Is Lucas Valley Elementary a good school?

Lucas Valley Elementary ranks 650 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lucas Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 354 students attended Lucas Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lucas Valley Elementary?

Students at Lucas Valley Elementary are 72% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lucas Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucas Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Miller Creek Middle High : San Rafael High High : Terra Linda High

Lucas Valley Elementary

Summary:

Lucas Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Rafael, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Miller Creek Elementary District, which is ranked 198 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lucas Valley Elementary consistently ranks among the top California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 180 and 759 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates around 10-20 percentage points higher. The school also performs exceptionally well for female students, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools in this category, as well as for white students and students with low socioeconomic status, ranking in the top 20% and top 3% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools, Lucas Valley Elementary outperforms the other schools in the Miller Creek Elementary District, including Mary E. Silveira Elementary and Vallecito Elementary, on most academic measures. However, some schools in the Ross Valley Elementary district, such as Hidden Valley Elementary and Brookside Elementary, have even stronger academic performance than Lucas Valley Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

1175 Idylberry Dr.
San Rafael, CA 94903-1131

(415) 492-3730

District: Miller Creek Elementary

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,177

Students who attend Lucas Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Miller Creek Middle
High:	San Rafael High
	Terra Linda High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 354

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Asian:

10.2%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 5.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lucas Valley Elementary ranks better than 88.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Miller Creek Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.74. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Lucas Valley Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Miller Creek Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: White (72%), Asian (10.2%), two or more races (8.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 5.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Miller Creek Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lucas Valley Elementary is 23.6, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Miller Creek Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lucas Valley Elementary is $9,177. 1 elementary schools in the Miller Creek Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lucas Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lucas Valley Elementary 650^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lucas Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Miller Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Miller Creek Elementary 198^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lucas Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.08	329^th	4809	93.2%
2005	91.75	400^th	4822	91.7%
2006	94.20	258^th	4818	94.6%
2007	95.62	188^th	5113	96.3%
2008	93.23	296^th	5113	94.2%
2009	94.12	221^st	5193	95.7%
2010	94.19	187^th	5314	96.5%
2011	92.06	311^th	5377	94.2%
2012	92.70	231^st	5390	95.7%
2013	94.01	180^th	5530	96.7%
2015	95.83	274^th	5611	95.1%
2016	94.17	361^st	5614	93.6%
2017	95.23	309^th	5692	94.6%
2018	95.59	241^st	5662	95.7%
2019	95.03	286^th	5789	95.1%
2022	88.72	759^th	5883	87.1%
2023	93.30	482^nd	5874	91.8%
2024	90.74	650^th	5862	88.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	63.87	625^th	2634	76.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	96.68	167^th	5511	97.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.43	192^nd	5413	96.5%
2019	93.47	321^st	5492	94.2%
2022	90.93	589^th	5635	89.5%
2023	92.21	491^st	5617	91.3%
2024	95.97	194^th	5605	96.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	92.16	146^th	2585	94.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.66	340^th	5431	93.7%
2019	93.41	345^th	5510	93.7%
2022	81.63	1033^rd	5663	81.8%
2023	87.67	738^th	5650	86.9%
2024	75.00	1273^rd	5636	77.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	55.87	669^th	1203	44.4%

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Rank History for White students at Lucas Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.71	109^th	2737	96.0%
2019	87.72	159^th	2834	94.4%
2022	74.51	639^th	2726	76.6%
2023	79.94	421^st	2662	84.2%
2024	75.71	606^th	2647	77.1%

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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

