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What's one thing Vallecito Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLER CREEK ELEMENTARY·NCES 061122008822
Vallecito Elementary
50 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, CA 94903 · (415) 492-3750 · Marin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
80 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Vallecito Elementary→Miller Creek Middle
Based on grade levels within Miller Creek Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.4pp since 2014
Math
61.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.2% | 21.4% | 16.5% | 18.9% |
| Math | 36.5% | 24.5% | 23.6% | 15.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 64.9% |
| 2022-23 | 69.9% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 60.8% |
| 2018-19 | 73.6% | 69.4% |
| 2017-18 | 72.7% | 69.2% |
| 2016-17 | 67.7% | 67.7% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 68.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Vallecito Elementary
Vallecito Elementary's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallecito Elementary this school | 408 | 19.6% | 63.5% |
| Foothill Elementary Santa Barbara | 413 | 17.7% | 73.2% |
| Wildwood Elementary Thousand Oaks | 390 | 20.0% | 75.3% |
| Foskett Ranch Elementary Lincoln | 415 | 23.9% | 48.2% |
| Weathersfield Elementary Thousand Oaks | 433 | 23.6% | 70.7% |
| Templeton Elementary Templeton | 422 | 19.4% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Vallecito Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #947 of 5,151 | #20 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,015 of 5,172 ▼ 200 | #19 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #1,048 of 5,172 ▼ 61 | #20 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #3,121 of 5,116 | #21 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,589 of 5,915 | #12 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,660 of 5,352 | #35 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1,438 of 5,354 | #5 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #5,163 of 5,625 | #20 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #1,424 of 3,837 | #12 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
0 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 408 | 16 | 25.5:1 | 20% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 16 | 26.3:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 22.1 | 23.1:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | N/A | N/A | 17% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 6% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 23 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vallecito Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (510 to 408); teachers down 27% (22.1 to 16).
About Vallecito Elementary
Vallecito Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in San Rafael, California, under Miller Creek Elementary. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 408 students.
District-wide, Miller Creek Elementary has 4 schools and 1,755 students.
The largest group at Vallecito Elementary is White students, at 50%. The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Marin County, the White share is about 68%. The diversity index for Vallecito Elementary is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 35% for public schools in Marin County.
Vallecito Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 68.0% at Vallecito Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.5%.
In Marin County, home to about 257,969 people, median household income comes to about $149,091, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 75 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,867, Vallecito Elementary among them.
Terra Linda High is about 0.4 miles from Vallecito Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Vallecito Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Vallecito Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment at Vallecito Elementary was 408 in 2020-21 and 408 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 22.7:1 in 2020-21 and 25.5:1 in 2024-25.
Vallecito Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,969
Census ACS
Median income
$149,091
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
29,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Miller Creek Elementary
- Miller Creek MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- Mary E. Silveira ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Lucas Valley ElementaryElementary · 315 students
Other schools in San Rafael
- San Rafael HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Terra Linda HighHigh · 1,248 students
- James B. Davidson MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Venetia Valley K-8Elementary · 748 students
- Miller Creek MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- Bahia Vista ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Nearby schools
- Terra Linda High0.4 mi · 1,248
- Phoenix Academy0.5 mi · 3
- Marin County Special Education0.5 mi · 215
- Marin's Community0.5 mi · 64
- Hidden Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 274
- Sun Valley Elementary1.5 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Vallecito ElementaryHow large is Vallecito Elementary?
Vallecito Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vallecito Elementary serve?
Vallecito Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Vallecito Elementary?
Approximately 25.5:1 students per teacher at Vallecito Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vallecito Elementary?
At Vallecito Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Vallecito Elementary public or private?
Vallecito Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Miller Creek Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.