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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Marin Elementary?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY CITY UNIFIED·NCES 060186000062
Marin Elementary
1001 Santa Fe Ave., Albany, CA 94706 · (510) 559-4700 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
137 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Albany City Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
76.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.1pp since 2014
Math
66.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.0% | 28.8% | 17.5% | 5.7% |
| Math | 35.5% | 31.2% | 22.9% | 10.4% |
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 | 76.9% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 71.8% |
| 2022-23 | 75.6% | 72.3% |
| 2021-22 | 79.1% | 72.4% |
| 2018-19 | 80.8% | 77.8% |
| 2017-18 | 81.2% | 78.6% |
| 2016-17 | 84.8% | 78.3% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Marin Elementary
Marin Elementary's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Elementary this school | 524 | 26.1% | 72.6% |
| Clarendon Alternative Elementary San Francisco | 533 | 23.3% | 73.2% |
| Morning Creek Elementary San Diego | 531 | 21.1% | 68.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary Davis | 572 | 30.1% | 72.3% |
| Tesoro del Valle Elementary Valencia | 503 | 32.2% | 75.4% |
| Gold Ridge Elementary Folsom | 496 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
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 Marin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #532 of 5,151 | #47 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #743 of 5,172 ▼ 223 | #66 of 192 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #408 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #30 of 192 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #728 of 5,116 | #52 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #2,149 of 5,915 | #72 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,781 of 5,352 | #122 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #79 of 5,354 | #13 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #4,921 of 5,625 | #161 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #877 of 1,139 | #36 of 48 |
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
524
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 524 | 21.8 | 24.0:1 | 26% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 21.2 | 24.3:1 | 25% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 28% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 20 | 24.7:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 20 | 25.4:1 | 14% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 20 | 24.9:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | N/A | N/A | 8% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 9% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (508 to 524); teachers up 9% (20 to 21.8).
About Marin Elementary
Marin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Albany, California, one of the schools in Albany City Unified. Total enrollment is 524 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Albany City Unified counts 6 schools and 3,684 students, including Marin Elementary.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Marin Elementary is White, with 30% of students. The remaining shares are 26% Asian, 25% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, and 4% Black. In Alameda County overall, the White share is about 30%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
Marin Elementary has 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.7 students per teacher. At Marin Elementary, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Alameda County is 49%.
Marin Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.6% is 8.4 points above the 64.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Alameda County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Alameda County's 394 public schools enroll about 210,511 students and include Marin Elementary.
The closest school to Marin Elementary is Cornell Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. Marin Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 72.5% on proficiency, and Marin Elementary is above that at 72.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Marin Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Marin Elementary had a net gain of 30 students, or 6%.
The discussion board for Marin Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albany City Unified
- Albany HighHigh · 1,122 students
- Albany MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- MacGregor High (Continuation)High · 4 students
Other schools in Albany
- Albany HighHigh · 1,122 students
- Albany MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Ocean View ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- MacGregor High (Continuation)High · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Cornell Elementary0.4 mi · 560
- Thousand Oaks Elementary0.5 mi · 337
- Albany High0.6 mi · 1,122
- MacGregor High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 4
- Ruth Acty Elementary0.7 mi · 410
- Martin Luther King Middle0.7 mi · 851
Frequently asked questions
About Marin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Marin Elementary?
Marin Elementary enrolls approximately 524 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Marin Elementary serve?
Marin Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Marin Elementary have?
Marin Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Marin Elementary?
Student demographics at Marin Elementary are roughly 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 25% Two or more.
What district is Marin Elementary in?
Marin Elementary is part of Albany City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.