Penngrove Elementary School

I feel blessed and lucky to have found this school. It is the best thing that has happened for myself and my daughter academically.

Our families experience has been wonderful. Yes there are to many Crazy parents here that cause so much drama, and to many kids that have special needs that should be at an even smaller school that specializes in behavior issues. Even with those obnoxious things, this school, the faculty and students really adapt, power through and ultimately succeed. I believe this is a Top 3 Elementary School in all of Sonoma County from hearing other families from all over the area and especially in the Petaluma / Cotati / RP area. I think the test scores, which these ratings are based, doesn’t reflect the actually learning the kids receive, the teachers and admin are amazing and truly love to teach.

My son started kindergarten this year, and the teacher, principal, yard duty, other parents have all been amazingly supportive and the school community has such a wonderful feel to it. Love their philosophy about everything from academics to homework to social development.

This school has been, without a doubt, exactly what my child and our family needed. The principal is extremely involved, accessible, and knows the students by name. There is an overall focus on positive behavior recognition as opposed to going straight to punitivie measures. Academics are on point, and technology is responsibly integrated into each grade level appropriately. Plus, Penngrove starts each morning with Penn in Motion - a school-wide gathering on the blacktop that gets kids (and parents) exercising and dancing. Too fun, plus it has been shown to help improve focus and acheivement - definitely has helped our child! Our experiences with the teachers have been remarkable - they all really want to be there, are very well trained, and are consistent across the grade levels in their behavior expectations. I wish there was a school like this when I was in elementary school!!! After touring every school in CRPUSD and a few others in Petaluma, we are so, so thankful to be a part of the Penngrove family.