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Shoreline Unified

At a glance

822^ndof 1,543 California districts▲ 67

Better than 46% of California districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 1Grades K-12

10 John St.
Tomales, CA 94971-0198·(707) 878-2266·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 46.7% of districts

Schools

469

Students

Top rankedWest Marin Elementary955^th of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Tomales Elementary up 1,805 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tomales High 7.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Shoreline Unified is a small, rural district in California operating five schools serving grades K-12 for approximately 469 students, ranking in the middle of state districts with a 2-star rating.

Among the schools, West Marin Elementary (grades 2-8) stands out as the district's top performer, earning 3 stars with test scores meeting or beating state averages and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7%. Bodega Bay Elementary shows strong academic proficiency but has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, while Tomales High presents a paradox with an excellent 96.4% graduation rate but low test scores and high absenteeism after a recent ranking drop.

The district faces challenges, with academic proficiency trailing state averages and most schools serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. However, the success of West Marin Elementary demonstrates that strong outcomes are achievable within the district, suggesting potential for sharing effective practices to benefit all students in Shoreline Unified.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bodega Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Canon St.	Bodega Bay	94923	Sonoma County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 875-2724	27	2	15.0	88.9%	6 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)										54.6							66.7
Tomales Elementary	Public	K-8	40 John St.	Tomales	94971	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 878-2214	160	10	16.0	72.5%	57 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	3666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		13.1	5471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.8%	1805	24.0		22.9	47.4	12.5	46.7	19.1	20.0		27.4	36.8	25.0	20.0	14.3	24.0		23.6			$51,674	$49,170	$2,504
Tomales High	Public	9-12	3850 Irvin Rd.	Tomales	94971	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 878-2286	127	16	7.8	73.2%	30 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (68.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	33.2	1422^nd of 2162 public high schools	34.2%		72.4	534^th of 2159 public high schools	75.3%	888		20.0	20.0						14.7	14.7						27.3	27.3
West Marin Elementary	Public	2-8	11550 Highway 1	Point Reyes Station	94956	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 663-1014	114	7	16.2	73.7%	36 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (65.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	57.8	955^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.4%		55.7	996^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	41	41.7		31.8	46.2	40.0	80.0	55.0	33.3		50.6	61.5	40.0	66.7	20.0	16.7		38.8			$56,410	$53,082	$3,328
Inverness Elementary	Public	K-1	BayView and Mesa	Inverness	94937	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 669-1018	41	3	13.6	61.0%	14 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)								(n/a)																		90.5	90.5	$49,944	$47,860	$2,084

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harmony Union Elementary	7.24 mi	3	356^th
Monte Rio Union Elementary	9.63 mi	1
Twin Hills Union Elementary	11.1 mi	4	259^th
Sebastopol Union Elementary	11.29 mi	4	326^th
Oak Grove Union Elementary	11.93 mi	3	379^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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