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San Rafael High

Summary:

San Rafael High is a public high school serving 1,265 students in grades 9-12 in the San Rafael City High District in San Rafael, California. While the school has been consistently ranked in the middle range of California high schools, it faces several academic challenges compared to nearby schools.

San Rafael High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 55.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.51% for the San Rafael City High District and 55.73% for California. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 26.05%, lower than the district (28.64%) and state (27.9%) averages. The school's performance on the CAST Science assessment is also below the district and state, with only 16.72% of 12th-grade students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 24.88% for the district and 26.73% for California. Additionally, San Rafael High has seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 67.5% in 2019-2020 to 88.4% in 2021-2022, with the 2022-2023 graduation rate at 82.4%, lower than the state average.

Comparing San Rafael High to its neighboring schools, such as Terra Linda High and the high schools in the Tamalpais Union High School District, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the school's academic challenges and disparities in student subgroup outcomes. The nearby Madrone High Continuation school, which serves a more at-risk student population, also outperforms San Rafael High on several metrics, including test scores and graduation rates.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 150 Third St.
       San Rafael, CA  94901-5632

(415) 485-2330

District: San Rafael City High

SchoolDigger Rank:
850th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,081 Help


Feeder schools for San Rafael High:

Elementary:    Bahia Vista Elementary
    Coleman Elementary
    Glenwood Elementary
    Laurel Dell Elementary
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Middle:    James B. Davidson Middle
    Miller Creek Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.5 Help
Number of students:  1,302

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.1%
White:
21.3%
Asian:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details San Rafael High ranks better than 63.4% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the San Rafael City High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.28. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at San Rafael High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details San Rafael High has the largest high school student body size in the San Rafael City High School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.1%), White (21.3%), Asian (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Rafael High is 21.5, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the San Rafael City High School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Rafael High is $10,081, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the San Rafael City High School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Rafael High:

SchoolDigger ranks San Rafael High 850th of 2323 California public high schools. (See San Rafael High in the ranking list.)

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San Rafael City High:

SchoolDigger ranks San Rafael City High 725th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for San Rafael High

