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What's the most underrated thing about Loma Verde Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVATO UNIFIED·NCES 062772004187
Loma Verde Elementary
399 Alameda de La Loma, Novato, CA 94949 · (415) 883-4681 · Marin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
226 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.0pp since 2014
Math
44.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.0% | 23.9% | 19.3% | 33.8% |
| Math | 22.9% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 33.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 46.3% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 41.7% |
| 2021-22 | 48.5% | 35.2% |
| 2020-21 | 44.9% | 40.1% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 47.5% | 43.9% |
| 2016-17 | 40.2% | 39.7% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Loma Verde Elementary
Loma Verde Elementary's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Verde Elementary this school | 426 | 53.1% | 48.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary San Diego | 400 | 51.5% | 61.3% |
| Junipero Serra Elementary Ventura | 418 | 54.1% | 43.5% |
| McKinley Elementary Petaluma | 368 | 50.8% | 41.6% |
| Lake Canyon Elementary Galt | 466 | 51.1% | 49.6% |
| Juanamaria Elementary Ventura | 397 | 55.9% | 40.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Loma Verde Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,852 of 5,151 | #24 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,967 of 5,172 ▼ 230 | #25 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,275 of 5,172 ▼ 691 | #27 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,036 of 5,116 | #13 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,338 of 5,915 | #10 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,536 of 5,352 | #25 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #1,288 of 5,354 | #4 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #3,787 of 5,625 | #10 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #912 of 1,139 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 426 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 53% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 17.5 | 24.5:1 | 42% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 18 | 22.4:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 47% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 49% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | N/A | N/A | 50% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 21% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 21 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loma Verde Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (415 to 426); teachers up 6% (18 to 19).
About Loma Verde Elementary
Federal records list Loma Verde Elementary as an elementary school in Novato, California. Federal data show 426 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Novato Unified has 7,199 students spread across 14 schools.
Of every 100 students at Loma Verde Elementary, about 49 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 31% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Marin County is roughly 20% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
Loma Verde Elementary reports a ratio of 22.4 students per teacher, from 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Loma Verde Elementary, 53% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 18 points above the 35% average for public schools in Marin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Loma Verde Elementary lands at B, ahead of 58% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Loma Verde Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.1% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Marin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $149,091, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 75 public schools and about 29,867 students.
Loma Verde Elementary is about 1.2 miles from Hamilton TK-8, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 48.1% is above the 45.4% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Loma Verde Elementary as Suburb: Large.
From 403 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 426 by 2024-25.
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Marin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,969
Census ACS
Median income
$149,091
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
29,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Novato Unified
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- San Jose MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Hamilton TK-8Elementary · 544 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Other schools in Novato
- Novato HighHigh · 1,287 students
- San Marin HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- San Jose MiddleMiddle · 559 students
- Hamilton TK-8Elementary · 544 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Other Loma Verde Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Loma Verde Elementary. Loma Verde Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Loma Verde ElementaryChula Vista, CA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton TK-81.2 mi · 544
- Novato Charter1.4 mi · 269
- San Jose Middle1.5 mi · 559
- Lynwood Elementary1.8 mi · 260
- Mary E. Silveira Elementary1.9 mi · 412
- Novato High2.2 mi · 1,287
Frequently asked questions
About Loma Verde ElementaryHow many students attend Loma Verde Elementary?
Loma Verde Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Loma Verde Elementary serve?
Loma Verde Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loma Verde Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loma Verde Elementary is approximately 22.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loma Verde Elementary?
At Loma Verde Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 49% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Loma Verde Elementary in?
Loma Verde Elementary is part of Novato Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.