Cove

Cove is a close-knit primary school in Corte Madera, California, part of Larkspur-Corte Madera. The school instructs 275 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Cove sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Larkspur-Corte Madera (1,166 students total), Cove accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Cove lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cove has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cove tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marin County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cove sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.9%; this one delivers 76.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marin County) records that median household earnings sit near $149,091, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Marin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), Cove is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bel Aire Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cove ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 38%: 445 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 71% to 64%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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