San Anselmo · Marin County

Schools in San Anselmo

San Anselmo’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 91st to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 91st to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Wade Thomas Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Brookside Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Hidden Valley Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
3Strong

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High · 1 school

at 82nd · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Archie Williams High: 82nd percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

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Schools around San Anselmo

4 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 San Anselmo score highest?

Wade Thomas Elementary is highest, at the 94th percentile.

That’s higher than 94 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in San Anselmo

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

Context

The average San Anselmo elementary school had 5 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.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in San Anselmo stand?

Archie Williams High is at the 82nd percentile.

That’s higher than 82 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in San Anselmo.

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

7 private schools have a San Anselmo 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 San Anselmo rank highest?

Elementary: Wade Thomas Elementary, 94th percentile (Strong). High: Archie Williams High, 82nd 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 San Anselmo 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 San Anselmo good?

San Anselmo’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 91st to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. San Anselmo has one public high school we score, Archie Williams High, at the 82nd 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 San Anselmo compare with California?

The average San Anselmo elementary school had 5 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 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 San Anselmo address, which can belong to more than one school district.

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

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

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