Larkspur Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Larkspur and Corte Madera, and parts of Mill Valley.

At a glance

1,166Students enrolled

3Schools

2Towns served

$21,658Spent per student

19:1Student–teacher ratio

10%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LarkspurCorte Madera

Grades K–5

Anthony G. Bacich Elementary or Neil Cummins Elementary or CoveDepends on your addressKentfield Elementary School District

Grades 6–8

Hall Middle440 students · LarkspurThis district

Grades 9–12

Redwood High1,722 students · LarkspurTamalpais Union High School District

Grades K–5

Neil Cummins Elementary or CoveDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Hall Middle440 students · LarkspurThis district

Grades 9–12

Redwood High or Tamalpais High or Archie Williams HighDepends on your addressTamalpais Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency72%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts80%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 96% at Tamalpais Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$21,658

per student each year · 2% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction67%

Support & administration32%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)85%

State12%

Federal3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,430’20

1,350’21

1,260’22

1,177’23

1,166’24

Students

White · 68%794

Hispanic · 16%186

Two or more races · 10%114

Asian · 5%62

Black · 1%8

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Larkspur12,854 people · Grades K–5 at Anthony G. Bacich Elementary or Neil Cummins Elementary and others

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Corte Madera10,077 people

Also covers small parts of Mill Valley.

Schools3 in district · 3 next

This district · grades K–8

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Neil Cummins ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 451 students · Corte Madera

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CoveElementary · Grades K–5 · 275 students · Corte Madera

A+Public 📚

Hall MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 440 students · Larkspur

APublic

Where students go next · Tamalpais Union High School District

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Archie Williams HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,141 students · San Anselmo

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Redwood HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,722 students · Larkspur

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Tamalpais HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,470 students · Mill Valley

APublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Dixie Elementary School DistrictSan Rafael · $18,153 per student

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Reed Union Elementary School DistrictTiburon · $27,108 per student

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San Rafael City Elementary School DistrictSan Rafael · $21,389 per student

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San Rafael City High School DistrictSan Rafael · $20,459 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.