Nicasio

Nicasio, a very small elementary campus in Nicasio, California, operated by Nicasio, hosts 34 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Nicasio sits 93% smaller than that benchmark.

Nicasio is the operating authority for Nicasio, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Nicasio reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 38% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Marin County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Nicasio records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Nicasio qualify 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 somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Nicasio falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.5%; this one comes in at 32.6%, -16.0 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Marin County put the typical household earns roughly $149,091 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Nicasio is one of 75 public schools in Marin County (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students).

Nearest neighbor: San Geronimo Valley Elementary, around 3.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Nicasio. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nicasio at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

Nicasio operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 34 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.