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SAN RAFAEL SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SAN RAFAEL
The multicultural community of San Rafael is served by two school districts.
San Rafael City Schools consist of six elementary school, one middle school, a combination elementary/middle school, two comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, and an independent study high school.
Dixie School District consists of four schools including Dixie Elementary, Mary Silveira Elementary, Miller Creek Middle School, and Vallecito Elementary.
BAHIA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
125 Bahia Way
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2415
Grades K-5
Bahia
Vista School consists of a multicultural population of students, many
of whom are English Language Learners. The school offers additional
educational support, recreational activities, and childcare to students
and their families.
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COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
800 Belle Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2420
Grades K-5
The
comprehensive program at Coleman is designed to meet the individual
needs and learning styles of all its students through full access to
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DIXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1175 Idylberry Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 492-3730
Grades K-5
Located
in Lucas Valley, Dixie Elementary School has been recognized as a
California Distinguished School in 2002 and as a National Blue Ribbon
School in 2004.
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GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
25 West Castlewood Drive
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2430
Grades K-5
Glenwood
School has been honored as a California Distinguished School in 1998
and earned the distinction of being a National Blue Ribbon School. |
LAUREL DELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
225 Woodland Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2317
Grades K-5
Laurel
Dell Elementary School is a small multi-cultural school located in
central San Rafael. Families from the Brete Harte, Picnic Hill, and
East Gerstle Park neighborhoods attend Laurel Dell School.
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MARY E. SILVEIRA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
375 Blackstone Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 492-3741
Grades K-5
In 2000 Mary E. Silveira was recognized as a California Distinguished School. After school classes and daycare are provided.
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SAN PEDRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
498 Point San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2450
Grades K-5
San
Pedro Elementary School is located east of downtown San Rafael. It
serves the communities east of Highway 101 and the area south of the
San Rafael Canal. The staff of San Pedro School is dedicated to
meeting the needs of the school's many English language learners and
helping them achieve high academic goals.
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SUN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
75 Happy Lane
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2440
Grades K-5
Sun
Valley Elementary School is located in the western end of San Rafael.
In 1997 Sun Valley Elementary School was named a California
Distinguished School.
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VALLECITO SCHOOL
50 Nova Albion Way
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 492-3750
Grades K-5
Located
in the Terra Linda area of San Rafael, Vallecito School was recognized
as a distinguished school in 1993 and again in 2006.
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VENETIA VALLEY SCHOOL
177 North San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 492-3150
Grades K-8
Previously
known as the Gallinas School, Venetia Valley School is located near the
Civic Center and provides educational services to the communities of
Los Ranchitos and Santa Venetia. Venetia Valley School was declared a
California Distinguished School in 1995.
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DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
280 Woodland Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2400
Grades 6-8
Davidson
Middle School was names a California Distinguished School three times,
in 1988, 1990, and 1994. It serves the students from Bahia Vista,
Coleman, Glenwood, Laurel Dell, San Pedro, and Sun Valley Elementary
schools.
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MILLER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
2255 Las Gallinas Ave
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 492-3760
Grades 6-8
Miller
Creek Middle School is located in the Lucas Valley area. It has been
names a California Distinguished school three times. Miller Creek
maintains a wireless campus serving over 150 iMac, eMac, and Macbook
computers.
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SAN RAFAEL HIGH SCHOOL
185 Mission Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2330
Grades 9-12
Located
in central San Rafael, San Rafael High School includes college
preparatory instruction along with honors and advanced placement
courses.
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TERRA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL
320 Nova Albion Way
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 492-3100
Grades 9-12
Terra
Linda High School was named as a California Distinguished school in
2005. Over 90% of its graduates go on to post-secondary educational
institutions. Terra Linda High School offers a variety of elective
classes and enrichment programs. |
MADRONE CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL
150 Lovell Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2435
Grades 10-12
The
majority of students at Madrone are behind in credits and are in danger
of not graduating with their class. Students must be at least sixteen
years old and have attended at least one year at a comprehensive high
school. Madrone has open enrollment throughout the school year and is
considered to have full enrollment when our student population reaches
seventy.
