Mill Valley · Marin County

Schools in Mill Valley

Mill Valley’s 5 public elementary schools all sit between the 92nd and the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 5 schools

from 92nd to 97th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Tamalpais Valley Elementary: 97th percentile, Strong
  • Park Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
  • Edna Maguire Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Strawberry Point Elementary: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Old Mill Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
5Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 95th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Mill Valley Middle: 95th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 89th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Tamalpais High: 89th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Mill Valley

7 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Mill Valley score highest?

Tamalpais Valley Elementary is highest, at the 97th percentile.

That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Mill Valley

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Tamalpais Valley ElementaryMill Valley Elementary · High ceiling · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains
    97thStrongScope Score 78
  • Park ElementaryMill Valley Elementary · High ceiling · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains
    96thStrongScope Score 78
  • Edna Maguire ElementaryMill Valley Elementary · Broad base
    95thStrongScope Score 75
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Context

The average Mill Valley elementary school had 4 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Mill Valley stand?

Mill Valley Middle is at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Mill Valley.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Mill Valley stand?

Tamalpais High is at the 89th percentile.

That’s higher than 89 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Mill Valley.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

4 private schools have a Mill Valley address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Mill Valley rank highest?

Elementary: Tamalpais Valley Elementary, 97th percentile (Strong). Middle: Mill Valley Middle, 95th percentile (Strong). High: Tamalpais High, 89th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Mill Valley decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Mill Valley good?

Mill Valley’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 92nd to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 5 Strong. Mill Valley has one public middle school we score, Mill Valley Middle, at the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Mill Valley has one public high school we score, Tamalpais High, at the 89th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Mill Valley compare with California?

The average Mill Valley elementary school had 4 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Mill Valley address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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