Wade Thomas Elementary

Set in San Anselmo, California, Wade Thomas Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school, overseen by Ross Valley Elementary. It teaches 292 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Wade Thomas Elementary sits 37% smaller than that benchmark.

Wade Thomas Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Ross Valley Elementary, a district that educates 1,679 students overall.

Demographically, Wade Thomas Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wade Thomas Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Marin County's rate of about 35%.

With demographic context factored in, Wade Thomas Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marin County put 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. Across Marin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), Wade Thomas Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ross Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wade Thomas Elementary. On composite proficiency, Wade Thomas Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 71.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Wade Thomas Elementary's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 292). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

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