Is Tamalpais Valley Elementary a good school?

Yes! Tamalpais Valley Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 65 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tamalpais Valley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 335 students attended Tamalpais Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tamalpais Valley Elementary?

Students at Tamalpais Valley Elementary are 71% White, 15% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Tamalpais Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tamalpais Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mill Valley Middle High : Tamalpais High

Tamalpais Valley Elementary

Summary:

Tamalpais Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mill Valley, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Mill Valley Elementary School District, which is ranked 33 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tamalpais Valley Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 65-240 out of over 5,800 schools in recent years. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with 84.21% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 88.82% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Tamalpais Valley Elementary also has a very low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 2.3% to 8.6% in recent years, and a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population.

While the other elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District, such as Old Mill Elementary, Strawberry Point Elementary, Park Elementary, and Edna Maguire Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Tamalpais Valley Elementary consistently outperforms these nearby schools, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, the nearby Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy, which serves a more socioeconomically diverse student population, has significantly lower proficiency rates, highlighting the potential for educational inequities in the area.

Detail:

Public K-5

350 Bell Ln.
Mill Valley, CA 94941-4038

(415) 389-7731

District: Mill Valley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
65^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,470

Students who attend Tamalpais Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Valley Middle
High:	Tamalpais High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.7

Number of students: 335

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

Two or more races:

15.2%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 5.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tamalpais Valley Elementary ranks better than 98.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.23. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.7%), two or more races (15.2%), Hispanic (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 5.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tamalpais Valley Elementary is 19.7, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Tamalpais Valley Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tamalpais Valley Elementary is $15,470, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Mill Valley Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tamalpais Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tamalpais Valley Elementary 65^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tamalpais Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Mill Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mill Valley Elementary 33^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tamalpais Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tamalpais Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	94.96	238^th	4809	95.1%
2005	95.79	174^th	4822	96.4%
2006	97.16	96^th	4818	98.0%
2007	96.35	148^th	5113	97.1%
2008	97.48	52^nd	5113	99.0%
2009	96.11	101^st	5193	98.1%
2010	94.81	141^st	5314	97.3%
2011	89.88	431^st	5377	92.0%
2012	92.64	236^th	5390	95.6%
2013	93.87	187^th	5530	96.6%
2015	97.10	180^th	5611	96.8%
2016	97.12	143^rd	5614	97.5%
2017	94.91	330^th	5692	94.2%
2018	95.83	230^th	5662	95.9%
2019	95.77	240^th	5789	95.9%
2022	97.08	195^th	5883	96.7%
2023	97.54	138^th	5874	97.7%
2024	98.23	65^th	5862	98.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Tamalpais Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.95	88^th	5413	98.4%
2019	95.52	194^th	5492	96.5%
2022	96.96	148^th	5635	97.4%
2023	96.23	188^th	5617	96.7%
2024	98.65	13^th	5605	99.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tamalpais Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	98.99	25^th	2128	98.8%
2019	99.60	12^th	2585	99.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Tamalpais Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.23	373^rd	5431	93.1%
2019	94.85	261^st	5510	95.3%
2022	95.86	242^nd	5663	95.7%
2023	97.36	117^th	5650	97.9%
2024	96.20	182^nd	5636	96.8%

