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Wade Thomas Elementary

Public Grades K-5

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wade Thomas Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 292 students in San Anselmo, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all California elementary schools for over a decade.

The school excels not just in overall achievement but in its exceptional support for specific student groups, ranking in the 100th percentile for special education students and the 98th percentile for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. It has also dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism to 4.3%, far below state and district averages. Compared to nearby schools in the high-performing Ross Valley Elementary district, like Manor Elementary and Hidden Valley Elementary, Wade Thomas shows remarkable consistency and a strong post-pandemic recovery in both attendance and test scores.

Wade Thomas achieves these outstanding results with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating strong cost-effectiveness compared to schools like Ross Elementary, which spends nearly double. While the school's science scores are solid, they are a relative area for growth, a pattern seen across several local schools. Its success within a region of extreme economic contrasts highlights the school's effective educational practices and support systems.

292

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,542

Per pupil spending ?

7.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Ross Ave.
San Anselmo, CA 94960-2941

(415) 454-4603

District: Ross Valley Elementary

Students who attend Wade Thomas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	White Hill Middle
High:	Archie Williams High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ross Valley Elementary

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg73%

California avg41%

86^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Ross Valley Elementary

64^th of 1,543Ross Valley Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	86 of 5857	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	438 of 5869	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	196 of 5859	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	293 of 5883	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	72 of 1417	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	278 of 5789	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	101 of 5662	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.0	173 of 5692	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	148 of 5614	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.9	200 of 5611	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.0	461 of 5530	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	523 of 5390	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	91.3	364 of 5377	93.2%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	601 of 5314	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	91.1	417 of 5193	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	551 of 5113	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	94.9	228 of 5113	95.5%	★★★★★
2006	94.4	252 of 4818	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	94.4	253 of 4822	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	92.4	370 of 4809	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	140 of 5597	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	297 of 5612	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	326 of 5609	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	256 of 5635	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	47 of 1267	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	248 of 5492	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	186 of 5413	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.0	106 of 5517	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	83 of 5628	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	660 of 5643	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	96.7	177 of 5638	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	500 of 5663	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	113 of 1272	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	317 of 5510	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	69 of 5431	98.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	91.2	14 of 669	97.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	3 of 2847	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	43 of 2598	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	433 of 2651	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	144 of 2661	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	298 of 2726	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	224 of 2834	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	89 of 2737	96.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)98th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Mathematics84%+46 vs state

Science69%+36 vs state

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wade Thomas Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Ross Ave.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-4603	292	13	22.4	7.2%	216 (74.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	97.8	86^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.9	438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	352	68.8		68.8	91.8	85.4	89.8				89.0	91.8	81.3	77.6				83.6	95.1		95.1				$23,542	$23,212	$330
Ross Elementary	Public	K-8	9 Lagunitas Rd.	Ross	94957	Marin County	Ross Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 457-2705	339	28	12.2	0.9%	264 (77.9%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.7%)	98.8	20^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.2	144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	124	75.8	69.7	72.7	93.6	86.4	84.9	91.8	88.2	87.9	88.8	100.0	93.2	87.9	89.6	82.4	87.9	90.1							$62,672	$62,050	$622
Sun Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	75 Happy Ln.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2440	523	23	22.7	30.0%	290 (55.4%)	5 (1.0%)	146 (27.9%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.5%)	92.6	503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		92.1	564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	61	61.6		61.6	68.7	76.1	76.4				74.0	74.6	79.6	63.0				72.8							$21,533	$20,396	$1,137
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	116 Butterfield Rd.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-2948	278	14	19.5	10.4%	203 (73.0%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)	90.3	638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		91.1	629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.3%	9	59.6		59.6	64.0	76.9	76.9				72.3	70.0	87.2	57.7				70.2							$35,364	$35,048	$316
Short Elementary	Public	K	35 Marin St.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-3793	91	5	20.2	83.5%	5 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (90.1%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																								$18,602	$16,974	$1,628
Ross Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	102 Marinda Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 534-6970	198	8	24.7	24.7%	114 (57.6%)	5 (2.5%)	47 (23.7%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.1%)	79.8	1163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		87.5	839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	324	43.5		43.5	69.4	65.0	65.2				66.7	63.9	52.5	52.2				56.6	91.2	91.2		94.1	94.1	94.1	$29,132	$26,562	$2,570
Anthony G. Bacich Elementary	Public	K-4	699 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	Kentfield	94904	Marin County	Kentfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 925-2220	526	28	18.9	14.8%	322 (61.2%)	15 (2.9%)	98 (18.6%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.7%)	91.9	552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		91.9	581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	29				62.2	82.1					73.3	71.1	82.1					77.2	95.3						$31,017	$30,614	$403
Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Oak Manor Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-1544	234	11	21.2	14.1%	157 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.5%)	12 (5.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.0%)	95.3	303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.1	809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	506	65.7		65.7	77.5	87.5	80.0				80.8	82.5	79.2	65.7				75.8	94.1	96.1	94.1				$28,188	$27,704	$484
Laurel Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Woodland Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2317	287	12	23.9	93.7%	15 (5.2%)	5 (1.7%)	261 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	44.8	2896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		48.4	2644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	252	10.2		10.2	24.4	59.2	46.9				44.1	23.9	54.9	42.0				40.8	94.3			95.7			$24,380	$22,944	$1,436
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Green Valley Ct.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-7683	274	12	22.8	8.4%	194 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.4%)	94.7	359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		97.4	133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	226	63.8		63.8	71.1	84.6	77.1				77.6	82.1	82.1	68.8				77.0							$29,997	$29,506	$491

Frequently Asked Questions about Wade Thomas Elementary

Is Wade Thomas Elementary a good school?

Yes! Wade Thomas Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 86^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Wade Thomas Elementary in?

Ross Valley Elementary

How many students attend Wade Thomas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Wade Thomas Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wade Thomas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wade Thomas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : White Hill Middle
High : Archie Williams High

What is the racial makeup of Wade Thomas Elementary?

Students at Wade Thomas Elementary are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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