San Rafael High

San Rafael High is a roomy secondary school in San Rafael, California, one of the schools within San Rafael City High. The school caters to 1,332 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 59% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

San Rafael City High comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 2,676 students; San Rafael High is among them.

Demographically, San Rafael High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 20% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting San Rafael High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at San Rafael High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marin County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, San Rafael High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Around the school, Marin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $149,091 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Marin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), San Rafael High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Madrone High Continuation, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, San Rafael High comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Rafael High has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,333 students in 2018 to 1,332 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 66% to 74%. Class-load math has fell: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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