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Venetia Valley K-8

Public Grades K-8

4405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Venetia Valley K-8 is a large public school serving 748 students from kindergarten through 8th grade in the San Rafael City Elementary district, notable for its high-poverty student population where nearly 88% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its statewide ranking falling to the 25th percentile and test scores in English, math, and science consistently below both district and state averages. This performance is notably lower than many nearby schools, such as Sun Valley Elementary and Glenwood Elementary. The school has experienced a steady academic decline since the mid-2010s, with performance dipping most noticeably in the middle school grades, particularly 7th and 8th.

Despite these challenges, Venetia Valley shows relative strength in serving English Language Learners and students in special education. Its chronic absenteeism rate, while higher than the district average, is lower than the state's and has shown recent improvement. The school's situation reflects broader disparities within its own district, where there is extreme variation between the highest and lowest-performing schools, and when compared to schools in neighboring districts like Ross Valley Elementary and Miller Creek Elementary.

748

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,849

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 48th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,405^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,139^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4405 of 5857	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4874 of 5869	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4824 of 5859	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4354 of 5883	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	963 of 1417	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3236 of 5789	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2722 of 5662	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	2253 of 5692	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	2663 of 5614	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.6	2927 of 5611	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.3	3796 of 5530	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.7	2895 of 5390	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	3264 of 5377	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.4	3469 of 5314	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.3	3534 of 5193	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	2610 of 5113	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.2	2661 of 5113	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.6	1929 of 4818	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.8	1807 of 4822	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.5	2439 of 4809	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	1814 of 3162	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	2337 of 3245	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	2522 of 3311	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	230 of 602	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	873 of 3275	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	1013 of 3246	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4356 of 5597	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4920 of 5612	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4976 of 5609	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4362 of 5635	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	864 of 1267	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3698 of 5492	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2762 of 5413	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4204 of 5107	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4464 of 5107	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4260 of 5087	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4127 of 5084	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2432 of 4963	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	2001 of 4830	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	364 of 429	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	264 of 364	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	329 of 356	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3982 of 5460	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4540 of 5517	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4310 of 5363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	4029 of 5264	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	705 of 1110	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2666 of 5173	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	2043 of 5084	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	4094 of 5628	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4439 of 5643	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4278 of 5638	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3952 of 5663	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	858 of 1272	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2604 of 5510	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2614 of 5431	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	1364 of 2635	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2139 of 2761	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2273 of 2783	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2387 of 2781	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1973 of 2740	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	600 of 894	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1388 of 2715	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1454 of 2480	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	1353 of 2508	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.2	1792 of 2497	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.5	1205 of 2477	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.6	1251 of 2379	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	1303 of 2259	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	1197 of 2236	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.9	1286 of 2179	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.9	1333 of 2063	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	979 of 2005	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	632 of 1999	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	723 of 1804	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.1	717 of 1777	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.2	834 of 1769	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.9	776 of 1478	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1223 of 1521	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1535 of 1540	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	160 of 363	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.4	1392 of 1442	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1101 of 1364	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	2002 of 2533	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	2316 of 2551	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2262 of 2531	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2035 of 2509	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	525 of 738	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1446 of 2380	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1447 of 2262	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1902 of 2395	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1931 of 2388	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2118 of 2374	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1811 of 2359	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1200 of 2213	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1382 of 2072	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	255 of 477	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	272 of 394	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	296 of 336	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1935 of 2542	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	2051 of 2579	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2146 of 2531	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1918 of 2458	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	385 of 721	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1312 of 2369	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1376 of 2230	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1945 of 2534	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1861 of 2552	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2174 of 2538	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1631 of 2527	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	460 of 763	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1088 of 2407	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	1312 of 2273	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	82.5	202 of 1496	86.5%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2024)48th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

White (2018)86th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science20%-12 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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%)	92.6	503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		92.1	564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	61	61.6		61.6	68.7	76.1	76.4				74.0	74.6	79.6	63.0				72.8				$18,021	$1,162	$16,859
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)
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Venetia Valley K-8

Is Venetia Valley K-8 a good school?

Venetia Valley K-8 ranks in the bottom 24.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Venetia Valley K-8?

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

What schools do graduates of Venetia Valley K-8 attend?

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

High : San Rafael High
High : Terra Linda High

How many students attend Venetia Valley K-8?

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

What district is Venetia Valley K-8 in?

San Rafael City Elementary

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