Elementary school (grades K-5) · Montara, CA

Farallone View Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Farallone View Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060678000598
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👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Farallone View Elementary earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of California schools.

31
Resource Index · Lower
29.5:1
large classes for California
14.0%
free-lunch eligible
177
students enrolled

Farallone View Elementary has class sizes larger than 95% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

Montara, CA 94037
District: Cabrillo Unified · California

NCES ID 060678000598 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-8 students YoY

Farallone View Elementary held near 156 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 6.5 → 6.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 060678000598 · Montara, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

177 enr · 29.5:1 · 14.0% lunch · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Half Moon Bay High (911 students)

Farallone View Elementary held near 156 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 6.5 → 6.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Farallone View Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Farallone View Elementary reports 177 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Farallone View Elementary compares

Farallone View Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 29.5:1 ▲ 37% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.0% ▼ 75% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 177 top 84% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

29.5:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
177
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
14.0%
free-lunch eligible - 75% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
29.5:1
students per teacher - 37% above state mean
Top 95% in California - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
15.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,654
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 67.8%
Hispanic or Latino 19.2%
Two or More 13.0%

Largest group: White at 67.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.7, Farallone View Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Cabrillo Unified reports $17,654 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Farallone View Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Half Moon Bay High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Alvin S. Hatch Elementary Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
El Granada Elementary Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Kings Mountain Elementary Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Farallone View Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cabrillo Unified · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~177 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~29.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Farallone View Elementary

How many students attend Farallone View Elementary?

Farallone View Elementary has 177 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Montara, CA. CCD year-over-year: 164 (2022-23) → 156 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Farallone View Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Farallone View Elementary is 29.5:1, which is 37% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 88% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Farallone View Elementary?

14.0% of students at Farallone View Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Farallone View Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Farallone View Elementary is White at 67.8% of enrollment, in Montara, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Farallone View Elementary?

Farallone View Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Cabrillo Unified?

Besides Farallone View Elementary, Cabrillo Unified also operates Half Moon Bay High (911 students), Alvin S. Hatch Elementary (544 students), and Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate (521 students). See the Cabrillo Unified district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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