How does Mary E. Silveira Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Rafael?

Mary E. Silveira Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.3/100, placing it at the 71st percentile statewide. 27% of students exceed standard, with a total of 804 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mary E. Silveira Elementary?

27.1% of students at Mary E. Silveira Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mary E. Silveira Elementary improving or declining?

Mary E. Silveira Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 7.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mary E. Silveira Elementary?

11.4% of students at Mary E. Silveira Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Mary E. Silveira Elementary

Miller Creek Elementary San Rafael Marin County 94903

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

804 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

437 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

31%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 34.5%

White 46.2%

Asian 4.1%

Black 1.6%

Other 13.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mary E. Silveira Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.1%
Met Standard	27.4%
Below Standard	45.5%

Exceeded

27.1%

Met

27.4%

Below

45.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Mary E. Silveira Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.1 points below the Miller Creek Elementary district average of 35.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 28.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 7.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.