Madrone High Continuation

Madrone High Continuation is a high school of one-room-style scale in San Rafael, California, run under San Rafael City High, works with 96 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 89% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

San Rafael City High comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 2,676 students; Madrone High Continuation is among them.

On the student-mix side, Madrone High Continuation lists that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Black. By comparison, Marin County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marin County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, census data for Marin County shows median household income runs about $149,091, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), of which Madrone High Continuation is one.

Nearest neighbor: San Rafael High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madrone High Continuation.

Madrone High Continuation operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 33%: 72 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 10% to 1% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.