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Venetia Valley K-8

Public Grades K-8
4544th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of California elementary schools
Summary

Venetia Valley K-8 is a public K–8 school in San Rafael, California, serving 748 students in the San Rafael City Elementary School District. Its 2025-26 results are below district and state averages in all three tested subjects, with the largest shortfall in English language arts (ELA)—the clearest academic concern in the reported results.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to its benchmarks, but it remains below both the district and state: 27% of students were proficient, compared with 36% districtwide and 38% statewide. ELA proficiency was 23%, 15 percentage points below the district and 26 below the state; science was 19%, 11 points below the district and 17 below the state. The school’s ELA and math results were above just two of nine nearby schools with all-grades results, while its science result was above three. Nearby-school averages were 51% in ELA, 52% in math and 42% in science. Because most nearby schools serve K–5 while Venetia Valley serves K–8, all-grades comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

Results have improved over the four reported years, especially in math: proficiency rose 7 percentage points in math, 6 in science and 3 in ELA from 2022-23 to 2025-26. The math gap narrowed by 3 points against the state and 4 against the district, while the ELA gap to the state narrowed by less than 1 point. Chronic absenteeism also fell from 17% in 2021-22 to 10% in 2025-26, though the latest rate remained just above the district’s 9%. SchoolDigger gives Venetia Valley a 22nd-percentile statewide ranking and 1 star for 2025-26; it ranks third-lowest among nearby schools with current rankings, and its ranking has declined from the 60th percentile in 2016-17. Its student-teacher ratio was 21:1 in 2024-25, below the nearby-school average of 22.9:1. In 2024-25, 88% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; California is identified as a statewide-free-meals state, so this is the school’s reported eligibility measure, not the share receiving meals. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger’s ranking for English Language Learner Students rose from the 24th percentile in 2021-22 to the 43rd in 2023-24, compared with the school’s overall 17th percentile that year, suggesting stronger relative performance for this group in that ranking.

748
Students ?
21.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,701
Per pupil spending ?
87.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 177 North San Pedro Rd.
       San Rafael, CA  94903-4200

(415) 492-3150

District: San Rafael City Elementary


Students who attend Venetia Valley K-8 usually attend:

