San Pedro Elementary

San Pedro Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school in San Rafael, California, run under San Rafael City Elementary. The school instructs 469 students in grades K through 5.

San Pedro Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by San Rafael City Elementary, a district that educates 4,415 students overall.

Looking at the student body, San Pedro Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, San Pedro Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Marin County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, San Pedro Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.0%, the actual is 13.2%, a residual of -6.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Marin County put median household earnings sit near $149,091, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Pedro Elementary is one of 75 public schools in Marin County (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bahia Vista Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around San Pedro Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), San Pedro Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. San Pedro Elementary's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 533 (now 469). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 32.3:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.