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Excellent teachers; superb principal; great families with good values in an idyllic setting. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lucas Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	328	4	28	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	372
1989	356	4	29	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	406
1990	336	5	39	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1991	358	7	40	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
1992	242	7	30	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	287
1993	279	7	19	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
1994	269	6	22	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1995	328	3	20	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
1996	328	3	20	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
1997	347	4	21	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1998	377	5	25	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1999	388	3	21	11	0	n/a	n/a	4	427
2000	401	4	19	9	0	n/a	n/a	5	438
2001	382	3	19	12	1	n/a	n/a	4	421
2002	324	2	34	11	0	n/a	n/a	4	375
2003	324	2	34	11	0	n/a	n/a	4	375
2004	319	3	28	9	1	n/a	n/a	3	363
2005	328	5	30	5	2	n/a	n/a	4	374
2006	327	5	29	11	5	n/a	n/a	1	378
2007	315	4	20	15	2	n/a	n/a	33	389
2008	324	4	28	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	374
2009	327	3	37	21	0	0	20	0	408
2010	320	10	48	21	1	0	0	0	400
2011	295	7	45	19	0	0	4	0	370
2012	286	4	45	23	1	0	7	0	366
2013	298	3	50	27	0	0	7	0	385
2014	301	3	57	25	0	0	8	0	394
2015	327	3	56	21	0	0	9	0	416
2016	302	3	63	21	0	0	8	0	397
2017	273	6	61	35	0	0	12	0	387
2018	286	5	65	35	0	0	15	0	406
2019	294	7	69	33	0	0	16	0	419
2020	263	4	58	35	0	0	31	0	391
2021	234	1	47	25	0	0	29	0	336
2022	239	1	32	33	0	0	31	0	336
2023	255	4	36	29	0	0	30	0	354

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 Lucas Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	372	17.3	21.5	n/a
1989	406	18.3	22.1	n/a
1990	397	18.5	21.4	n/a
1991	415	18.5	22.4	n/a
1992	287	18.8	15.2	1.4
1993	312	15.6	20.0	0
1994	306	14.6	21.0	1
1995	360	16.0	22.5	1.7
1996	360	16.0	22.5	1.7
1997	381	20.0	19.1	1.3
1998	416	22.0	18.9	1.9
1999	427	23.0	18.6	2.4
2000	438	24.0	18.3	0.9
2001	421	22.0	19.1	1.2
2002	375	20.0	18.8	0.8
2003	375	20.0	18.8	0.8
2004	363	19.0	19.1	0.8
2005	374	20.0	18.7	2.7
2006	378	21.0	18.0	3.7
2007	389	21.0	18.5	2
2008	374	22.0	17.0	2.4
2009	408	21.5	18.1	3.7
2010	400	20.0	20.0	4.3
2011	370	n/a	n/a	4.1
2012	366	18.0	20.3	n/a
2013	385	17.0	22.6	4.9
2014	394	18.0	21.8	4.6
2015	416	20.0	20.8	3.8
2016	397	19.0	20.8	2.8
2017	387	17.6	21.9	4.1
2018	406	17.1	23.6	7.4
2019	419	18.1	23.0	7.9
2020	391	n/a	n/a	7.7
2021	336	15.0	22.4	3.9
2022	336	14.5	23.1	7.1
2023	354	15.0	23.6	5.4

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 Lucas Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	372	17.3	21.5	n/a
1989	406	18.3	22.1	n/a
1990	397	18.5	21.4	n/a
1991	415	18.5	22.4	n/a
1992	287	18.8	15.2	1.4
1993	312	15.6	20.0	0
1994	306	14.6	21.0	1
1995	360	16.0	22.5	1.7
1996	360	16.0	22.5	1.7
1997	381	20.0	19.1	1.3
1998	416	22.0	18.9	1.9
1999	427	23.0	18.6	2.4
2000	438	24.0	18.3	0.9
2001	421	22.0	19.1	1.2
2002	375	20.0	18.8	0.8
2003	375	20.0	18.8	0.8
2004	363	19.0	19.1	0.8
2005	374	20.0	18.7	2.7
2006	378	21.0	18.0	3.7
2007	389	21.0	18.5	2
2008	374	22.0	17.0	2.4
2009	408	21.5	18.1	3.7
2010	400	20.0	20.0	4.3
2011	370	n/a	n/a	4.1
2012	366	18.0	20.3	n/a
2013	385	17.0	22.6	4.9
2014	394	18.0	21.8	4.6
2015	416	20.0	20.8	3.8
2016	397	19.0	20.8	2.8
2017	387	17.6	21.9	4.1
2018	406	17.1	23.6	7.4
2019	419	18.1	23.0	7.9
2020	391	n/a	n/a	7.7
2021	336	15.0	22.4	3.9
2022	336	14.5	23.1	7.1
2023	354	15.0	23.6	5.4

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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