High:    San Rafael High
    Terra Linda High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.0%
White:
8.0%
Asian:
2.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg36%
California avg42%
Elementary school
4,544th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 31 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,034th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 7Elementary Schools in the San Rafael City Elementary
870th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.24544 of 581721.9%★☆☆☆☆
202525.04405 of 585724.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.94874 of 586917.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.14824 of 585917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202224.94354 of 588326.0%★☆☆☆☆
202128.6963 of 141732.0%★★☆☆☆
201939.23236 of 578944.1%★★☆☆☆
201847.02722 of 566251.9%★★★☆☆
201755.52253 of 569260.4%★★★☆☆
201646.92663 of 561452.6%★★★☆☆
201541.62927 of 561147.8%★★☆☆☆
201333.33796 of 553031.4%★★☆☆☆
201245.72895 of 539046.3%★★☆☆☆
201139.63264 of 537739.3%★★☆☆☆
201035.43469 of 531434.7%★★☆☆☆
200932.33534 of 519331.9%★★☆☆☆
200846.12610 of 511349.0%★★☆☆☆
200744.22661 of 511348.0%★★☆☆☆
200655.61929 of 481860.0%★★★☆☆
200558.81807 of 482262.5%★★★☆☆
200444.52439 of 480949.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202440.11814 of 316242.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.82337 of 324528.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.12522 of 331123.8%★☆☆☆☆
202147.8230 of 60261.8%★★★☆☆
201958.8873 of 327573.3%★★★★☆
201855.91013 of 324668.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.94598 of 558117.6%★☆☆☆☆
202523.94356 of 559722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.64920 of 561212.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.84976 of 560911.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.64362 of 563522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202129.3864 of 126731.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.73698 of 549232.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.32762 of 541349.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.34196 of 509417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202523.54204 of 510717.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.94464 of 510712.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.94260 of 508716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.94127 of 508418.8%★☆☆☆☆
201947.82432 of 496351.0%★★★☆☆
201853.52001 of 483058.6%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.5253 of 36630.9%★★☆☆☆
202525.9364 of 42915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202434.3264 of 36427.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.4329 of 3567.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.74278 of 542321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202530.13982 of 546027.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.04540 of 551717.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.94310 of 536319.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.64029 of 526423.5%★☆☆☆☆
202136.6705 of 111036.5%★★☆☆☆
201946.22666 of 517348.5%★★☆☆☆
201854.92043 of 508459.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.74151 of 560325.9%★☆☆☆☆
202527.24094 of 562827.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.24439 of 564321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.84278 of 563824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202228.13952 of 566330.2%★★☆☆☆
202129.0858 of 127232.5%★★☆☆☆
201947.12604 of 551052.7%★★★☆☆
201847.32614 of 543151.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.62278 of 292722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202439.41364 of 263548.2%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.12034 of 274025.8%★☆☆☆☆
202522.42139 of 276122.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.72273 of 278318.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.62387 of 278114.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.41973 of 274028.0%★☆☆☆☆
202131.7600 of 89432.9%★★☆☆☆
201941.81388 of 271548.9%★★☆☆☆
201837.21454 of 248041.4%★★☆☆☆
201741.41353 of 250846.1%★★☆☆☆
201626.21792 of 249728.2%★☆☆☆☆
201545.51205 of 247751.4%★★★☆☆
201346.61251 of 237947.4%★★☆☆☆
201242.11303 of 225942.3%★★☆☆☆
201146.31197 of 223646.5%★★☆☆☆
201040.91286 of 217941.0%★★☆☆☆
200934.91333 of 206335.4%★★☆☆☆
200847.9979 of 200551.2%★★★☆☆
200762.5632 of 199968.4%★★★☆☆
200655.0723 of 180459.9%★★★☆☆
200554.1717 of 177759.7%★★★☆☆
200447.2834 of 176952.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202438.9776 of 147847.5%★★☆☆☆
202329.91223 of 152119.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.81535 of 15400.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.3160 of 36355.9%★★★☆☆
201924.41392 of 14423.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.01101 of 136419.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.61955 of 251622.3%★☆☆☆☆
202521.82002 of 253321.0%★☆☆☆☆
202414.42316 of 25519.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.82262 of 253110.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.92035 of 250918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202128.6525 of 73828.9%★☆☆☆☆
201935.01446 of 238039.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.31447 of 226236.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.51822 of 235722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202523.11902 of 239520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.31931 of 238819.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.12118 of 237410.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.21811 of 235923.2%★☆☆☆☆
201941.71200 of 221345.8%★★☆☆☆
201833.41382 of 207233.3%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.4108 of 44275.6%★★★★☆
202542.8255 of 47746.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.4272 of 39431.0%★★☆☆☆
202221.2296 of 33611.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.11753 of 252930.7%★★☆☆☆
202525.71935 of 254223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.32051 of 257920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.22146 of 253115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.51918 of 245822.0%★☆☆☆☆
202142.7385 of 72146.6%★★☆☆☆
201940.71312 of 236944.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.31376 of 223038.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.41845 of 251426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202523.41945 of 253423.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.21861 of 255227.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.22174 of 253814.3%★☆☆☆☆
202230.41631 of 252735.5%★★☆☆☆
202135.5460 of 76339.7%★★☆☆☆
201947.41088 of 240754.8%★★★☆☆
201838.11312 of 227342.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201882.5202 of 149686.5%★★★★☆
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
English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+26 vs school
Homeless (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
White (2018)86th percentile+45 vs school
Homeless (2026)76th percentile+50 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)27th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics27%-11 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state
Science19%-17 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Venetia Valley K-8

Students who attend Venetia Valley K-8 usually go on to attend:

High : San Rafael High
High : Terra Linda High

Students at Venetia Valley K-8 are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Venetia Valley K-8.

Venetia Valley K-8 ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California elementary schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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