San Rafael City Schools is a school district headquartered in San Rafael , California , United States .
27-652: The district, according to the San Rafael city charter, is composed of two separate boundaries: the San Rafael Elementary School District and the San Rafael High School District , which are governed by the same board of education. The elementary zone covers the southern half of the city, while the separate Miller Creek Elementary School District covers the northern half. The high school zone covers all of
54-523: A centerpiece of the neighborhood. The original subdivision of Marinwood consisted of streets to the north of Miller Creek Road and featured a blend of suburban single story ranch-style homes and two-story Cape Cod-inspired homes. The streets were named so that all the names ended in "-stone". In alphabetical order, they are Adobestone, Blackstone, Cobblestone, Deepstone, Emerystone, Flagstone, Heatherstone, Johnstone, Millstone, Opalstone, Peachstone, Rhinestone, Unionstone, and Windstone. The second subdivision
81-658: A hill where the Miller Creek condominiums are located and called it Miller Hall. By 1862 Miller had 10 children, and in 1864 he donated a 3 ⁄ 4 -acre site next to Miller Creek to have the Dixie School built upon it. The building still stands but has been relocated in front of Miller Creek Middle school on Las Gallinas Avenue. It is on the National Register of Historic Places . James Miller died in 1890. The 1,084-acre (4.39 km ) ranch he owned at
108-544: A ranch accident in 1937. His family continued the ranching operation, which still exists. Lucas Valley was named after John Lucas, a 19th-century rancher and nephew of Timothy Murphy (not related to George Lucas ). In the 1950s and 1960s, suburbia came to Marinwood. It was brought partly on the shoulders of modernist builder/developer Joseph Eichler . His highly recognizable and stylish homes can be found throughout Lucas Valley and Eastern Marinwood. The Lucas Valley community center and pool were also constructed by Eichler as
135-499: Is one of the feeder middle schools to Terra Linda High School . Miller Creek's mascot is a black panther. This California school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California Lucas Valley-Marinwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County , California , United States. It includes the neighborhoods of Lucas Valley and Marinwood . As of
162-600: The census of 2000, there were 6,357 people, 2,369 households, and 1,764 families, residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,134.3 inhabitants per square mile (438.0/km ). There were 2,392 housing units at an average density of 426.8 per square mile (164.8/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP in 2010 was 81.0% non-Hispanic White , 1.1% non-Hispanic African American , 0.1% Native American , 6.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.3% from other races , and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3% of
189-639: The 2020 census, the population was 6,259. James Miller, of Irish descent, came overland to California in 1844 with the Stephens–Townsend–Murphy Party and in April 1845 arrived in San Rafael . In 1846 he purchased 680 acres (2.8 km ) of land from Timothy Murphy, grantee of Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas . The land encompassed present-day Marinwood and a creek which was later named Miller Creek . He rebuilt an old adobe on
216-714: The Dixie School District after the Dixie Schoolhouse , a one-room schoolhouse built in 1864. The source of the name for the original school was in dispute and had been a source of community discussion. The Dixie school board voted in April 2019 to form a committee to choose a new name as after considering the association with the 11 states in the South that seceded from the U.S. to form the Confederacy . Three board members voted in favor of changing
243-724: The areas in the Miller Creek Elementary School District: the rest of San Rafael and all of Lucas Valley-Marinwood . The San Rafael Elementary School District is one part of the San Rafael City Schools. The San Rafael High School District includes: Miller Creek Elementary School District The Miller Creek Elementary School District , formerly the Dixie School District , is a school district located in San Rafael, California that operates four schools in
270-403: The average family size was 3.03. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP
297-545: The city. In addition, San Quentin Village and part of Larkspur are within the two districts' boundaries. In 2001 there was a plan devised by the group Parents for Unification that would have removed the portion of the high school district including Terra Linda High School and merged it into the Dixie School District . Doing so would have caused the San Rafael Elementary District to merge with
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#1732788078774324-448: The federal government to have courses on the same language at the other grade levels. San Rafael City Schools shares a common elected Board of Education, with a single superintendent and centralized district office support services. The Governance Team in 2015 includes: The elementary school district includes most of San Rafael, all of Santa Venetia , and a portion of Larkspur . The high school district includes those portions as well as
351-468: The growing demand for hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) classes. District Superintendents : Carmen Ghysels became the superintendent in 2023. Jim Hogeboom (2019-2023), Dr. Michael Watenpaugh (2007-2019), Laura Alvaranga ( -2007) Beginning in 1997 the high schools began to have courses on Mandarin Chinese . The elementary school district received a $ 160,000 grant from
378-566: The height of land at Big Rock. The 2010 United States Census reported that Lucas Valley-Marinwood had a population of 6,094. The population density was 1,064.2 inhabitants per square mile (410.9/km ). The racial makeup of Lucas Valley-Marinwood was 5,225 (85.7%) White , 68 (1.1%) African American , 18 (0.3%) Native American , 424 (7.0%) Asian , 5 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 117 (1.9%) from other races , and 237 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 444 persons (7.3%). The Census reported that 6,011 people (98.6% of
