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Farallone View Elementary

Q: Is Farallone View Elementary a good school?

Farallone View Elementary ranks 903 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Farallone View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended Farallone View Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Farallone View Elementary?

Students at Farallone View Elementary are 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Farallone View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farallone View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate High : Half Moon Bay High

Public Grades K-5

903^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Farallone View Elementary is a small, high-performing public school serving about 177 students in grades K-5 in the coastal community of Montara, part of the Cabrillo Unified School District.

The school is a standout academic leader within its district, with student proficiency rates in English and Math that are roughly 25-30 points higher than the Cabrillo Unified average. It has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from an average state ranking to the 85th percentile in recent years. While it is the top school in its district, nearby districts have schools like Green Hills Elementary in Millbrae Elementary district that perform at a similar or slightly higher level. Farallone View also manages student attendance very well, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than both its district and the state.

Notably, the school spends its resources effectively, achieving strong results with per-student funding comparable to nearby schools. It has demonstrated particular success in supporting its students from low-income families, who rank in the 91st percentile statewide. The school's performance is consistently strong across grade levels, with fifth graders excelling. Compared to other schools in the area, such as Alvin S. Hatch Elementary in the same district, Farallone View's academic results are significantly higher.

177

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,376

Per pupil spending ?

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 LaConte and Kanoff
Montara, CA 94037-9999

(650) 712-7170

District: Cabrillo Unified

Students who attend Farallone View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
High:	Half Moon Bay High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg35%

California avg41%

903^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Cabrillo Unified

714^th of 1,543Cabrillo 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
2025	85.5	903 of 5857	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	957 of 5869	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	609 of 5859	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	1067 of 5883	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	2871 of 5789	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2867 of 5662	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	2907 of 5692	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.8	2246 of 5614	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	2286 of 5611	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.5	2030 of 5530	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.2	3061 of 5390	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.9	2484 of 5377	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.2	2312 of 5314	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	1676 of 5193	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	1588 of 5113	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	1533 of 5113	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	63.3	1615 of 4818	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	1741 of 4822	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.3	1749 of 4809	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	18.3	3132 of 3246	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	1011 of 5597	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	782 of 5612	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	629 of 5609	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	1001 of 5635	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	2912 of 5492	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2957 of 5413	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.1	4944 of 4963	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	4706 of 4830	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.9	487 of 5517	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	55.9	1927 of 5264	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.0	4839 of 5173	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4780 of 5084	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	968 of 5628	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	1230 of 5643	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	583 of 5638	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	1290 of 5663	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	2706 of 5510	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	2664 of 5431	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	594 of 2598	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	1055 of 2651	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	671 of 2661	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	640 of 2726	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	1561 of 2834	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1404 of 2737	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)4th percentile-46 vs school

Hispanic (2019)<1st percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+20 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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Thursday, October 3, 2019

I love this school! All three of my kids go there and we've have a great experience. The staff truly cares about everyone and they are professional and warm. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Farallone View Elementary	Public	K-5	250 LaConte and Kanoff	Montara	94037	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7170	177	7	25.2	6.2%	120 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.0%)	85.5	903^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.6%		84.8	957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	54																	72.7		72.7	56.0	65.6	86.4				68.4	48.0	75.0	77.3				67.1						$17,376	$1,450	$15,926
Pacifica Independent Home Study	Public	K-8	1283 Terra Nova Blvd	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6670	12	1	12.5	58.3%	4 (33.3%)	2 (16.7%)	5 (41.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																							$8,582	$1,440	$7,142
Ortega Elementary	Public	K-5	1283 Terra Nova Blvd.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6670	404	19	21.2	13.6%	204 (50.5%)	2 (0.5%)	77 (19.1%)	43 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	73 (18.1%)	69.5	1624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.9	1826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	202																	44.1		44.1	43.6	54.1	54.2				50.9	59.3	59.0	50.9				56.3						$10,620	$1,936	$8,684
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-8	601 Crespi Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6660	524	23	22.4	13.5%	265 (50.6%)	1 (0.2%)	127 (24.2%)	45 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (16.2%)	67.3	1723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		75.1	1366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	357																	33.8	59.2	43.9	65.0	38.3	59.5	57.8	52.5	61.2	55.6	50.0	56.7	54.1	44.4	52.5	49.0	51.6						$8,872	$1,616	$7,256
El Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Santiago St.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7150	324	14	23.1	25.3%	132 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (47.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	56.9	2216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		45.7	2820^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	604																	23.9		23.9	55.0	72.6	43.5				57.7	47.5	51.0	26.1				41.6						$17,852	$1,986	$15,866
Vallemar Elementary	Public	K-8	377 Reina del Mar Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6655	500	21	23.9	15.6%	202 (40.4%)	3 (0.6%)	137 (27.4%)	68 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (17.8%)	80.4	1146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.4%		78.4	1225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	79																	52.8	58.3	55.5	56.9	70.2	69.8	47.7	55.6	60.4	61.3	70.7	71.6	50.9	40.9	48.2	62.5	59.6						$8,518	$1,493	$7,025
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	130 Cambridge Ln.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3160	486	17	28.9	29.8%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (25.7%)	177 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	173 (35.6%)	83.3	999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		89.3	731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	268																	63.8		63.8	50.0	69.0	67.8				61.6	63.2	68.3	59.3				63.6	96.8
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Helen Dr.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	Millbrae Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 583-7590	360	16	22.4	14.7%	57 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.2%)	218 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.4%)	90.4	637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		95.2	324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	313																	48.0		48.0	73.1	72.6	70.0				72.0	86.5	72.2	64.0				74.1	87.5	92.9	92.9	87.5	89.3	$16,323	$1,586	$14,737
Portola Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Amador Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3175	378	14	27.0	36.0%	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	97 (25.7%)	178 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	88 (23.3%)	77.6	1261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		90.2	692^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	569																	52.5		52.5	63.0	52.6	63.2				59.4	69.6	48.2	55.9				57.1
Alvin S. Hatch Elementary	Public	K-5	490 Miramontes Ave.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7160	544	21	26.2	36.2%	161 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	349 (64.2%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	25.6	4345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		28.8	4039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	306	14.6	11.7	4.6	10.5	35.4	10.0	25.0	22.4	12.5	35.0	9.1	20.4	10.4	11.7	4.6	9.2	22.1		22.1	25.0	29.1	29.9				27.9	22.6	38.4	23.4				28.3						$14,121	$1,175	$12,946

Frequently Asked Questions about Farallone View Elementary

Is Farallone View Elementary a good school?

Farallone View Elementary ranks 903^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Farallone View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended Farallone View Elementary.

What district is Farallone View Elementary in?

Cabrillo Unified

What schools do graduates of Farallone View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farallone View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
High : Half Moon Bay High

What is the racial makeup of Farallone View Elementary?

Students at Farallone View Elementary are 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

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