Bodega Bay Elementary

As an one-room-style elementary-level community in Bodega Bay, California, Bodega Bay Elementary caters to 27 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Shoreline Unified. That puts it 94% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Bodega Bay Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Shoreline Unified, a district that hosts 469 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bodega Bay Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment; the rest consists of 22% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bodega Bay Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, census data for Sonoma County shows the typical household earns roughly $104,674 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bodega Bay Elementary is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

Nearest neighbor: Salmon Creek School - A Charter, around 7.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 26 students in 2018 compared to 27 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 35% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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