Sonoma Valley High School in Sonoma, California on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Sonoma Valley High School is a town public school in Sonoma, California that is part of Sonoma Valley Unified School District. It serves 1,125 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Its teachers have had 85 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades 9 - 12

1,125 Students

70 Teachers

20000 Broadway

Sonoma, CA 95476 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Sonoma Valley High School Demographics

55%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

66%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Sonoma Valley High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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