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Tomales Elementary

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Tomales Elementary ranks 3666 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tomales Elementary is a small, K-8 public school serving about 160 students in the rural Shoreline Unified district, where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

The school's academic performance, while below state averages, has shown a dramatic and positive one-year turnaround, jumping from a very low to a near-average state ranking. However, test scores in English and Math are notably lower than at many nearby schools in other districts, such as Gravenstein Elementary and Dunham Charter. Performance varies widely by grade, with some grades doing relatively well and others struggling significantly, which suggests the school's effectiveness can depend heavily on the specific classroom or grade level.

Despite academic challenges, Tomales has made important progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, bringing it close to the state average. It's also notable that the school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors, indicating resources are available. Within its own Shoreline Unified district, Bodega Bay Elementary demonstrates that strong academic results are possible even with a high-need student population, offering a local example for comparison.

160

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,674

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 John St.
Tomales, CA 94971

(707) 878-2214

District: Shoreline Unified

Students who attend Tomales Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Marin Elementary
High:	Tomales High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.4%

White:

35.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2024 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,666^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,984^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

822^nd of 1,543Shoreline Unified 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	33.7	3666 of 5857	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5471 of 5869	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4584 of 5859	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4004 of 5883	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	985 of 1417	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3167 of 5789	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	3328 of 5662	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	3118 of 5692	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	2720 of 5614	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	2781 of 5611	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.7	3139 of 5530	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.1	1628 of 5390	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.0	1301 of 5377	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	63.7	1802 of 5314	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.4	2155 of 5193	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.1	1448 of 5113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	1422 of 5113	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	1275 of 4818	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	59.7	1758 of 4822	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.1	1959 of 4809	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3292 of 5107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.9	4929 of 5107	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4330 of 5087	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3661 of 5084	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	3394 of 5460	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.1	5205 of 5517	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4736 of 5363	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4700 of 5264	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	2639 of 5628	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.9	4825 of 5663	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	2616 of 2726	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1984 of 2761	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	2125 of 2783	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1767 of 2781	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1239 of 2740	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	513 of 894	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1713 of 2715	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1577 of 2480	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.7	1171 of 2508	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.3	1210 of 2497	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	706 of 2477	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	495 of 2379	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	488 of 2259	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	63.7	717 of 2236	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	644 of 2179	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	552 of 2063	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	394 of 2005	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	387 of 1999	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	67.6	486 of 1804	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	55.1	700 of 1777	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.2	574 of 1769	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.0	138 of 1364	89.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1935 of 2533	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1400 of 2380	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1713 of 2262	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1923 of 2395	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1795 of 2388	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1723 of 2374	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1665 of 2213	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1289 of 2072	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	2031 of 2542	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	2011 of 2579	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2252 of 2531	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1941 of 2534	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1624 of 2538	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1254 of 1520	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2022)4th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2018)90th percentile+53 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science23%-10 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)	% 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/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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tomales Elementary	Public	K-8	40 John St.	Tomales	94971	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 878-2214	160	10	16.0	72.5%	57 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	3666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		13.1	5471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.8%	1805		24.0	22.9	47.4	12.5		46.7	19.1	20.0	27.4	36.8	25.0		20.0	14.3	24.0	23.6							$51,674	$49,170	$2,504
Two Rock Elementary	Public	K-6	5001 Spring Hill Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Two Rock Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 762-6617	135	7	19.2	50.4%	47 (34.8%)	2 (1.5%)	71 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.4%)	54	2365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%		54.7	2299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	66	47.1		47.1	34.6	27.8	64.7	54.6			43.1	40.7	44.4	41.2	54.6			43.8
Dunham Elementary	Public	K-6	4111 Roblar Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Dunham Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-5050	9	0	30.0	33.3%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)								(n/a)
Dunham Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4111 Roblar Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Dunham Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 795-5050	166	8	21.5	27.1%	121 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	82.3	1060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.7	1212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.3%	152	44.4		44.4	47.8	70.8	72.2	85.7			67.1	65.2	70.8	55.6	50.0			62.0	91.4	91.4	91.4	94.3		94.3	$19,849	$19,702	$147
Bodega Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Canon St.	Bodega Bay	94923	Sonoma County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 875-2724	27	2	15.0	88.9%	6 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)										54.6							66.7
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-1	1935 Bohemian Hwy.	Occidental	95465	Sonoma County	Harmony Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 874-1205	71	4	16.8	26.8%	55 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.5%)								(n/a)																		79.2	87.5	87.5		83.3
Gravenstein Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5361	464	23	19.9	24.1%	270 (58.2%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (25.9%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.9%)	85.9	884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		91	633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	251	53.2		53.2	64.1	64.8	68.4				65.7	70.5	68.2	57.0				65.3	91.1	91.1	97.5	93.7	91.1	94.9	$33,049	$32,782	$267
Gravenstein First	Public	1	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5361	37	2	17.6	27.0%	20 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (18.9%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (21.6%)								(n/a)																								$25,434	$24,478	$956
Gravenstein Community Day	Public	K-8	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7008	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Apple Blossom	Public	K-5	700 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-1041	305	14	21.7	26.9%	228 (74.8%)	3 (1.0%)	58 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	60	2073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		54.7	2306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	233	44.6		44.6	51.1	38.9	51.5				48.3	51.1	44.4	39.4				44.2							$30,626	$29,986	$640

Frequently Asked Questions about Tomales Elementary

How many students attend Tomales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Tomales Elementary.

Is Tomales Elementary a good school?

Tomales Elementary ranks 3666^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Tomales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tomales Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Marin Elementary
High : Tomales High

What is the racial makeup of Tomales Elementary?

Students at Tomales Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 36% White.

What district is Tomales Elementary in?

Shoreline Unified

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