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Marin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marin Elementary serves 524 students in grades K–5 in Albany, in Albany City Unified. In 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranked it 339th of 5,804 California schools, at the 94th percentile with five stars. Its results are strong overall, but the clearest parent takeaway is a noticeable dip in grade 5 ELA and math compared with grades 3 and 4.

Marin is especially strong in ELA and math compared with nearby schools: it ranked second among the 10 listed neighbors in both subjects. Its ELA proficiency was 81%, versus 49% statewide, 78% in the district, and a 71% nearby-school average; math was 77%, compared with 38% statewide, 70% in the district, and 69% nearby. Science was also above the state at 61% versus 36%, but below the district’s 71% and just under the nearby average. The grade 5 dip is worth noting: ELA was 76%, 11 points below grade 4 and below the district’s 77%; math was 65%, 17 points below grade 4, though slightly above the district’s 64%.

Across the four years through 2025–2026, ELA rose by 6 percentage points and math by 5, while science fell by 8 despite a recent recovery; science’s lead over the state narrowed from 39 points to 25. SchoolDigger’s strong overall ranking has stayed near the top statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 5% in 2025–2026 versus 18% statewide. Context measures show a 24.0:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, above the nearby average of 22.2:1, and 26% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, below the nearby average of 33%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Asian students was at the 60th percentile, below Marin’s overall 94th percentile, but had risen from the 42nd percentile in 2023–2024. Its measure for Multi-racial Students rose to the 80th percentile in 2025–2026 from the 51st percentile the previous year.

524

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,388

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1001 Santa Fe Ave.
Albany, CA 94706-2341

(510) 559-4700

District: Albany City Unified

Students who attend Marin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albany Middle
High:	Albany High

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.6%

Asian:

26.1%

Two or more races:

25.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg74%

California avg42%

340^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Albany City Unified

60^th of 1,530Albany City Unified 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
2026	94.9	340 of 5817	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	616 of 5857	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	462 of 5869	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	431 of 5859	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	355 of 5883	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	345 of 5789	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	283 of 5662	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	185 of 5692	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	242 of 5614	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	260 of 5611	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	702 of 5530	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	88.1	549 of 5390	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	91.7	337 of 5377	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.8	400 of 5314	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	496 of 5193	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	83.9	799 of 5113	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	801 of 5113	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	89.6	499 of 4818	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	93.9	279 of 4822	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	93.5	302 of 4809	93.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	488 of 1210	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	667 of 1203	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	700 of 1205	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	665 of 1190	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	632 of 1154	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	594 of 1149	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.9	345 of 1071	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	79.7	336 of 2585	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	272 of 5581	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.6	561 of 5597	90.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	393 of 5612	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	416 of 5609	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	384 of 5635	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	301 of 5492	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	318 of 5413	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	100 of 5094	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	219 of 5107	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	15 of 5087	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	191 of 5084	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	631 of 4963	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	845 of 4830	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	275 of 5423	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	352 of 5460	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	389 of 5517	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	236 of 5363	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	422 of 5264	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	620 of 5173	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	410 of 5603	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	702 of 5628	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	552 of 5643	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	502 of 5638	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	364 of 5663	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	358 of 5510	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	269 of 5431	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	150 of 753	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.8	354 of 718	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	299 of 670	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	344 of 669	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	248 of 610	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	147 of 445	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	117 of 339	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	229 of 2536	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	75.7	562 of 2598	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	104 of 2651	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	44 of 2661	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	62 of 2726	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	312 of 2834	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	173 of 2737	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)87th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics77%+39 vs state

Science61%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marin Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Santa Fe Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-4700	524	22	24.0	26.1%	155 (29.6%)	21 (4.0%)	77 (14.7%)	137 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	132 (25.2%)	94.9	340^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.2%		90.8	616^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%	276	61.0	61.0	82.0	86.4	75.6		81.4	84.4	81.5	64.6		77.1	≥ 99%		$18,388	$1,064	$17,324
Cornell Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Talbot Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3700	560	23	24.7	25.5%	122 (21.8%)	6 (1.1%)	90 (16.1%)	178 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (29.3%)	95.4	289^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.0%		94.2	381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%	92	73.8	73.8	81.6	75.7	82.2		79.9	77.6	73.5	73.8		74.9	≥ 98%		$17,101	$630	$16,471
Thousand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Colusa Ave.	Berkeley	94707	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6368	337	16	21.0	27.9%	148 (43.9%)	15 (4.5%)	79 (23.4%)	40 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.3%)	81	1091^st of 5817 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.1	1011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%	80	55.0	55.0	50.9	70.0	63.3		61.0	61.0	71.4	55.7		62.1	≥ 98%		$29,667	$680	$28,987
Ruth Acty Elementary	Public	K-5	1465 Acton St.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6298	410	19	21.5	23.7%	170 (41.5%)	31 (7.6%)	61 (14.9%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (27.1%)	97	143^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.7	94^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%	49	71.9	71.9	87.9	75.4	85.7		82.6	90.0	79.7	79.0		82.7	≥ 98%		$27,115	$331	$26,784
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Jackson St.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-4800	563	24	23.4	46.9%	88 (15.6%)	25 (4.4%)	130 (23.1%)	195 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.0%)	88.1	743^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	87.2%		80.9	1118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%	375	60.2	60.2	67.9	65.4	71.6		68.5	72.7	77.2	53.1		66.8	≥ 99%		$18,586	$848	$17,738
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	7230 Fairmont Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1413	481	20	24.0	34.3%	149 (31.0%)	24 (5.0%)	116 (24.1%)	104 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (17.7%)	77.6	1238^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.7%		72.4	1503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%	265	46.6	46.6	49.2	55.9	61.4	77.4	61.1	59.0	62.7	47.7	74.2	59.6	97%	1%
Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8810	290	14	21.4	28.6%	110 (37.9%)	29 (10.0%)	66 (22.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (19.0%)	93.4	454^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.2%		91	605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%	151	68.1	68.1	73.2	76.2	74.5		74.6	78.6	73.2	66.0		72.3	91%	0%	$29,716	$390	$29,326
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public	K-5	2015 Virginia St.	Berkeley	94709	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6225	407	19	21.4	29.2%	190 (46.7%)	37 (9.1%)	58 (14.3%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (19.9%)	94.6	358^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.8%		94	395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%	37	75.0	75.0	76.1	71.6	85.9		77.8	70.6	77.6	79.7		75.9	≥ 98%		$27,709	$191	$27,518
Oxford Elementary at West Campus	Public	K-5	1222 University Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6300	254	12	21.1	27.6%	102 (40.2%)	37 (14.6%)	40 (15.7%)	28 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (18.5%)	80.9	1097^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.1%		89.7	683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%	414	59.1	59.1	61.4	54.4	61.4		59.0	68.2	58.7	59.1		61.9	88%	0%	$31,573	$671	$30,902
Rosa Parks Environmental Science	Public	K-5	920 Allston Way	Berkeley	94710	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8812	393	19	20.3	33.8%	169 (43.0%)	34 (8.7%)	87 (22.1%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.5%)	94.2	393^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	93.2%		93.2	455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%	62	70.5	70.5	86.1	70.4	77.4		76.7	81.4	69.0	80.7		76.1	≥ 98%		$29,061	$424	$28,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Marin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Marin Elementary?

Students at Marin Elementary are 30% White, 26% Asian, 25% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 4% African American.

How many students attend Marin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Marin Elementary.

Is Marin Elementary a good school?

Yes. Marin Elementary ranks in the top 5.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Marin Elementary in?

Albany City Unified

What schools do graduates of Marin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albany Middle
High : Albany High

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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