Enrollment
114
Middle
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHORELINE UNIFIED·NCES 063667006218
West Marin Elementary
11550 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 · (415) 663-1014 · Marin County
GRADES 02–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
84 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 18% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
West Marin Elementary→Tomales High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shoreline Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.6pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 29.4% | 17.6% | 31.8% |
| Math | 9.4% | 29.4% | 31.8% | 29.4% |
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 | 50.6% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020-21 | 44.8% | 26.7% |
| 2018-19 | 47.5% | 27.1% |
| 2017-18 | 45.8% | 31.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.7% | 39.3% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 West Marin Elementary
West Marin Elementary's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Marin Elementary this school | 114 | 73.7% | 41.8% |
| Mountain View Middle Turlock | 166 | 72.3% | 31.8% |
| Maxwell Middle Maxwell | 90 | 68.9% | 24.4% |
| Riverview Middle Rio Vista | 160 | 76.9% | 29.5% |
| Julian Junior High Julian | 110 | 64.5% | 27.6% |
| Clarksburg Middle Clarksburg | 171 | 75.4% | 11.6% |
Matched among California middle 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 West Marin Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #476 of 1,224 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #420 of 1,227 ▲ 101 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #481 of 1,227 ▲ 25 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #667 of 1,214 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #1,328 of 1,377 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #673 of 1,329 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
114
-24 (-17%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 114 | 7 | 16.3:1 | 74% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 7 | 17.0:1 | 64% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 51% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 12 | 11.5:1 | 56% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 8 | 18.2:1 | 19% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 7 | 17.6:1 | 49% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | N/A | N/A | 60% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 36% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 13 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Marin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (145 to 114); teachers down 12% (8 to 7).
About West Marin Elementary
West Marin Elementary operates as a very small middle school in Point Reyes Station, California. Enrollment stands at 114 students, covering grades 2 through 8. That puts enrollment 83% below the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
West Marin Elementary is run by Shoreline Unified, whose 5 schools enroll 469 students.
The share of Hispanic students at West Marin Elementary is 66%, a majority. The remaining students are 32% White. Census figures show Marin County is about 20% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Classroom staffing at West Marin Elementary totals 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Federal data show 74% of students (84) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Marin County average 35%.
West Marin Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of California public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For West Marin Elementary, the prediction is 36.4% and the result is 41.8%.
Looking at the county, Marin County, median household income comes to about $149,091, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 75 public schools and about 29,867 students.
West Marin Elementary is about 3.5 miles from Inverness Elementary, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, West Marin Elementary is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, West Marin Elementary enrolled 138 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 114. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.5:1 to 16.3:1.
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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 Shoreline Unified
- Tomales ElementaryElementary · 160 students
- Tomales HighHigh · 127 students
- Inverness ElementaryElementary · 41 students
- Bodega Bay ElementaryElementary · 27 students
Nearby schools
- Inverness Elementary3.5 mi · 41
- Nicasio5.4 mi · 34
- Lagunitas Elementary7.9 mi · 68
- San Geronimo Valley Elementary7.9 mi · 93
- Laguna Elementary10.1 mi · 9
- Pleasant Valley Elementary10.6 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About West Marin ElementaryHow large is West Marin Elementary?
West Marin Elementary enrolls approximately 114 students in grades 02-08.
Is West Marin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Marin Elementary is a middle school covering grades 02-08.
How many teachers does West Marin Elementary have?
West Marin Elementary employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is West Marin Elementary?
West Marin Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 66% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Marin Elementary in?
West Marin Elementary is part of Shoreline Unified.
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