Is Farallone View Elementary a good school?

Farallone View Elementary ranks 956 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Farallone View Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 164 students attended Farallone View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Farallone View Elementary?

Students at Farallone View Elementary are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Farallone View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farallone View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate High : Half Moon Bay High

Farallone View Elementary

Summary:

Farallone View Elementary is a public elementary school located in Montara, California, serving 164 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Cabrillo Unified School District, which is ranked 636 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Farallone View Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 63.86% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.63% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, 67.47% of Farallone View students are proficient or better, compared to 31.55% for the district and 35.54% for the state. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner students is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.8% in 2020-2021 to 18.3% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Farallone View Elementary outperforms Alvin S. Hatch Elementary and El Granada Elementary, which are also part of the Cabrillo Unified School District. However, the school's performance is not as strong as the nearby Green Hills Elementary and Meadows Elementary, which are part of the Millbrae Elementary and Pacifica school districts, respectively.

Detail:

Public K-5

250 LaConte and Kanoff
Montara, CA 94037-9999

(650) 712-7170

District: Cabrillo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
956^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,278

Students who attend Farallone View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
High:	Half Moon Bay High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.2

Number of students: 164

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Farallone View Elementary ranks better than 83.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Cabrillo Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.79. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.7%), Hispanic (18.3%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Cabrillo Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Farallone View Elementary is 25.2, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Cabrillo Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Farallone View Elementary is $6,278. 2 elementary schools in the Cabrillo Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Farallone View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Farallone View Elementary 956^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Farallone View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Cabrillo Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Cabrillo Unified 636^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Farallone View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Farallone View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	59.30	1749^th	4809	63.6%
2005	59.96	1741^st	4822	63.9%
2006	63.28	1615^th	4818	66.5%
2007	66.63	1533^rd	5113	70.0%
2008	65.93	1588^th	5113	68.9%
2009	65.20	1676^th	5193	67.7%
2010	54.22	2312^th	5314	56.5%
2011	51.88	2484^th	5377	53.8%
2012	43.18	3061^st	5390	43.2%
2013	61.49	2030^th	5530	63.3%
2015	53.05	2286^th	5611	59.3%
2016	54.81	2246^th	5614	60.0%
2017	43.23	2907^th	5692	48.9%
2018	44.40	2867^th	5662	49.4%
2019	45.05	2871^st	5789	50.4%
2022	82.53	1067^th	5883	81.9%
2023	91.38	610^th	5874	89.6%
2024	84.79	956^th	5862	83.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Farallone View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.29	3132^nd	3246	3.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Farallone View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.21	4780^th	5084	6.0%
2019	14.99	4839^th	5173	6.5%
2022	55.87	1927^th	5264	63.4%
2024	88.89	486^th	5511	91.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Farallone View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.90	2957^th	5413	45.4%
2019	43.21	2912^th	5492	47.0%
2022	82.27	1001^st	5635	82.2%
2023	89.92	630^th	5617	88.8%
2024	86.88	781^st	5605	86.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Farallone View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.21	2664^th	5431	50.9%
2019	45.43	2706^th	5510	50.9%
2022	75.89	1290^th	5663	77.2%
2023	90.50	584^th	5650	89.7%
2024	76.17	1227^th	5636	78.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Farallone View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	10.69	4706^th	4830	2.6%
2019	5.07	4944^th	4963	0.4%

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Rank History for White students at Farallone View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.34	1404^th	2737	48.7%
2019	49.52	1561^st	2834	44.9%
2022	74.50	640^th	2726	76.5%
2023	73.62	671^st	2662	74.8%
2024	62.26	1055^th	2647	60.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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by a parent
Thursday, October 3, 2019

