Public school district · California

Shoreline Unified.Many schools. Many different stories.

Compare elementary, middle, and high schools across Shoreline Unified—and look beyond a single district average.

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Census district boundary

The K–12 path at a glance

Elementary2 schools

avg 34.6/1001 Solid, 1 Developing

High1 school

avg 50.8/1001 Developing

Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.

Stage 1 of 2

The elementary years

The elementary schools sit at the state line (34.6 vs 38.9) — the 10-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.

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Strong Solid Developing Needs Support district avg state avg

All 2 elementary schools land within 10 points — the average is a fair summary here.

The strength

West Marin Elementary is the strongest option at 40/100 — 18.2% of its students exceed the state standard.

The catch

The level sits 4.3 points below the state line.

West Marin Elementary

Culture First

59th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100

Tomales Elementary

Building Momentum

34th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 30/100

Elementary school detail in the appendix →

Stage 2 of 2

The high school years

One high school: Tomales High at 51/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.

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One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.

The strength

Tomales High is the strongest option at 51/100 — 7.5% of its students exceed the state standard.

The catch

29.0% of students are chronically absent (state: 23.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.

Tomales High

Building Momentum

44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 51/100

High school detail in the appendix →

What it means for your family

If you're choosing a neighborhood

Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is West Marin Elementary at 40/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.

If you already live here

No charters or magnets among the ranked schools here, so the main lever is an intra-district transfer — California districts run them on their own windows and criteria. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, ask the district office for this year's dates.

If your kid is enrolled now

A band is a position, not a prophecy — a school's number can move without your kid's experience moving with it. Ask your school two questions: what happens for a kid who arrives behind, and what the classroom looks like for one who arrives ahead.

The strongest-scoring run through the district:

West Marin Elementary 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100Tomales High 44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 51/100

Top scorers at each level — not necessarily one zoned sequence. Confirm feeder patterns and enrollment zones with the district, and visit before you decide.

What this page can't see: whether a campus feels safe and glad at 8 a.m. If a path above looks workable, the next step is a visit.

Shoreline Unified has 3 public schools in this SchoolScope results directory. Compare schools by their primary reporting level below.

2024–25 CAASPP reporting · SchoolScope analysis. Directory coverage, not a complete inventory of every campus. Each school appears at its primary reporting level; K–8 and K–12 campuses can serve additional grades. Sources and methodology →

One district, three stages

The average changes with the journey.

Elementary schools

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State avg.
38.9

Lower reported resultsHigher reported results

2 comparable schools · average 34.6/100 · range 29.7–39.6

High schools

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State avg.
54.0

Lower reported resultsHigher reported results

1 comparable schools · average 50.8/100 · range 50.8–50.8

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Tomales Point Reyes Station

City pages include schools from other districts too. Check the district named on each school profile.

Patterns across the district

What kinds of schools are here?

Building Momentum 2 Culture First 1

Patterns worth exploring.

Choose a pattern to find matching schools in the lists below. Open a profile to see the underlying measures and questions to ask on a visit.

How patterns are defined →

Archetypes describe reported patterns, not school quality or fit. Available measures differ by school level.

Schools in Shoreline Unified

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Elementary schools in Shoreline Unified · 2 schools

Compare	School	Exceeded	Score
	West Marin Elementary Shoreline Unified Culture First	18.2%	59th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100
	Tomales Elementary Shoreline Unified Building Momentum	11.8%	34th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 30/100

High schools in Shoreline Unified · 1 schools

Compare	School	Exceeded	Score
	Tomales High Shoreline Unified Building Momentum	7.5%	44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 51/100

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District finance · FY 2024–25

Where the district's dollars go.

Shoreline Unified spent $45,129 per student in FY 2024–25 — $24,638 more than the median California district ($20,491), about 120% higher. About 57 cents of every dollar goes to classroom instruction.

Current expense per student

Shoreline Unified$45,129

Median California district$20,491

Current expense of education per unit of average daily attendance, from the district's annual SACS filing to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus. Spending is context, not a measure of school quality.

Share by function

Instruction57%
Instruction support10%
Student services11%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

Shares of the same current-expense total, by SACS function. Names are simplified from the filing's own categories.

The system behind the schools

The people behind the classrooms — district-grain context that never enters a school's score.

People

Teacher salary range$70,860–$131,919

Teaching staff54 · FTE

District enrollment500 · students

Who attends

Hispanic 67.3% · White 28.7% · Asian 0.4% · Other 3.7%

Free/reduced lunch77% · economic need indicator

CDE Form J-90 salary schedule 2024–25 · CDE enrollment (district averages)

See how the school years fit together.

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Elementary2 listed schools →High1 listed school →

These are browsing links, not a feeder path. Assignments vary by residence, program, permits, and available space.

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Sources & reporting years

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How patterns are defined

Understand each metric and pattern.

Data limitations

See what is missing and what the data cannot show.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

Source: CDE CAASPP 2025 · 3 schoolsMethodology · Download this data (CSV)

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Frequently asked questions

How many schools are listed in Shoreline Unified?

This SchoolScope directory lists 3 public schools in Shoreline Unified with 2024–25 reporting records. This is directory coverage, not a complete campus inventory. Each school appears under its primary reporting level; a K–8 or K–12 campus may serve additional grades.

Which schools have the highest scores in Shoreline Unified?

Among comprehensive public schools listed here, the highest Scope Score at each primary reporting level is: Elementary: West Marin Elementary (40/100). High: Tomales High (51/100). These are separate level rankings, not a single cross-level league table. A score does not establish fit or enrollment eligibility. See the methodology.

Can I compare elementary, middle, and high schools directly?

Compare schools at the same level and within the same enrollment group. Scope Score formulas and available measures differ by level. The plots show comprehensive public schools separately for each level; individual profiles explain their comparison group.

Does living in Shoreline Unified guarantee a particular school?

A district outline does not establish assignment to an individual school. Attendance boundaries, programs, permits, and available space can affect enrollment. Confirm the requirements directly with the district.

What does a SchoolScope pattern mean?

Archetypes summarize patterns in publicly reported academic and school-climate measures. They describe reported results, not a school’s quality or a child’s fit. Open the school profile for reporting years, missing measures, and questions to ask. Read how the patterns are defined.

Where do these results come from?

The underlying public data comes from the California Department of Education, including CAASPP reporting for 2024–25. Scope Scores and archetypes are SchoolScope calculations, not official CDE ratings. View CDE data and SchoolScope’s methodology and limitations.

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