Tamalpais Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 60.4% |
| Met Standard | 25.2% |
| Below Standard | 14.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Tamalpais Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
60.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points above the Mill Valley Elementary district average of 57.0%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.2 points higher (vs 47.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 57.9% | 26.3% | 84.2% |
| 4th | 56 | 62.5% | 21.4% | 83.9% |
| 5th | 57 | 63.2% | 26.3% | 89.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 58.6% | 25.9% | 84.5% |
| 4th | 56 | 57.1% | 30.4% | 87.5% |
| 5th | 57 | 63.2% | 21.1% | 84.2% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.4