405-737: The high school district. Approved Community Bond Measures - In November 2015, voters approved Measures A and B for modernization and new construction. Measure A provided $ 108 million to fund capital improvements in the Elementary School District. Measure B provided $ 161 million for capital projects in the High School District. The bond program has provided significant funding to create safe, innovative learning environments and instructional technology to support 21st century learning. Additional buildings, classrooms, labs and equipment reduced overcrowding and met
432-533: The name, while one each voted against and did an abstention. The school board has five members. As of 2022, the current superintendent is Becky Rosales, former superintendent of the Waugh School District in Petaluma, who was appointed interim superintendent of Miller Creek days before the board voted to change the district name. Dr. Lustig Yamashiro (2017–2019) and Mr. Lohawasser (1997–2017) were
459-518: The northern portion of the city: Mary E. Silveira Elementary School in the Marinwood area, Vallecito Elementary School in the Terra Linda area, Lucas Valley Elementary School, and Miller Creek Middle School in the Marinwood area. All four are California Distinguished Schools . The Miller Creek School District was named after a local creek and existing middle school. It was formerly named
486-635: The population) lived in households, 54 (0.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 29 (0.5%) were institutionalized. There were 2,348 households, out of which 809 (34.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,395 (59.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 222 (9.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 84 (3.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 84 (3.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 35 (1.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 521 households (22.2%) were made up of individuals, and 311 (13.2%) had someone living alone who
513-410: The population. There were 2,369 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and
540-547: The predecessors. The district includes portions of San Rafael and all of Lucas Valley-Marinwood . Lucas Valley Elementary School was formerly Dixie Elementary School. The name change occurred at the time the district's name changed. During the 2021 to 2022 school year the elementary had 336 students with a 14.50 student to teacher ratio. Vallecito Elementary School Mary E. Silveira Elementary School The three elementary schools are feeder schools to Miller Creek Middle School. The middle school contains grades 6 through 8 and
567-592: The time was eventually sold to the Sequeira family in 1935. The family tore down Miller Hall later that year. A portion of the Miller land was sold to Anthony Faustine (A.F.) Silveira, who had leased the property from 1900 to 1935. Silveira built his own home and dairy facility in 1935 on the east side of what is now the 101 Highway. Silveira, the founding president of Marin Dairymen's Milk Co. Ltd. aka Marin-Dell, died in
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#1732788078774594-660: The western side of the Big Rock Ridge and is not part of the Lucas Valley–Marinwood CDP. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km ), all of it land. It is bordered to the north by Novato and to the south by San Rafael . The U.S. Route 101 freeway forms the eastern limit of the CDP, and Lucas Valley Road is the southern border. The CDP extends west up Lucas Valley road to
621-535: Was $ 85,444, and the median income for a family was $ 95,852. Males had a median income of $ 65,583 versus $ 51,132 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 38,423. About 2.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. The school districts covering the area of the CDP are the Miller Creek Elementary School District (formerly
648-514: Was 47.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. There were 2,407 housing units at an average density of 420.3 per square mile (162.3/km ), of which 2,002 (85.3%) were owner-occupied, and 346 (14.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%. 5,121 people (84.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 890 people (14.6%) lived in rental housing units. As of
675-417: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56. There were 1,701 families (72.4% of all households); the average family size was 2.97. The population was spread out, with 1,455 people (23.9%) under the age of 18, 309 people (5.1%) aged 18 to 24, 1,055 people (17.3%) aged 25 to 44, 2,052 people (33.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,223 people (20.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
702-794: Was smaller, built to the south of Miller Creek Road, featuring the same mix of ranch- and Cape Cod-style homes. The streets were named with "-wood" as their suffix. They are Pinewood and Quietwood. A later development was the area that became known as Lower Lucas Valley. This development featured the Eichler-style homes, as opposed to the Marinwood mix. The streets of lower Lucas Valley were named so their names all ended in berry. The streets are, in alphabetical order: Appleberry, Blackberry , Cedarberry, Danberry, Elderberry , Flaxberry , Greenberry, Huckleberry , Idylberry , Juniperberry, Kernberry, Loganberry, Mulberry, Newberry. The final development
729-404: Was the area up the valley to the west, known as Upper Lucas Valley, and also featured Eichler-style homes. The streets of this area are all named for famous mountains, such as Mt. Shasta, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Whitney, etc. In 1977, George Lucas purchased 1,267 acres (5.13 km ) west of Marinwood, which he subsequently refashioned into Skywalker Ranch . Geographically, Skywalker Ranch is located on
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