Bahia Vista Elementary

Set in San Rafael, California, Bahia Vista Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, part of San Rafael City Elementary. It hosts 552 students across grades K through 5.

Bahia Vista Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by San Rafael City Elementary, a district that serves 4,415 students overall.

On demographics, Bahia Vista Elementary reports that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bahia Vista Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Bahia Vista Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Marin County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Bahia Vista Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Marin County put the typical household earns roughly $149,091 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Marin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), Bahia Vista Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: San Pedro Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bahia Vista Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Bahia Vista Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 561 (now 552). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.