Sonoma County Office of Education YouthTruth Schools Survey
YouthTruth Survey
Each school year, many of Sonoma County’s public schools survey their students, families, and staff about how they are experiencing school. These surveys, which are anonymous and available in multiple languages, are used to guide improvements and shape new programs and policies at schools. Key themes include academic challenge; culture; relationships; college and career readiness; emotional and mental health; and school safety. In 2025, 143 Sonoma County schools are expected to administer the survey. In 2024, 54,602 students, parents or guardians, and school staff members representing 146 schools took the survey.
- What is YouthTruth?
- Where can I view the results of the survey?
- Who takes the survey?
- What types of questions does the survey ask?
- What languages is the survey available in?
- What do schools do with my data?
- What is SCOE’s role?
- Which schools are participating?
- Who can I contact if I have questions about the survey?
What is YouthTruth?
YouthTruth is a national nonprofit that’s been supporting schools in collecting feedback from students, families, staff, and others since 2008. You can learn more about them on their website.
Where can I view the results of the survey?
Countywide aggregate results from the 2025 survey can be found on this landing page.
For results from individual schools or districts, you will need to contact the school district whose data you are seeking. A list of schools participating in YouthTruth is included under the question, "What schools are participating?" below.
The following report contains a high-level summary of survey items that map across levels (elementary, middle & high) and audience (student, staff & family):
Elementary Reports
The following reports contain aggregated elementary school data by audience (student, staff, or family):
Middle School Reports
The following reports contain aggregated middle school data by audience (student, staff, or family):
High School Reports
The following reports contain aggregated high school data by audience (student, staff, or family):
The following report contains aggregated data for the 15 comprehensive high schools in Sonoma County:
Who takes the survey?
Participating schools administer the survey to students beginning in 3rd grade, all families of students (one survey per school per family), and all school staff. Generally, grades 3-5 take the elementary school survey, grades 6-8 take the middle school survey, and grades 9-12 take the high school survey.
What types of questions does the survey ask?
Broadly, all surveys seek to identify schools’ strengths and areas for improvement.
The student survey explores whether students feel safe, supported, and welcome on their campus by their peers , school staff, and administrators. They are asked whether they feel their school is adequately preparing them for what comes after school, and whether they feel school policies are fair, clearly explained, and consistent. Other questions address student safety and how they feel the school handles bullying.
The family survey asks caregivers for help identifying strengths and areas for improvement, whether they believe their child is getting a high-quality education, and whether they would recommend the school to another family. Questions address whether the school respects people from different backgrounds and makes families feel valued, welcome, and included. The survey also assesses whether families believe the school is safe and that discipline practices are fair and consistently applied.
The staff survey gauges perceptions of the quality of education that students receive and whether staff consider the school to be a good place to work. It also assesses campus culture, measures whether staff feel informed about policies and procedures, and asks how effectively educators work together to improve instructional practices.
In addition, the surveys collect some data used to broadly categorize responses by race, ethnicity, and gender identity or expression. This is done because California education code and state law guarantee certain groups equal educational opportunities and treatment. By collecting this data, which is anonymous on an individual level, our schools can ensure they are meeting their legal and moral commitments to groups that historically have experienced higher rates of bullying or disparate educational outcomes.
What languages is the survey available in?
What do schools do with my data?
Each school district that administers the anonymous survey controls access to its own data. All data shared publicly is aggregated by grade level and site, and individual survey responses are never posted publicly.
Although use of the data varies by district and school sites, Sonoma County schools use YouthTruth results to help guide site plans for student achievement and inform the development of Local Control Accountability Plans, the three-year document that outlines districts’ priorities, programs, and expenditures. This data can serve as a catalyst for improvement, aid in developing new programs, and identify areas of improvement. Check with your local school district to ask how it has taken action around the data.
Data from the surveys has also been used to help secure grant funding for programs that support youth mental health and career technical education.
What is SCOE’s role?
SCOE supports the survey implementation financially and on a logistical level, assisting with the crafting of survey questions, rollout of the surveys, and the development of actions that can be taken to address areas of improvement highlighted by the data. In addition, SCOE uses data from the school-site level to help identify some of the best practices from schools around Sonoma County and works to study and spread awareness of the connections between students’ perceptions of school and academic achievement.
For the 2024-25 school year, SCOE plans three workshops for schools on how to create specific plans of action around the data.
Which schools are participating?