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Rank History for all students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.50 376th 1653 77.3%
2005 56.92 466th 1901 75.5%
2006 54.58 572nd 1968 70.9%
2007 60.72 441st 2063 78.6%
2008 55.80 553rd 2117 73.9%
2009 58.28 516th 2238 76.9%
2010 57.63 564th 2281 75.3%
2011 59.08 546th 2367 76.9%
2012 56.23 645th 2354 72.6%
2013 57.00 609th 2426 74.9%
2015 64.31 671st 1994 66.3%
2016 66.75 633rd 2039 69.0%
2017 66.00 671st 2021 66.8%
2018 63.10 739th 2017 63.4%
2019 60.65 723rd 2133 66.1%
2021 67.44 382nd 1290 70.4%
2022 54.12 848th 2123 60.1%
2023 40.37 1129th 2348 51.9%
2024 50.28 850th 2323 63.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.40 739th 938 21.2%
2019 36.96 539th 941 42.7%
2021 59.84 118th 467 74.7%
2022 31.08 796th 1044 23.8%
2023 25.29 1027th 1323 22.4%
2024 32.22 735th 1350 45.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.17 1364th 1547 11.8%
2024 31.20 941st 1534 38.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.37 1044th 1862 43.9%
2019 43.71 1089th 1937 43.8%
2021 53.49 490th 1126 56.5%
2022 34.08 1265th 1943 34.9%
2023 21.32 1636th 2247 27.2%
2024 38.53 1183rd 2235 47.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.41 213th 290 26.6%
2023 21.28 343rd 417 17.7%
2024 39.30 281st 451 37.7%
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Rank History for Female students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.77 654th 1760 62.8%
2019 62.53 596th 1833 67.5%
2021 60.31 390th 1054 63.0%
2022 41.53 1016th 1858 45.3%
2023 43.03 1000th 2118 52.8%
2024 47.76 881st 2098 58.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.10 627th 1052 40.4%
2019 42.68 510th 1117 54.3%
2021 39.74 292nd 555 47.4%
2022 27.53 898th 1161 22.7%
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Rank History for Male students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.08 798th 1834 56.5%
2019 51.86 825th 1880 56.1%
2021 66.72 323rd 1122 71.2%
2022 61.60 616th 1916 67.8%
2023 35.93 1167th 2207 47.1%
2024 49.22 831st 2172 61.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.88 374th 581 35.6%
2019 49.59 336th 582 42.3%
2022 29.42 439th 581 24.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.00 1013th 1742 41.8%
2019 39.95 1097th 1814 39.5%
2022 36.12 1176th 1861 36.8%
2023 22.56 1552nd 2142 27.5%
2024 34.66 1261st 2125 40.7%
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Rank History for White students at San Rafael High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.75 115th 1173 90.2%
2019 82.12 166th 1222 86.4%
2022 82.10 178th 1204 85.2%
2023 73.73 255th 1434 82.2%
2024 75.66 218th 1406 84.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for San Rafael High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 759 48 110 108 0 n/a n/a 0 1025
1989 650 75 128 136 0 n/a n/a 0 989
1990 563 67 113 176 0 n/a n/a 0 919
1991 478 63 107 217 0 n/a n/a 0 865
1992 476 75 116 271 0 n/a n/a 0 938
1993 395 61 106 282 1 n/a n/a 0 845
1994 418 58 117 290 0 n/a n/a 0 883
1995 422 55 103 319 4 n/a n/a 0 903
1996 422 55 103 319 4 n/a n/a 0 903
1997 378 49 99 316 4 n/a n/a 0 846
1998 359 43 97 322 5 n/a n/a 0 826
1999 386 38 95 344 3 n/a n/a 0 866
2000 398 45 83 381 3 n/a n/a 0 910
2001 410 42 93 401 0 n/a n/a 9 955
2002 434 45 77 435 2 n/a n/a 2 995
2003 434 45 77 435 2 n/a n/a 2 995
2004 415 38 71 426 1 n/a n/a 13 964
2005 417 33 90 450 0 n/a n/a 18 1008
2006 395 34 83 479 1 n/a n/a 17 1009
2007 373 31 86 495 0 n/a n/a 16 1001
2008 371 29 66 537 n/a n/a n/a 0 1003
2009 317 21 65 530 1 4 22 0 960
2010 278 19 51 558 2 0 13 0 921
2011 263 25 59 530 2 3 14 0 896
2012 264 21 54 515 3 4 18 0 879
2013 298 17 41 583 4 5 18 0 966
2014 318 18 45 687 4 7 21 0 1100
2015 350 14 50 788 2 6 0 0 1210
2016 361 12 58 788 1 3 5 0 1228
2017 349 11 69 854 2 4 5 0 1294
2018 365 11 61 881 2 5 8 0 1333
2019 368 9 54 886 2 6 8 0 1333
2020 375 7 50 926 4 6 11 0 1379
2021 360 11 47 865 1 4 10 0 1298
2022 341 13 40 873 1 3 14 2 1287
2023 296 12 40 898 1 2 13 3 1265
2024 277 11 40 952 1 1 14 6 1302