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Rank History for White students at Tamalpais Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.70	260^th	2737	90.5%
2019	83.07	348^th	2834	87.7%
2022	87.88	178^th	2726	93.5%
2023	88.07	162^nd	2662	93.9%
2024	92.29	42^nd	2647	98.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Tamalpais Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	236	6	21	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	271
1989	238	8	24	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1990	248	8	29	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1991	262	3	14	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1992	263	10	15	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	304
1993	272	8	13	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
1994	295	5	27	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
1995	351	15	37	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	419
1996	351	15	37	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	419
1997	353	16	35	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	434
1998	374	12	34	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	442
1999	327	37	36	23	4	n/a	n/a	1	428
2000	357	12	39	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	436
2001	306	11	38	24	1	n/a	n/a	9	389
2002	276	8	37	25	0	n/a	n/a	4	350
2003	276	8	37	25	0	n/a	n/a	4	350
2004	251	4	28	21	0	n/a	n/a	18	322
2005	255	4	30	15	0	n/a	n/a	26	330
2006	257	0	26	13	0	n/a	n/a	33	329
2007	288	1	33	16	1	n/a	n/a	32	371
2008	307	n/a	27	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	342
2009	326	1	30	9	1	0	54	0	421
2010	367	4	30	23	1	0	36	0	461
2011	395	4	28	23	1	0	41	0	492
2012	416	5	26	24	1	0	42	0	514
2013	422	5	18	21	1	0	48	0	515
2014	420	5	12	19	1	0	45	0	502
2015	413	3	13	26	0	0	46	0	501
2016	401	3	12	31	0	0	47	0	494
2017	376	3	16	35	0	0	50	0	480
2018	375	3	18	39	0	0	47	0	482
2019	353	1	16	38	0	0	44	0	452
2020	354	1	13	37	1	0	45	1	452
2021	326	1	13	36	2	0	41	0	419
2022	302	1	13	30	2	0	45	1	394
2023	275	0	9	22	2	0	46	0	354
2024	237	0	13	32	2	0	51	0	335

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tamalpais Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	271	11.0	24.6	n/a
1989	284	12.0	23.6	n/a
1990	298	12.0	24.8	n/a
1991	292	12.0	24.3	n/a
1992	304	12.2	24.9	4.3
1993	305	13.5	22.6	4.6
1994	349	15.5	22.5	4.9
1995	419	19.0	22.1	7.4
1996	419	19.0	22.1	7.4
1997	434	22.0	19.7	6
1998	442	26.5	16.7	2.9
1999	428	25.0	17.1	3.3
2000	436	25.0	17.4	3.2
2001	389	22.0	17.7	4.5
2002	350	19.0	18.4	2.9
2003	350	19.0	18.4	2.9
2004	322	17.0	18.9	2.3
2005	330	17.2	19.2	1.3
2006	329	19.0	17.3	0
2007	371	19.5	19.0	0.6
2008	342	22.5	15.2	1.2
2009	421	23.0	17.5	0.7
2010	461	23.2	19.8	1.3
2011	492	n/a	n/a	0.8
2012	514	26.5	19.3	n/a
2013	515	25.5	20.1	1.6
2014	502	22.0	22.8	1.6
2015	501	22.0	22.7	2.2
2016	494	21.0	23.5	2.6
2017	480	21.0	22.8	2.9
2018	482	20.5	23.5	4.1
2019	452	21.0	21.5	3.3
2020	452	n/a	n/a	3.5
2021	419	20.0	20.9	6
2022	394	18.0	21.8	5.1
2023	354	17.0	20.8	5.4
2024	335	17.0	19.7	5.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tamalpais Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	271	11.0	24.6	n/a
1989	284	12.0	23.6	n/a
1990	298	12.0	24.8	n/a
1991	292	12.0	24.3	n/a
1992	304	12.2	24.9	4.3
1993	305	13.5	22.6	4.6
1994	349	15.5	22.5	4.9
1995	419	19.0	22.1	7.4
1996	419	19.0	22.1	7.4
1997	434	22.0	19.7	6
1998	442	26.5	16.7	2.9
1999	428	25.0	17.1	3.3
2000	436	25.0	17.4	3.2
2001	389	22.0	17.7	4.5
2002	350	19.0	18.4	2.9
2003	350	19.0	18.4	2.9
2004	322	17.0	18.9	2.3
2005	330	17.2	19.2	1.3
2006	329	19.0	17.3	0
2007	371	19.5	19.0	0.6
2008	342	22.5	15.2	1.2
2009	421	23.0	17.5	0.7
2010	461	23.2	19.8	1.3
2011	492	n/a	n/a	0.8
2012	514	26.5	19.3	n/a
2013	515	25.5	20.1	1.6
2014	502	22.0	22.8	1.6
2015	501	22.0	22.7	2.2
2016	494	21.0	23.5	2.6
2017	480	21.0	22.8	2.9
2018	482	20.5	23.5	4.1
2019	452	21.0	21.5	3.3
2020	452	n/a	n/a	3.5
2021	419	20.0	20.9	6
2022	394	18.0	21.8	5.1
2023	354	17.0	20.8	5.4
2024	335	17.0	19.7	5.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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