Sun Valley Elementary

Sun Valley Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in San Rafael, California, operated by San Rafael City Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 523 students spanning grades K through 5.

San Rafael City Elementary comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,415 students; Sun Valley Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sun Valley Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Marin County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sun Valley Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sun Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marin County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $149,091 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), of which Sun Valley Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Terra Linda High, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sun Valley Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sun Valley Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Sun Valley Elementary's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 523). White enrollment moved from 71% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Sun Valley Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.