Larkspur-Corte Madera has two ranked public elementary schools and one middle school. Cove is at the 92nd percentile, Neil Cummins Elementary the 87th and Hall Middle the 95th, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
Where does the middle school we score in Larkspur-Corte Madera stand?
Hall Middle’s 95th percentile means it scored higher than 95 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Hall MiddleLarkspur · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains
95thStrongScope Score 74
The district
Where does Larkspur-Corte Madera’s money go, and what does it plan?
Larkspur-Corte Madera spent $22,360 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Larkspur-Corte Madera dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction64%
Instruction support11%
Student services7%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$2.4 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 12 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 8% of its $29.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 92 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 80% of the money. The plan itself puts 0% of it toward staff.
Implement Facilities Strategic Plan (3.a.) $1.0 million
Approach all professional development offerings with an equity lens $583,478
Increase systematic intervention for English Learners, ELA, and mathematics. (1.b.) $267,184
9 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
1 of the plan’s 12 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $267,184
Math $267,184
Catch-up help $267,184
English learners $267,184
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Increase systematic intervention for English Learners, ELA, and mathematics. (1.b.)$267,184
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $618,140 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $777,323 and estimates it spent $831,393, $54,070 (7%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$831,393 spent (estimated)$777,323 planned
What changed
The total is $68,882 (3%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Implement Facilities Strategic Plan (3.a.), which went from $650,000 to $1.0 million.
Largest cuts
Engage staff in formative and summative data analysis and goal development for students (1.b.)−$368,069
Increase systematic intervention for English Learners, ELA, and mathematics. (1.b.)−$257,381
Advance school safety efforts (3.a.)−$190,511
Largest increases
Implement Facilities Strategic Plan (3.a.)+$387,975
Approach all professional development offerings with an equity lens+$318,095
Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) (3.b.)+$28,835
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2
78%
80%
up 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
76%
72%
down 4 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3
9 in 100
6 in 100
3 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3
1.9%
1.1%
down 0.8 pts
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Implement Facilities Strategic Plan (3.a.) · $1,037,975
Approach all professional development offerings with an equity lens · $583,478
Increase systematic intervention for English Learners, ELA, and mathematics. (1.b.) · $267,184
The full plan3 goals, 28 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.4 million).
Where does the money go?
57% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Close or narrow the equity gap for student groups (English Learner, students with disabilities…$1.0 million43% of action budgets
“Close or narrow the equity gap for student groups (English Learner, students with disabilities, Hispanic/Latino, and socioeconomically disadvantaged). Subgoals: 1.a. Increase school connectedness for underrepresented parents and students 1.b. Narrow academic achievement equity gaps in literacy and mathematics 1.c. Further implement lessons, parent workshops, and school messaging to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging” p. 12 ↗
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.3 million (−$289,448)
Largest funded actions
Approach all professional development offerings with an equity lens$583,478action 1.3 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $182,030 is state funding counted toward those services
Increase systematic intervention for English Learners, ELA, and mathematics. (1.b.)$267,184action 1.5 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Engage staff in formative and summative data analysis and goal development for students (1.b.)$106,931action 1.4 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Increase targeted outreach, parent education, and community connectedness (1.a., 1.c.)$39,533action 1.2 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Increase availability of translation services (1.a.)$22,462action 1.1 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Engage staff in formative and summative data analysis and goal development for students (1.b.)−$368,069$475,000 → $106,931 · p. 54 ↗
Approach all professional development offerings with an equity lens+$318,095$265,383 → $583,478 · p. 54 ↗
Increase systematic intervention for English Learners, ELA, and mathematics. (1.b.)−$257,381$524,565 → $267,184 · p. 54 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Increase targeted outreach, parent education, and community connectedness (1.a., 1.c.) · $15,850 → $39,533 · p. 54 ↗+$23,683
Increase availability of translation services (1.a.) · $28,239 → $22,462 · p. 54 ↗−$5,777
How the plan measures it · 9 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 12 ↗.
Goal 2Increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards in literacy, mathematics, and science for…$00% of action budgets
“Increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards in literacy, mathematics, and science for all students, with an emphasis on accelerating the academic growth of identified student groups (Hispanic/Latino, socioeconomically disadvantaged, special education, English Learner). Subgoals 2.a. All students will make at least one year’s growth in literacy and mathematics 2.b. Systematic and timely intervention through a multi-tiered system of supports will be increased 2.c. Further personalized learning structures 2.d. Consistently and clearly measure and communicate student progress” p. 25 ↗
No funded actions in this plan · 2025–26 plan: $0 (unchanged)
How the plan measures it · 9 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 25 ↗.
Goal 3A comprehensive wellness program will be maintained and improved, which includes social- emotional learning…$1.4 million57% of action budgets
“A comprehensive wellness program will be maintained and improved, which includes social- emotional learning, campus and student safety, and a well rounded course of study. Subgoals: 3.a. Implement school safety improvements based on Hanover and Keenan findings and recommendations 3.b. Decrease chronic absenteeism and suspension rates 3.c. Define and expand a comprehensive wellness program 3.d. Provide a well-rounded course of study” p. 39 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.1 million (+$220,566)
Largest funded actions
Implement Facilities Strategic Plan (3.a.)$1.0 millionaction 3.7 · p. 55 ↗
Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) (3.b.)$0.1 millionaction 3.3 · p. 55 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 1,169 students
1White68%
2Hispanic or Latino16%
3Two or more races10%
4Asian5%
5Filipino<1%
6Black or African American<1%
7American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
10%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 119 of 1,166 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Larkspur-Corte Madera isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 52% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (15 of 29 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Larkspur-Corte Madera rank highest?
Elementary: Cove, 92nd percentile (Strong). Middle: Hall Middle, 95th 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 the Larkspur-Corte Madera district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (4)
Are the public schools in Larkspur-Corte Madera good?
Larkspur-Corte Madera’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 87th to the 92nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong. Larkspur-Corte Madera has one public middle school we score, Hall Middle, at the 95th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 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 much does Larkspur-Corte Madera spend per student?
Larkspur-Corte Madera spent $22,360 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Larkspur-Corte Madera dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Larkspur-Corte Madera’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $2.4 million into 12 funded actions in 3 goals, 8% of its $29.7 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $1.4 million, 57% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 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 governed and funded by Larkspur-Corte Madera, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.