I love this school! All three of my kids go there and we've have a great experience. The staff truly cares about everyone and they are professional and warm. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Farallone View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	424	5	13	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1989	439	4	8	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1990	462	8	17	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1991	482	2	9	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1992	456	3	16	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1993	476	1	8	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1994	504	0	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1995	500	0	16	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
1996	500	0	16	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
1997	497	1	16	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
1998	462	2	17	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	556
1999	391	2	21	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
2000	323	5	27	87	5	n/a	n/a	24	471
2001	298	0	11	86	0	n/a	n/a	52	447
2002	287	7	40	119	0	n/a	n/a	25	478
2003	287	7	40	119	0	n/a	n/a	25	478
2004	287	7	33	108	0	n/a	n/a	26	461
2005	270	4	31	147	0	n/a	n/a	21	473
2006	261	2	25	158	2	n/a	n/a	16	464
2007	251	2	18	167	2	n/a	n/a	16	456
2008	242	1	14	165	2	n/a	n/a	0	424
2009	227	2	14	170	1	2	33	0	449
2010	251	3	9	157	0	1	8	0	429
2011	224	2	8	160	0	1	6	0	401
2012	196	2	8	167	0	2	22	0	397
2013	175	0	6	167	0	2	28	0	378
2014	169	0	6	150	0	2	25	0	352
2015	167	1	8	146	1	0	19	0	342
2016	166	2	8	139	0	0	19	0	334
2017	164	2	8	139	0	0	15	0	328
2018	158	1	5	132	0	0	21	0	317
2019	157	2	6	123	0	0	18	0	306
2020	153	2	3	111	0	0	19	0	288
2021	139	0	2	42	0	0	17	0	200
2022	111	0	0	37	0	0	21	0	169
2023	116	0	0	30	0	0	18	0	164

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Farallone View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	17.8	25.6	n/a
1989	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1990	544	20.0	27.2	n/a
1991	551	20.0	27.5	n/a
1992	547	20.3	26.9	9.3
1993	537	21.0	25.6	10.1
1994	545	22.5	24.2	8.4
1995	586	23.5	24.9	9
1996	586	23.5	24.9	9
1997	580	29.0	20.0	8.3
1998	556	26.5	21.0	9.9
1999	488	25.6	19.1	11.9
2000	471	26.7	17.6	15
2001	447	24.5	18.2	15.7
2002	478	24.0	19.9	23
2003	478	24.0	19.9	23
2004	461	21.8	21.1	19.3
2005	473	23.0	20.6	30.3
2006	464	23.0	20.2	33.9
2007	456	23.0	19.8	37.7
2008	424	23.0	18.4	41.7
2009	449	21.0	19.5	39.4
2010	429	21.0	20.4	39.6
2011	401	n/a	n/a	55.4
2012	397	15.0	26.4	n/a
2013	378	14.5	26.0	39.4
2014	352	13.5	26.0	40.9
2015	342	14.0	24.4	38
2016	334	14.0	23.8	38.9
2017	328	12.5	26.2	37.5
2018	317	12.5	25.3	35.3
2019	306	11.5	26.6	33
2020	288	n/a	n/a	31.6
2021	200	8.6	23.2	21.5
2022	169	8.6	19.6	19.5
2023	164	6.5	25.2	14.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Farallone View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	17.8	25.6	n/a
1989	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1990	544	20.0	27.2	n/a
1991	551	20.0	27.5	n/a
1992	547	20.3	26.9	9.3
1993	537	21.0	25.6	10.1
1994	545	22.5	24.2	8.4
1995	586	23.5	24.9	9
1996	586	23.5	24.9	9
1997	580	29.0	20.0	8.3
1998	556	26.5	21.0	9.9
1999	488	25.6	19.1	11.9
2000	471	26.7	17.6	15
2001	447	24.5	18.2	15.7
2002	478	24.0	19.9	23
2003	478	24.0	19.9	23
2004	461	21.8	21.1	19.3
2005	473	23.0	20.6	30.3
2006	464	23.0	20.2	33.9
2007	456	23.0	19.8	37.7
2008	424	23.0	18.4	41.7
2009	449	21.0	19.5	39.4
2010	429	21.0	20.4	39.6
2011	401	n/a	n/a	55.4
2012	397	15.0	26.4	n/a
2013	378	14.5	26.0	39.4
2014	352	13.5	26.0	40.9
2015	342	14.0	24.4	38
2016	334	14.0	23.8	38.9
2017	328	12.5	26.2	37.5
2018	317	12.5	25.3	35.3
2019	306	11.5	26.6	33
2020	288	n/a	n/a	31.6
2021	200	8.6	23.2	21.5
2022	169	8.6	19.6	19.5
2023	164	6.5	25.2	14.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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