Bolinas-Stinson Elementary

Bolinas-Stinson Elementary, an one-room-style elementary school in Bolinas, California, operated by Bolinas-Stinson Union, teaches 109 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Bolinas-Stinson Elementary sits 77% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, Bolinas-Stinson Elementary answers to Bolinas-Stinson Union, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Bolinas-Stinson Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder looks like 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Marin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bolinas-Stinson Elementary has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bolinas-Stinson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bolinas-Stinson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 52.3%, a residual of -4.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Marin County) logs that median household income runs about $149,091, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Marin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), of which Bolinas-Stinson Elementary is one.

Lagunitas Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bolinas-Stinson Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 69.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bolinas-Stinson Elementary has rose 20%, going from 91 students in 2018 to 109 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 20% to 26%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Bolinas-Stinson Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.