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 San Rafael High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1025 45.3 22.6 n/a
1989 989 42.5 23.2 n/a
1990 919 40.9 22.4 n/a
1991 865 44.4 19.4 n/a
1992 938 45.1 20.7 23.3
1993 845 38.8 21.8 20.2
1994 883 37.6 23.5 22.5
1995 903 41.2 21.9 25.8
1996 903 41.2 21.9 25.8
1997 846 42.3 20.0 27.5
1998 826 39.4 21.0 35
1999 866 43.1 20.1 28.4
2000 910 39.6 23.0 39.6
2001 955 43.6 21.9 20.9
2002 995 49.0 20.3 20.3
2003 995 49.0 20.3 20.3
2004 964 47.6 20.3 25.7
2005 1008 47.1 21.4 53.1
2006 1009 48.5 20.8 35
2007 1001 50.8 19.7 37.6
2008 1003 57.0 17.6 42.6
2009 960 45.1 17.3 46.8
2010 921 47.2 19.5 51.8
2011 896 n/a n/a 55.8
2012 879 46.1 19.0 n/a
2013 966 45.1 21.4 56.2
2014 1100 50.1 21.9 56.6
2015 1210 60.0 20.1 53.6
2016 1228 57.0 21.5 56.2
2017 1294 54.6 23.6 58.3
2018 1333 60.7 21.9 63.3
2019 1333 58.2 22.9 62.2
2020 1379 n/a n/a 60.7
2021 1298 62.3 20.8 59.5
2022 1287 60.1 21.3 53.7
2023 1265 58.6 21.5 68.9
2024 1302 60.3 21.5 70.3

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 San Rafael High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1025 45.3 22.6 n/a
1989 989 42.5 23.2 n/a
1990 919 40.9 22.4 n/a
1991 865 44.4 19.4 n/a
1992 938 45.1 20.7 23.3
1993 845 38.8 21.8 20.2
1994 883 37.6 23.5 22.5
1995 903 41.2 21.9 25.8
1996 903 41.2 21.9 25.8
1997 846 42.3 20.0 27.5
1998 826 39.4 21.0 35
1999 866 43.1 20.1 28.4
2000 910 39.6 23.0 39.6
2001 955 43.6 21.9 20.9
2002 995 49.0 20.3 20.3
2003 995 49.0 20.3 20.3
2004 964 47.6 20.3 25.7
2005 1008 47.1 21.4 53.1
2006 1009 48.5 20.8 35
2007 1001 50.8 19.7 37.6
2008 1003 57.0 17.6 42.6
2009 960 45.1 17.3 46.8
2010 921 47.2 19.5 51.8
2011 896 n/a n/a 55.8
2012 879 46.1 19.0 n/a
2013 966 45.1 21.4 56.2
2014 1100 50.1 21.9 56.6
2015 1210 60.0 20.1 53.6
2016 1228 57.0 21.5 56.2
2017 1294 54.6 23.6 58.3
2018 1333 60.7 21.9 63.3
2019 1333 58.2 22.9 62.2
2020 1379 n/a n/a 60.7
2021 1298 62.3 20.8 59.5
2022 1287 60.1 21.3 53.7
2023 1265 58.6 21.5 68.9
2024 1302 60.3 21.5 70.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for San Rafael High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,081

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Rafael High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 723rd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1129th of 2348 High schools
 14.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Rafael High)45.839
 6.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Rafael City High)52.349.4
 2.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (San Rafael High)28.719.6
 9.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Rafael City High)35.323.2
 12.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (San Rafael High)30.420.8
 9.6%
   12th Grade Science (San Rafael City High)30.324.8
 5.5%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students13331265
 5.1%
African American912
 33.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian5440
 25.9%
Hispanic886898
 1.4%
Pacific Islander62
 66.7%
White368296
 19.6%
Two or More Races813
 62.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.2%68.9%
 6.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about San Rafael High

San Rafael High ranks 850th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at San Rafael High are 73% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

San Rafael High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bahia Vista Elementary
Elementary : Coleman Elementary
Elementary : Glenwood Elementary
Elementary : Laurel Dell Elementary
Elementary : Lucas Valley Elementary
Elementary : Mary E. Silveira Elementary
Elementary : San Pedro Elementary
Elementary : Sun Valley Elementary
Elementary : Vallecito Elementary
Elementary : Venetia Valley K-8
Middle : James B. Davidson Middle
Middle : Miller Creek Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,302 students attended San Rafael High.


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