810 Old Adobe Rd
Petaluma, CA 94954

The 5 star reviews for Penngrove were based on the old Principal that left. Unfortunately the new Principal, Carly Harp, from Rohnert Park Schools, is unqualified, and it shows. The front office staff doesn't even compare to previous years. They are untrained and too distracted with gossip instead of caring for the kids. There are some teachers that are good but under poor leadership shows. The kids that misbehave have no consequences and the other 80% are left to fend for themselves. If you have a child with behavioral issues this school may be the best option with how it is run. The school yard is a free for all and again under poor leadership shows. Too many children are now enrolled at Penngrove and Carly Harp plans to keep it that way. Staff is too concerned with making sure they cover their tracks. There is no accountability. Parents have to constantly fight for their kids. Many long standing families left the school. Go to another school!

In my experience as a parent of a child with a disability this is not the right place. There are some good teachers that really care and have empathy. Bullying and sexual harassment is a BIG issue at Casa, they will ask the student to fill out a "report" of the incident but often times this so called "incident report" gets swept under the rug. The district changes administration often there is not a strong leadership. They offer a period called: Advisory this period is at the end of the school day it is meant to serve as study time or homework time but often times students cut during this time and get out and wonder around school or simply leave campus, a total waste of resources. School is overcrowded, the teacher ratio per student is 30 to 32 students per teacher with some teachers having a teacher aid others do not have any help.

I would not recommend this school, multiple kids carry drugs and smoke at school and crafty harmful things around, they give too much homework to my daughter and half of the time she’s complaining about her some of her teacher are treating her like trash probably because of her race, always complaining about people cussing and the principal does not care about anything except for if they’re doing as little as skipping class, when I went for back to school night everything looked dirty and gross so I have already switched my daughter out but I would NOT recommend