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Bahia Vista Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,060 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
542 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
99%
Teachers
22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.2%
Asian 2.0%
Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bahia Vista Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard4.0%
Met Standard17.8%
Below Standard78.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Bahia Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.0% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.7 points below the San Rafael City Elementary district average of 21.6%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.2% exceeded — 20.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
4.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
21.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
12.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,060
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 90 3.3% 15.6% 27.8% 53.3% 18.9%
4th 92 7.6% 10.9% 27.2% 54.4% 18.5%
5th 83 3.6% 24.1% 27.7% 44.6% 27.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 90 1.1% 25.6% 22.2% 51.1% 26.7%
4th 91 2.2% 16.5% 37.4% 44.0% 18.7%
5th 84 6.0% 14.3% 32.1% 47.6% 20.2%