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Bahia Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bahia Vista Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 552 students in San Rafael, part of the San Rafael City Elementary district, and it faces significant challenges with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and academic proficiency rates that are less than half the state average.

Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom tier of California elementary schools, with particularly low performance in science, and it operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools. While the school has shown some promising improvement in supporting homeless students and reducing chronic absenteeism from pandemic highs, its overall performance starkly contrasts with other schools in the same district, such as Sun Valley Elementary and Glenwood Elementary, which achieve much higher proficiency rates.

The concentration of economic need at Bahia Vista and its neighbor, San Pedro Elementary, is extreme compared to schools in neighboring affluent districts like Larkspur-Corte Madera, which includes Neil Cummins Elementary. This highlights how student outcomes can vary dramatically within a small geographic area, suggesting that school improvement at Bahia Vista likely requires both targeted academic interventions and broader community support.

552

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,882

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Bahia Way
San Rafael, CA 94901-4502

(415) 485-2415

District: San Rafael City Elementary

Students who attend Bahia Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James B. Davidson Middle
High:	San Rafael High
	Terra Linda High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

Asian:

3.1%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

California avg41%

5,247^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the San Rafael City Elementary

866^th of 1,543San Rafael City 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	15.2	5247 of 5857	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5185 of 5869	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4966 of 5859	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5203 of 5883	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1292 of 1417	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	5304 of 5789	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5439 of 5662	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	5437 of 5692	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	4880 of 5614	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	4570 of 5611	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	4750 of 5530	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	4023 of 5390	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.6	3421 of 5377	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.8	3640 of 5314	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.7	3867 of 5193	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.6	3092 of 5113	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.8	3946 of 5113	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	3813 of 4818	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	2772 of 4822	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.5	3332 of 4809	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2339 of 2585	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2096 of 2128	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	2247 of 3162	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1557 of 3245	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	1986 of 3311	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	492 of 602	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	2645 of 3275	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1923 of 3246	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5150 of 5597	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5207 of 5612	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4771 of 5609	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4854 of 5635	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1107 of 1267	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5067 of 5492	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5270 of 5413	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4468 of 5107	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4273 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4107 of 5087	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4278 of 5084	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4524 of 4963	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	4635 of 4830	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	234 of 429	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	285 of 364	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	278 of 335	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	173 of 356	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4640 of 5460	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4598 of 5517	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4216 of 5363	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4274 of 5264	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	924 of 1110	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4635 of 5173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	4799 of 5084	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4826 of 5628	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4609 of 5643	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4689 of 5638	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5053 of 5663	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1177 of 1272	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	5039 of 5510	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	5116 of 5431	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	2283 of 2847	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1686 of 2635	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science7%-26 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)	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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bahia Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	125 Bahia Way	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2415	552	23	24.0	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	532 (96.4%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	5247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.3	5185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	62	7.1		7.1	18.9	18.5	27.7				21.5	26.7	18.7	20.2				21.9	96.6	98.3	98.3		98.3	$18,882	$2,275	$16,607
San Pedro Elementary	Public	K-5	498 Point San Pedro Rd.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2450	469	21	22.3	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.5	5759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		10.4	5667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	92	2.4		2.4	8.2	9.9	8.6				8.9	17.1	22.0	2.4				13.8	94.2			97.1	97.1	$19,636	$2,576	$17,060
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%)	61.4	1994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		51.4	2482^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	488	42.6		42.6	46.7	48.9	48.3				47.9	58.1	42.6	42.9				48.3	92.3			96.2		$18,835	$1,503	$17,332
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		$19,099	$1,971	$17,128
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Castlewood Dr.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2430	315	15	21.0	23.5%	198 (62.9%)	4 (1.3%)	60 (19.0%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	86.4	859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%		87.2	855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	4	52.0		52.0	66.7	61.4	72.6				67.1	75.6	63.6	58.8				65.7						$19,211	$1,729	$17,482
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)
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					$20,399	$522	$19,877
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
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%)	95	334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.5	604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	270	61.6		61.6	85.1	78.2	75.3				79.4	83.6	82.1	68.5				78.0						$21,490	$975	$20,515
Cove	Public	K-5	330 Golden Hind Passage	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-9046	275	15	18.7	12.7%	175 (63.6%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.6%)	94.8	354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		95	345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	9	75.0		75.0	58.5	81.0	84.6				75.6	81.0	86.1	80.8				82.5	93.8					$23,310	$1,045	$22,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Bahia Vista Elementary

How many students attend Bahia Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Bahia Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bahia Vista Elementary?

Students at Bahia Vista Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is Bahia Vista Elementary in?

San Rafael City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bahia Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bahia Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James B. Davidson Middle
High : San Rafael High
High : Terra Linda High

Is Bahia Vista Elementary a good school?

Bahia Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.4% of California elementary schools.

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