Mary E. Silveira Elementary

Mary E. Silveira Elementary is a primary school of mid-tier scale in San Rafael, California, one of the schools within Miller Creek Elementary, teacheing 412 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 4 schools in Miller Creek Elementary (1,755 students total), Mary E. Silveira Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Mary E. Silveira Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 36% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mary E. Silveira Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Marin County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mary E. Silveira Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 52.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Marin County shows median household income runs about $149,091, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Mary E. Silveira Elementary is one of 75 public schools in Marin County (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students).

Miller Creek Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mary E. Silveira Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary E. Silveira Elementary has declined 5%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 24% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 in 2025.

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