📍 40 John St., Tomales, Marin County, 94971
Tomales Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tomales, Marin County. The school has 144 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jay Dowd. It is part of the Shoreline Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Tomales Elementary enrolls 144 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 65% |
| White | 44 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 144 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tomales Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Tomales Elementary is one of 5 schools in Shoreline Unified, based in Tomales, California. The district serves 473 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 144 students, Tomales Elementary is larger than the district average of about 95 students per school.