Vallecito Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in San Rafael, California, Vallecito Elementary serves 408 students from grades K through 5, operated by Miller Creek Elementary.

Vallecito Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Miller Creek Elementary, a district that enrolls 1,755 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Vallecito Elementary lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Marin County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 20% 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 noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vallecito Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.8%, the actual is 64.5%, a residual of -3.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Marin County put median household income runs about $149,091, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vallecito Elementary is one of 75 public schools in Marin County (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students).

Terra Linda High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vallecito Elementary. On composite proficiency, Vallecito Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 510 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 69% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 25.5:1 today.

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