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ORACLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
4380 Redwood Highway
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 491-0792
Grades 9-12
Oracle
Independent Study provides an alternative to those students whose
educational needs cannot be met through traditional programs; success
for kids who have not succeeded is the purpose of this program. A
complete, state-approved curriculum is individualized to each student's
needs and goals.
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN SAN RAFAEL
San Rafael is home to some of the premium private schools in Marin County.
BRANDEIS HILLEL DAY SCHOOL
180 North San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 472-1833
Grades K-8
Type: Jewish
Brandeis
Hillel Day School is an independent co-educational school providing an
academic education for children in grades kindergarten through eight.
A low student to teacher ratio allows students individual attention and
sets the foundation to build self-confidence within a nurturing
environment.
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DUNHAM ACADEMY
1 St. Vincent Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 491-4700
Grades K-8
Type: nonsectarian
Dunham
Academy is an independent, co-educational school for academically
gifted and motivated students. Classes consist of no more than 12
students, in multi-age groupings to enhance learning rates and styles.
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LEEBIL LEARNING CENTER
1411 Lincoln Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-6618
Grades 7-12
Type: nonsectarian
Leebil Learning Center is a special education school serving students with a variety of learning disabilities. |
MARIN ACADEMY
1600 Mission Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 453-4550
Grades 9-12
Type: nonsectarian
Marin
Academy is a co-educational college preparatory high school. An average
class size of 15 and a nine-to-one student/teacher ratio fosters a
meaningful relationship between students and teachers. The school has
always held a preeminent position in the arts and every student is
required to take two years of classes in the performing or visual arts.
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MARIN WALDORF SCHOOLS
755 Idylberry Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 479-8190
Grades Preschool-8
Type: Waldorf
Founded
in 1972 Marin Waldorf Schools campus includes 11 acres, two pre-school
classrooms, two kindergarten classrooms, eight large classrooms, a new
library, music room, two playgrounds, playing fields, woods, organic
garden, woodshop, and an outdoor amphitheatre.
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MONTESSORI DE TERRA LINDA
620 Ganado Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 479-7373
http://www.mdtl.org/
Grades Preschool-6
Type: Montessori
Montessori
de Terra Linda offers three primary classes lasting for a three year
period. Upon the third year a child would begin kindergarten. After
completion of the kindergarten year students move to the elementary
program that is divided into two multi-age classes. Six to nine year
olds are in the lower elementary class while children nine to twelve
attend the upper elementary program.
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Saint Isabella Elementary School
1 Trinity Way
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 479-3727
Grades K-8
Type: Christian/Catholic
Core
subjects include math, science, religion, reading, language arts
(writing, grammar, spelling) social studies, computer technology,
Spanish, and physical education. In addition, Saint Isabella
Elementary School provides music, art, and drama as components of their
fine arts curriculum. All students have frequent access to laptop
computers and apply their tech skills to various areas of curriculum.
With supervision by science teachers, the students maintain a school
garden where they can experience the joy of caring for living things.
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Saint Marks School
39 Trellis Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 472-8000
Grades K-8
Type: nonsectarian
Saint
Mark's School is a fully accredited, independent, nonsectarian,
coeducational, elementary school for students in grades Kindergarten
through eight. While the school celebrates world cultures, faiths and
values, it has no religious affiliation of its own.
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Saint Raphael School
1100 Fifth Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-4455
Grades K-8
Type: Christian/Catholic
Founded
as part of the Mission San Rafael, Saint Raphael School is one of
California's original mission schools. Saint Raphael School is a fully
accredited Catholic elementary school located in the heart of downtown
San Rafael, adjacent to the Church and Mission.
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Timothy Murphy School
1 St. Vincent Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 499-7616
Grades 2-12
Type: special education, boys
St.
Vincent's provides special education to residents and day students
within the Marin Community with serious, academic, emotional and
behavioral challenges, with a structured educational program and
nurturing environment which addresses the academic, behavioral and
community life skills of our students.
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