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Mary E. Silveira Elementary

Q: Is Mary E. Silveira Elementary a good school?

Mary E. Silveira Elementary ranks 1518 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mary E. Silveira Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 412 students in San Rafael, part of the Miller Creek Elementary district, with solid academic results that outperform state averages but show a notable performance gap compared to its closest district peers.

While the school's overall test scores are good, placing it in the 74th percentile statewide, it consistently ranks below the other two schools in its own district, Lucas Valley Elementary (89th percentile) and Vallecito Elementary (84th percentile), despite similar funding and resources. This gap is accompanied by a higher rate of chronic student absenteeism. Performance also varies significantly between grade levels, with a particular dip in 4th-grade scores, and the school's statewide ranking has declined from the 90th percentile a decade ago.

Notably, the school spends over $28,000 per student, which is high compared to some other high-performing schools in the area like Brookside Elementary. It has demonstrated a particular strength in supporting special education students. Compared to the wider region, Mary E. Silveira sits in a middle tier, outperforming schools with much higher needs like Venetia Valley K-8 but trailing others like Hidden Valley Elementary.

412

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,461

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Blackstone Dr.
San Rafael, CA 94903-1401

(415) 492-3741

District: Miller Creek Elementary

Students who attend Mary E. Silveira Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Miller Creek Middle
High:	San Rafael High
	Terra Linda High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

Hispanic:

35.7%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg61%

California avg41%

1,518^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Miller Creek Elementary

179^th of 1,543Miller Creek 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	71.9	1518 of 5857	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	1572 of 5869	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	1255 of 5859	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	1252 of 5883	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	622 of 5789	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	788 of 5662	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	89.4	669 of 5692	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	90.4	591 of 5614	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	90.9	573 of 5611	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.2	811 of 5530	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	87.8	564 of 5390	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	818 of 5377	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	904 of 5314	83.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.5	1072 of 5193	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.9	1018 of 5113	80.1%	★★★★☆
2007	83.3	831 of 5113	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	824 of 4818	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	82.7	829 of 4822	82.8%	★★★★☆
2004	81.4	842 of 4809	82.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	88.4	171 of 2128	92.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.7	1765 of 3162	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	1000 of 3245	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	1031 of 3311	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1820 of 5597	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	1511 of 5612	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	1504 of 5609	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	1377 of 5635	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	567 of 5492	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	805 of 5413	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2634 of 5107	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2598 of 5107	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2353 of 5087	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2613 of 5084	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	1383 of 4963	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	2061 of 4830	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	3124 of 5460	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	2779 of 5517	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2768 of 5363	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3962 of 5264	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.9	1287 of 5173	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	1642 of 5084	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	1134 of 5628	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1554 of 5643	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	1089 of 5638	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	1093 of 5663	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	668 of 5510	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	754 of 5431	86.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.9	235 of 445	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	683 of 2635	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	109 of 2420	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	1026 of 2598	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	1029 of 2651	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	654 of 2661	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	657 of 2726	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	199 of 2834	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	385 of 2737	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2018)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)47th percentile-42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

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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	% Hepatitis B KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mary E. Silveira Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Blackstone Dr.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3741	412	17	24.2	26.0%	182 (44.2%)	4 (1.0%)	147 (35.7%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (13.1%)	71.9	1518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.1%		70.5	1572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	54																	50.0		50.0	64.6	44.6	63.8				57.8	61.2	45.5	47.1				51.2			$28,461	$1,195	$27,266
Hamilton Tk-8	Public	K-8	5530 Nave Dr.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4691	544	26	21.1	82.0%	54 (9.9%)	22 (4.0%)	412 (75.7%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	22.4	4637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		26.5	4250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.6%	387																	20.3	29.6	24.8	30.9	26.9	29.8	31.3	42.4	33.3	32.6	33.9	20.8	15.3	16.7	27.1	22.2	22.8			$26,063	$2,425	$23,638
Novato Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	940 C St.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4254	269	14	19.7	16.0%	176 (65.4%)	2 (0.7%)	39 (14.5%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.4%)	75.7	1346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.6	1611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.6%	265																	57.1	47.8	52.9	46.2	67.9	82.1	59.3	74.1	73.9	67.3	53.9	46.4	46.4	51.9	70.4	65.2	55.4	89.8	93.9	$13,855	$173	$13,682
Lucas Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 Idylberry Dr.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3730	315	13	25.2	9.5%	225 (71.4%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.2%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	90.6	620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.7	651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	31																	60.9		60.9	66.0	76.1	76.1				73.0	66.0	71.6	65.2				68.1			$32,364	$1,553	$30,811
Loma Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	399 Alameda de La Loma	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4681	426	19	22.4	53.1%	134 (31.5%)	12 (2.8%)	208 (48.8%)	21 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	54.4	2344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		66.9	1734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.5%	610																	31.3		31.3	37.9	52.1	48.8				47.0	48.3	44.4	41.7				44.4			$26,165	$2,636	$23,529
Vallecito Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Nova Albion Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3750	408	16	25.5	19.6%	205 (50.2%)	3 (0.7%)	121 (29.7%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.0%)	84.2	948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%		86.4	890^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	58																	63.3		63.3	54.8	60.6	75.6				64.6	60.3	65.2	58.2				61.1			$30,303	$507	$29,796
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			$17,508	$688	$16,820
Venetia Valley K-8	Public	K-8	177 North San Pedro Rd.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3150	748	36	21.0	87.7%	60 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	651 (87.0%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	25	4405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		19.9	4874^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	469																	26.0	14.7	20.4	18.1	24.3	37.3	20.8	20.3	26.7	24.6	20.0	30.0	33.8	22.1	17.7	32.4	25.9	96.8		$18,849	$1,648	$17,201
Lynwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Lynwood Dr.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-4161	260	12	21.6	59.2%	50 (19.2%)	2 (0.8%)	190 (73.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	41.4	3122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		34.6	3555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	433	8.6	12.5	5.7	9.1	31.4	22.5	22.9	25.5	14.3	32.5	8.6	19.1	0.0	12.5	2.9	5.5	28.6		28.6	22.9	42.5	42.9				36.4	31.4	47.5	37.1				39.1			$28,690	$2,676	$26,014
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			$16,922	$593	$16,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary E. Silveira Elementary

Is Mary E. Silveira Elementary a good school?

Mary E. Silveira Elementary ranks 1518^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mary E. Silveira Elementary in?

Miller Creek Elementary

How many students attend Mary E. Silveira Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Mary E. Silveira Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mary E. Silveira Elementary?

Students at Mary E. Silveira Elementary are 44% White, 36% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mary E. Silveira Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary E. Silveira Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Miller Creek Middle
High : San Rafael High
High : Terra Linda High

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