Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILL VALLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062487003716
Tamalpais Valley Elementary
350 Bell Ln., Mill Valley, CA 94941 · (415) 389-7731 · Marin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
20 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tamalpais Valley Elementary→Mill Valley Middle
Based on grade levels within Mill Valley Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
85.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
85.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.2% | 24.7% | 10.6% | 3.5% |
| Math | 59.6% | 25.7% | 11.1% | 3.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.9% | 85.4% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 88.8% |
| 2022-23 | 84.3% | 81.6% |
| 2021-22 | 80.2% | 82.5% |
| 2018-19 | 83.3% | 79.7% |
| 2017-18 | 82.2% | 83.0% |
| 2016-17 | 81.2% | 74.1% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 75.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tamalpais Valley Elementary
Tamalpais Valley Elementary's state test result (86.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamalpais Valley Elementary this school | 368 | 5.4% | 86.1% |
| El Camino Creek Elementary Carlsbad | 409 | 5.1% | 84.7% |
| Montecito Union Santa Barbara | 353 | 5.1% | 90.7% |
| Reed Elementary Tiburon | 362 | 2.8% | N/A |
| Bird Rock Elementary La Jolla | 383 | 10.7% | 79.6% |
| Ross Elementary Ross | 339 | 0.9% | 87.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tamalpais Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #65 of 5,151 | #2 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #92 of 5,172 ▼ 45 | #3 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #83 of 5,172 ▲ 22 | #4 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,876 of 5,116 | #11 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #4,076 of 5,915 | #16 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,177 of 5,352 | #12 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #3,224 of 5,354 | #26 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.4% | #5,568 of 5,625 | #32 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #1,016 of 3,837 | #7 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 368 | 18 | 20.4:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 20.5 | 23.5:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 21 | 23.5:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | N/A | N/A | 1% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 4% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 12 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tamalpais Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (482 to 368); teachers down 12% (20.5 to 18).
About Tamalpais Valley Elementary
Families in Mill Valley, California, are served by Tamalpais Valley Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 368 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Tamalpais Valley Elementary sits within Mill Valley Elementary, which has 6 schools and 2,309 students.
At Tamalpais Valley Elementary, White students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 14% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Tamalpais Valley Elementary's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.4:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.4:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 5%. That is 30 points below the 35% average for public schools in Marin County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Tamalpais Valley Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 76.3% for a school in California with Tamalpais Valley Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Tamalpais Valley Elementary posts 86.1%.
Tamalpais Valley Elementary is located in Marin County, where the median household income is $149,091, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Tamalpais Valley Elementary, Marin County has 74 other public schools.
The closest public school to Tamalpais Valley Elementary is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 86.1% is above the 73.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Tamalpais Valley Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Tamalpais Valley Elementary's enrollment declined from 419 in 2020-21 to 368 in 2024-25.
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Marin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,969
Census ACS
Median income
$149,091
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
29,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mill Valley Elementary
- Mill Valley MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Edna Maguire ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Park ElementaryElementary · 301 students
- Old Mill ElementaryElementary · 261 students
- Strawberry Point ElementaryElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Mill Valley
- Tamalpais HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Mill Valley MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Edna Maguire ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Park ElementaryElementary · 301 students
- Old Mill ElementaryElementary · 261 students
- Strawberry Point ElementaryElementary · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy0.8 mi · 262
- Tamalpais High1.2 mi · 1,470
- Mill Valley Middle1.6 mi · 721
- Strawberry Point Elementary2.0 mi · 259
- Park Elementary2.1 mi · 301
- Edna Maguire Elementary2.4 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Tamalpais Valley ElementaryHow large is Tamalpais Valley Elementary?
Tamalpais Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Tamalpais Valley Elementary serve?
Tamalpais Valley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tamalpais Valley Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Tamalpais Valley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tamalpais Valley Elementary?
At Tamalpais Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Tamalpais Valley Elementary?
Tamalpais Valley Elementary is overseen by Mill Valley Elementary in Marin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.