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Bahia Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bahia Vista Elementary is a K–5 school in San Rafael, California, serving 552 students in the San Rafael City Elementary School District. In 2025–26, proficiency was 20% in English language arts, 23% in math and 15% in science; each result was below both the state and district average. The biggest gaps were in English language arts: 29 percentage points below the state and 18 below the district. The central concern is that results are low across all three subjects, not just one.

Math was the school’s strongest subject relative to state and district benchmarks, while English language arts was its weakest. In nearby K–5 comparisons, the school ranked second-lowest in all three subjects, ahead only of San Pedro Elementary. Third-grade English language arts is a particular concern: 12% met proficiency, the lowest grade-and-subject result at the school and below San Pedro’s 15%. Attendance, by contrast, is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 6%, compared with 9% districtwide and 18% statewide.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, English language arts proficiency fell from 23% to 20%, math rose from 22% to 23%, and science improved from 7% to 15%, though all three state gaps remain large. SchoolDigger gave the school 1 star and a statewide ranking at the 12th percentile in 2025–26; only San Pedro ranked lower among nearby schools with current rankings. The school’s 24:1 student-teacher ratio was the highest reported among nearby schools. As context, 75% of students were directly certified for free meals in 2024–25; San Pedro’s comparable figure was 76%. SchoolDigger’s ranking of how well the school serves English-language-learner students fell from the 52nd percentile in 2022–23 to the 29th in 2023–24, while its ranking for homeless students was at the 39th percentile in 2025–26, above the school’s overall 12th-percentile standing.

552

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,926

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

91%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)

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: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 29 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg36%

California avg42%

5,128^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

870^th of 1,530San 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
2026	16.2	5128 of 5817	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.1	4967 of 5581	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.7	4238 of 5094	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	39.6	225 of 366	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	22.9	4490 of 5423	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.0	4782 of 5603	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.6	2027 of 2927	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)39th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+19 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Science15%-21 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	—	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	532 (96.4%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	5128^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.8%		15.2	5247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%	119	15.5		15.5	12.1	27.1	22.6				20.4	23.1	27.1	19.1				23.1	91%	2%	$23,926	$22,410	$1,516
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	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.8	5667^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.5	5759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%	92	8.4		8.4	14.6	7.3	13.1				11.7	18.3	13.4	15.5				15.7	96%	0%	$26,575	$24,520	$2,055
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	2060^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.6%		61.4	1994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%	66	36.0		36.0	59.6	44.3	46.0				49.4	66.0	50.8	34.0				50.0	95%	1%	$25,445	$24,144	$1,301
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	2982^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	48.7%		44.8	2896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	86	17.7		17.7	30.2	46.7	43.1				40.3	27.9	62.2	43.1				44.6	96%	0%	$24,380	$22,944	$1,436
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%)	76.2	1312^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.4%		86.4	859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%	453	51.2		51.2	41.2	76.7	59.5				60.5	52.9	79.1	47.5				60.7	97%	0%	$25,386	$24,248	$1,138
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
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	509^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.9	552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%	43				68.8	68.9					68.8	82.7	76.7					80.0	≥ 99%		$31,017	$30,614	$403
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%)	23.2	4544^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.9%		25	4405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%	139	18.8	19.8	19.3	14.1	26.0	31.0	29.2	21.3	19.8	23.2	20.9	31.5	28.2	33.3	24.0	24.7	26.9	98%	0%	$26,701	$25,216	$1,485
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	483^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	91.7%		95	334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%	149	58.1		58.1	81.7	82.4	78.4				80.8	69.0	75.0	67.6				70.4	≥ 98%		$26,045	$25,314	$731
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%)	92.2	532^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	90.9%		94.8	354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%	178	85.4		85.4	70.0	65.0	87.8				74.4	64.1	72.5	80.5				72.5	≥ 95%		$25,586	$24,940	$646

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 11.8% of California elementary schools.

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