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Dixie Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves San Rafael.

San Rafael’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of California school districts

Students
1,755
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,153
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$30.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dixie Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $30.8M, about $17,548 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for San Rafael. Grade by grade →

K–58 elementary schoolsSan Rafael City Elementary School District
6–8James B. Davidson MiddleSan Rafael City Elementary School District
9–122 high schoolsSan Rafael City High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency59%
State average 33.1% · 1,186 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 46.7% · 1,181 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 79% at San Rafael City High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,153 per student · 14% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 34%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 24%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,854’20
1,754’21
1,815’22
1,806’23
1,755’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 11%Asian 6%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.