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Schools in Tomales

Tomales’s public schools

Shoreline Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tomales. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$39.1K
▲ 84% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
287 students on the public path
In brief

Tomales’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Tomales’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Tomales High places highest (better than 43%); Tomales Elementary lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Tomales, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Tomales ElementaryShoreline Unified School DistrictC+
9–12Tomales HighShoreline Unified School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shoreline Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shoreline Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 469 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$39,074CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 46.7% · 257 students tested
Math26%
State average 33.1% · 257 students tested

Tomales vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Tomales’s borders.

Schools next door
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Tomales—Shoreline Unified

Every school in Tomales

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Tomalesby address
Tomales Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
160 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Tomalesin other towns
Tomales High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
127 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Tomales’s schools

Are Tomales’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tomales. Shoreline Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tomales. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tomales in?

Shoreline Unified School District.

Where do Tomales kids go to high school?

Tomales High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.