Ross Valley Charter

Ross Valley Charter is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Fairfax, California, part of Ross Valley Charter District, teacheing 198 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Ross Valley Charter answers to Ross Valley Charter District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Ross Valley Charter logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Marin County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ross Valley Charter has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Ross Valley Charter higher than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Marin County's rate of about 35%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Marin County) shows that median household income runs about $149,091, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Marin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), Ross Valley Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Manor Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ross Valley Charter.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. Ross Valley Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.