Bellevue Union School District
- Bellevue Elementary
- Kawana Springs Elementary
- Meadow View Elementary
- Taylor Mountain Elementary
Bennett Valley Union School District
- Strawberry Elementary
- Yulupa Elementary
Cinnabar School District
- Cinnabar School
Cloverdale Unified School District
- Cloverdale High School
- Jefferson School
- Johanna Echols-Hansen Continuation High School
- Washington School
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
- El Camino Continuation High School
- Evergreen Elementary School
- Hahn Elementary School
- John Reed Elementary School
- Lawrence E. Jones Middle School
- Monte Vista Elementary School
- Rancho Cotate High School
- Richard Crane Elementary School
- Technology High School
- Technology Middle School
- Thomas Page Academy
- University Elementary at La Fiesta
- Virtual Learning Academy
Forestville Union School District
- Forestville School and Academy
Geyserville Union School District
- Geyserville Elementary School
- Geyserville New Tech Academy
Guerneville School District
- Guerneville School
Harmony Union School District
- Harmony Elementary School
- Salmon Creek School
Healdsburg Unified School District
- Healdsburg Elementary - Fitch Mountain Campus
- Healdsburg Elementary - HES Campus
- Healdsburg High School
- Healdsburg Junior High School
- Marce Becerra Academy
Kenwood Elementary School District
- Kenwood School
Mark West Union School District
- Mark West Charter School
- Mark West Elementary School
- Riebli Elementary School
- San Miguel Elementary School
Monte Rio Union School District
- Monte Rio School
Oak Grove Union School District
- Oak Grove Elementary School
- Willowside Middle School
Old Adobe Union School District
- La Tercera Elementary School
- Loma Vista Immersion Academy
- Miwok Valley Elementary Charter School
- Old Adobe Charter School
- Sonoma Mountain Charter School
Petaluma City Schools
- Carpe Diem High School
- Casa Grande High School
- Grant Elementary School
- Kenilworth Junior High School
- Mary Collins at Cherry Valley
- Dual Language Academy
- McDowell School
- McKinley School
- McNear School
- Penngrove Elementary Charter School
- Petaluma Accelerated Charter School
- Petaluma High School
- Petaluma Junior High School
- San Antonio High School
- Sonoma Mountain High School
- Valley Oaks High School
- Valley Vista School
Piner-Olivet Union School District
- Jack London School
- Northwest Prep Charter
- Olivet Elementary Charter School
- Piner Olivet Charter School
- Schaefer Charter School
Rincon Valley Union School District
- Austin Creek Elementary School
- Binkley Elementary School
- Madrone Elementary School
- Manzanita Elementary School
- Rincon Valley Partnership
- Sequoia Elementary School
- Spring Lake Middle School
- Village Elementary School
- Whited Elementary School
Roseland School District
- Roseland Accelerated Middle School
- Roseland Collegiate Prep
- Roseland Creek Elementary School
- Roseland Elementary School
- Roseland University Prep
- Sheppard Elementary School
Santa Rosa City Schools
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
- Albert F. Biella Elementary School
- Brook Hill Elementary School
- Cesar Chavez Language Academy
- Comstock Middle School
- Elsie Allen High School
- Helen Lehman Elementary School
- Herbert Slater Middle School
- Hidden Valley Elementary School
- James Monroe Elementary School
- Luther Burbank Elementary School
- Maria Carrillo High School
- Montgomery High School
- Piner High School
- Proctor Terrace Elementary School
- Ridgway High School
- Rincon Valley Middle School
- Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter
- Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
- Santa Rosa French American Charter School
- Santa Rosa High School
- Santa Rosa Middle School
- Steele Lane Elementary School
Sebastopol Union School District
- Brook Haven School
- Park Side School
Sonoma County Office of Education
- Alternative Education Community School
Sonoma Valley Unified School District
- Adele Harrison Middle
- Altimira Middle
- Creekside High
- El Verano Elementary
- Flowery Elementary
- Prestwood Elementary
- Sassarini Elementary
- Sonoma Valley High
Twin Hills School District
- Apple Blossom School
- Orchard View School
- SunRidge Charter School
- Twin Hills Charter Middle School
Two Rock Union School District
- Two Rock Union School
Waugh School District
- Corona Creek School
- Meadow School
West Side Union School District
- West Side Union Elementary School
West Sonoma County Union High School District
- Analy High School
- Laguna High School
Wilson School District
- Wilson Elementary School
Windsor Unified School District
- Brooks Elementary
- Cali Calmecac Language Academy
- Mattie Washburn Elementary
- Big Picture Learning Windsor
- Windsor High School
- Windsor Middle School
- Windsor Oaks Academy
Wright School District
- Robert L. Stevens School
- J.X. Wilson School
- Wright Charter School
Independent Charters and Private Schools
- Credo High School
- Hanna Academy
- Sonoma Charter School
Who can I contact if I have questions about the survey?
If you have questions about the survey, please contact School Culture & Partnerships Division Support Assistant Michelle Johnson at mjohnson@scoe.org.