | 12.6% | 38 | 12.4% |
Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 11.4% | 39 | 12.3% | 40 | 13.1% |
Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 12.7% | 39 | 12.3% | 41 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 143 | 53.2% | 149 | 51.0% | 158 | 52.8% | 170 | 52.6% | 161 | 51.1% | 161 | 50.8% | 155 | 50.7% |
Female: | 126 | 46.8% | 143 | 49.0% | 141 | 47.2% | 153 | 47.4% | 154 | 48.9% | 156 | 49.2% | 147 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 10 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.4% | 11 | 3.7% | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 224 | 83.3% | 251 | 86.0% | 258 | 86.3% | 276 | 85.4% | 276 | 87.6% | 274 | 86.4% | 257 | 84.0% |
Black: | 6 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.6% |
White: | 24 | 8.9% | 22 | 7.5% | 23 | 7.7% | 32 | 9.9% | 27 | 8.6% | 32 | 10.1% | 40 | 13.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 79.2% | 252 | 86.3% | NA | NA | 255 | 78.9% | 249 | 79.0% | 241 | 76.0% | 223 | 72.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 15.2% | 28 | 9.6% | NA | NA | 35 | 10.8% | 37 | 11.7% | 43 | 13.6% | 56 | 18.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.69 | 18.84 | 17.09 | NA | NA | 18.53 | 15.90 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 332.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.7 | 346 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.3 | 353.9 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 344.6 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.2 | 346.3 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 361.7 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.9 | 362.9 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 366.1 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 362.7 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 356.2 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.7 | 363.1 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 384.5 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 378.1 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 363.9 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 370 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 378.3 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.7 | 388.1 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.3 | 390.3 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.2 | 390.3 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.1 | 384.3 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 327.9 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.9 | 330.3 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 356.4 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.5 | 337 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 340.4 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.7 | 362.8 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 357.2 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 349.5 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.4 | 354.7 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 354.9 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 353.8 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 355 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 379.3 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 367.2 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 367.4 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 391.4 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 410.7 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 394.1 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.5 | 393.2 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.2 | 397.4 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 349.6 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 354.2 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 359 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.6 | 368.8 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 361.3 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 381.7 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 381.7 | 369.9 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 353.9 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 363.5 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.6 | 365.2 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.1 | 389.9 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.7 | 372.1 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.9 | 375.3 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 388.2 | 389.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 354.9 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 359.2 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.4 | 354.1 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 352.5 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 366.4 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.8 | 370.9 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.2 | 369 | 359.4 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 344.6 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.3 | 343.7 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 354.3 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 359.2 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 375.8 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 375.8 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 370 | 383.4 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 336.1 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.5 | 337.4 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 338.2 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.5 | 345.6 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 361.9 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 373.5 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 372.8 | 362.2 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.2 | 342.6 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 348.3 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 356.7 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 349.9 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 351.6 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 379.6 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 372.9 | 356.8 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 337.3 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 346.8 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.7 | 352 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.2 | 353.7 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.1 | 353.1 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.8 | 385.1 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 375.2 | 360.5 |
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* Mcdowell Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.