Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSS VALLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 060000608776
Wade Thomas Elementary
150 Ross Ave., San Anselmo, CA 94960 · (415) 454-4603 · Marin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
22.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
21 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Wade Thomas Elementary→White Hill Middle
Based on grade levels within Ross Valley Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
83.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 56.9% | 32.2% | 7.5% | 3.4% |
| Math | 58.2% | 25.3% | 11.0% | 5.5% |
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 | 89.0% | 83.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 77.4% |
| 2022-23 | 86.2% | 75.7% |
| 2021-22 | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| 2020-21 | 77.8% | 81.7% |
| 2018-19 | 83.4% | 81.4% |
| 2017-18 | 87.0% | 85.0% |
| 2016-17 | 84.2% | 81.1% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Wade Thomas Elementary
Wade Thomas Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Thomas Elementary this school | 292 | 7.2% | 82.2% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary San Anselmo | 274 | 8.4% | 80.8% |
| Brookside Elementary San Anselmo | 278 | 10.4% | 71.7% |
| Park Elementary Mill Valley | 301 | 2.7% | 84.6% |
| Old Mill Elementary Mill Valley | 261 | 3.8% | 85.4% |
| Lucas Valley Elementary San Rafael | 315 | 9.5% | 70.2% |
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 Wade Thomas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #143 of 5,151 | #6 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #130 of 5,172 ▲ 195 | #5 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #27 of 5,172 ▲ 274 | #1 of 35 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #818 of 5,116 | #8 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #4,825 of 5,915 | #25 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,557 of 5,352 | #26 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #3,301 of 5,354 | #28 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #5,536 of 5,625 | #30 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #1,099 of 3,837 | #8 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
292
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
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 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 7% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 12.7 | 23.1:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 13.7 | 22.1:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 14 | 22.7:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 16 | 23.6:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | N/A | N/A | 13% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 3% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 14 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wade Thomas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (378 to 292); teachers down 19% (16 to 13).
About Wade Thomas Elementary
Among the schools in San Anselmo, California, is Wade Thomas Elementary, a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 292 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 37% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Ross Valley Elementary has 1,679 students in 5 schools, and Wade Thomas Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 74% of enrollment at Wade Thomas Elementary. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Wade Thomas Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Teacher staffing is 13 full-time equivalents, or about 22.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 7%. Public schools in Marin County average 35%.
Wade Thomas Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Wade Thomas Elementary are 6.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (82.2% actual, 75.3% predicted).
Census estimates describe Marin County this way: median household income is about $149,091, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marin County number 75 and enroll about 29,867.
The closest other public school is Ross Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wade Thomas Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Wade Thomas Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 318 in 2020-21 and 292 in 2024-25, a decrease of 26 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Ross Valley Elementary
- White Hill MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- Brookside ElementaryElementary · 278 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Manor ElementaryElementary · 234 students
Other schools in San Anselmo
- Archie Williams HighHigh · 1,141 students
- Brookside ElementaryElementary · 278 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Elementary0.9 mi · 339
- Archie Williams High0.9 mi · 1,141
- Sun Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 523
- Brookside Elementary1.4 mi · 278
- Adaline E. Kent Middle1.6 mi · 488
- Short Elementary1.7 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Wade Thomas ElementaryHow many students attend Wade Thomas Elementary?
Wade Thomas Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wade Thomas Elementary serve?
Wade Thomas Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wade Thomas Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wade Thomas Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wade Thomas Elementary?
At Wade Thomas Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Wade Thomas Elementary public or private?
Wade Thomas Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ross Valley Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.