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Enrollment
748
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAFAEL CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063509005934
Venetia Valley K-8
177 North San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, CA 94903 · (415) 492-3150 · Marin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of California public elementary schools
- C-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
21.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
656 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 18% larger than its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -16.4pp since 2014
Math
25.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.1% | 17.4% | 23.2% | 52.2% |
| Math | 8.6% | 17.3% | 23.2% | 50.9% |
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 | 24.6% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 21.1% |
| 2022-23 | 20.1% | 20.1% |
| 2021-22 | 27.4% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.5% | 20.8% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.3% | 35.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.3% | 40.6% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Venetia Valley K-8
Venetia Valley K-8's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venetia Valley K-8 this school | 748 | 87.7% | 22.7% |
| Strathmore Elementary Strathmore | 702 | 87.6% | 25.0% |
| Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary Anaheim | 740 | 86.8% | 14.8% |
| Caruthers Elementary Caruthers | 836 | 88.5% | 39.5% |
| Berenda Elementary Madera | 709 | 85.0% | 31.8% |
| El Camino Real Elementary Arvin | 771 | 88.5% | 27.3% |
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 Venetia Valley K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #4,313 of 5,151 | #31 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #3,679 of 5,172 ▲ 378 | #31 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #4,527 of 5,172 ▲ 282 | #33 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #3,200 of 5,116 | #22 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #542 of 5,915 | #1 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,519 of 5,352 | #14 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #4,247 of 5,354 | #32 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #1,370 of 5,625 | #4 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #751 of 1,139 | #3 of 8 |
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
748
+130 (+21%) vs 2020
+139% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 748 | 35.6 | 21.0:1 | 88% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 38.1 | 20.2:1 | 90% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 36.7 | 19.9:1 | 85% (619) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 80% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 33.8 | 21.0:1 | 83% (588) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 35 | 20.9:1 | 78% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | N/A | N/A | 64% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 41% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 14 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Venetia Valley K-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (711 to 748); teachers up 5% (33.8 to 35.6).
About Venetia Valley K-8
Venetia Valley K-8 is a large elementary school that serves part of San Rafael, California. Enrollment is 748 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 61% higher.
The district for Venetia Valley K-8 is San Rafael City Elementary, with 9 schools and 4,415 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Venetia Valley K-8, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 8% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Marin County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Venetia Valley K-8 comes in at 24%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.0:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 88%. That rate is above the 35% average among public schools in Marin County.
Venetia Valley K-8 is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Venetia Valley K-8 is 5.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 22.7% actual, 28.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Census Bureau estimates for Marin County show that median household income is about $149,091, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 75 public schools operate in Marin County, serving about 29,867 students.
The next-closest public school is Vallecito Elementary, about 1.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Venetia Valley K-8. On proficiency, Venetia Valley K-8 is behind the 55.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 618 in 2020-21 and 748 in 2024-25, a 21% rise.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- Vallecito Elementary1.5 mi · 408
- Coleman Elementary1.6 mi · 378
- Terra Linda High1.6 mi · 1,248
- Marin's Community1.7 mi · 64
- Marin County Special Education1.7 mi · 215
- Phoenix Academy1.7 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Venetia Valley K-8How large is Venetia Valley K-8?
Venetia Valley K-8 enrolls approximately 748 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Venetia Valley K-8 serve?
Venetia Valley K-8 serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Venetia Valley K-8 have?
Venetia Valley K-8 employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Venetia Valley K-8?
Student demographics at Venetia Valley K-8 are roughly 8% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Venetia Valley K-8 in?
Venetia Valley K-8 is part of San Rafael City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.