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Ross Elementary

Public Grades K-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary in Ross, California, serves 339 students from kindergarten through eighth grade in the Ross Elementary district. Its reported 2025–2026 results are strong overall, but vary notably by subject and grade. Most importantly, it leads nearby schools in all-grades English language arts (ELA) and math, with math its clearest standout.

In 2025–2026, 91% of students at Ross Elementary were proficient in math, compared with 38% statewide; its 84% ELA result also topped the state’s 49%. Nearby leader Wade Thomas Elementary scored 82% in math and 83% in ELA, so Ross Elementary was ahead by 9 and 1 percentage points, respectively. The school’s all-grades results match those reported for its district. Science is a relative weakness: its 49% result was above the state’s 36%, but it ranked seventh among eight nearby schools with reported scores. Eighth-grade science was especially low at 9%, versus 35% statewide; nearby schools generally serve K–5, so there are no same-grade nearby results for comparison.

Results have moved in different directions: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math proficiency rose 10 points, while ELA fell 3 points and science fell 13 points. Science had reached 73% in 2024–2025 before dropping to 49%. SchoolDigger ranks Ross Elementary #36 of 5,804 California schools, in the 99th percentile with five stars. Its student-teacher ratio was 12.2 in 2024–2025, lower than the nearby schools’ range of 19 to 26. The school reported 1% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest rate among nearby schools reporting that measure and year; this is context, not an explanation for academic results.

339

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$62,672

Per pupil spending ?

0.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

9 Lagunitas Rd.
Ross, CA 94957-9661

(415) 457-2705

District: Ross Elementary

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually attend:

High:

Redwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

California avg42%

Elementary school

36^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

393^rd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 968Ross 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	36 of 5804	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	20 of 5857	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	144 of 5869	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	90 of 5859	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	56 of 5883	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	172 of 5789	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	236 of 5662	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	83 of 5692	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	99 of 5614	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	382 of 5611	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.0	253 of 5530	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	262 of 5390	95.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	492 of 5377	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	275 of 5314	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	93.0	287 of 5193	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	95.3	161 of 5113	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	97.0	100 of 5113	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	97.8	65 of 4818	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	98.3	37 of 4822	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	98.7	31 of 4809	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	73 of 5569	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.9	48 of 5597	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	57 of 5612	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	178 of 5609	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	171 of 5635	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	493 of 5492	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	296 of 5413	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.3	34 of 5590	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.6	19 of 5628	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	255 of 5643	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	83 of 5638	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	38 of 5663	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	137 of 5510	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	222 of 5431	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	17 of 2532	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	34 of 2598	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	113 of 2651	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	87 of 2661	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	36 of 2726	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	237 of 2834	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	256 of 2737	90.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	393 of 2703	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	98.9	17 of 2761	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	21 of 2783	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	79 of 2781	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	143 of 2740	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	76 of 2715	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	102 of 2480	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	59 of 2508	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	47 of 2497	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	42 of 2477	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	34 of 2379	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	94.1	17 of 2259	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	95.0	18 of 2236	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	95.3	16 of 2179	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.2	61 of 2063	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	94.3	38 of 2005	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	93.8	57 of 1999	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	98.4	4 of 1804	99.8%	★★★★★
2005	98.6	8 of 1777	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	98.9	5 of 1769	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	371 of 2483	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	98.0	22 of 2533	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	4 of 2551	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	93 of 2531	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	153 of 2509	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	23 of 2380	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	67 of 2262	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	347 of 2478	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	98.8	21 of 2534	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	116 of 2552	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	73 of 2538	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	141 of 2527	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	171 of 2407	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	128 of 2273	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	288 of 1482	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	95.6	11 of 1520	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	46 of 1537	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	55 of 1543	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	138 of 1555	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	104 of 1602	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	123 of 1496	91.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics91%+52 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Science49%+13 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)							% 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/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 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
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%)	98.5	36^th of 5804 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.8	20^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%	16	82.5	9.1	49.3	77.8	90.3	95.0	81.8	97.7	58.8	84.3	94.4	96.8	97.5	79.4	100.0	73.5	90.8							$62,672	$62,050	$622
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%)	96.6	179^th of 5804 public elementary schools	96.9%		97.8	86^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%	93	65.3		65.3	76.2	91.7	81.6				83.5	85.7	85.4	75.5				82.0	95.1		95.1				$23,542	$23,212	$330
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%)	92.5	508^th of 5804 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.9	552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%	44				68.8	68.9					68.8	82.7	76.7					80.0	95.3						$31,017	$30,614	$403
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
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%)	92.7	497^th of 5804 public elementary schools	91.4%		92.6	503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%	6	73.4		73.4	61.6	88.2	81.3				76.9	64.4	85.1	73.4				74.0							$21,533	$20,396	$1,137
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%)	44.1	2976^th of 5804 public elementary schools	48.7%		44.8	2896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	80	17.7		17.7	30.2	46.7	43.1				40.3	27.9	62.2	43.1				44.6	94.3			95.7			$24,380	$22,944	$1,436
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%)	94.3	385^th of 5804 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.3	638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%	253	63.2		63.2	80.8	77.6	79.0				78.8	88.9	75.5	63.2				74.6							$35,364	$35,048	$316
Coleman Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Belle Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2420	378	17	22.2	60.8%	125 (33.1%)	6 (1.6%)	208 (55.0%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	60.3	2056^th of 5804 public elementary schools	64.6%		61.4	1994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%	62	36.0		36.0	59.6	44.3	46.0				49.4	66.0	50.8	34.0				50.0	92.3			96.2			$25,445	$24,144	$1,301
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%)	78.3	1198^th of 5804 public elementary schools	79.4%		79.8	1163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%	35	51.4		51.4	67.6	74.2	62.2				67.6	64.9	48.4	43.2				52.4	91.2	91.2		94.1	94.1	94.1	$29,132	$26,562	$2,570
Neil Cummins Elementary	Public	K-5	58 Mohawk Ave.	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6965	451	23	19.3	8.2%	313 (69.4%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.3%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)	92.9	482^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	91.7%		95	334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%	148	58.1		58.1	81.7	82.4	78.4				80.8	69.0	75.0	67.6				70.4							$26,045	$25,314	$731

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary?

Students at Ross Elementary are 78% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Ross Elementary in?

Ross Elementary

Is Ross Elementary a good school?

Yes! Ross Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 36^th of 5804 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Ross Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Redwood High

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