Sausalito Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Sausalito.

At a glance

262Students enrolled

1School

$51,011Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

53%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Sausalito

Grades K–8

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy262 students · SausalitoThis 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 proficiency12%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts22%

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

$51,011

per student each year · 141% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration42%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)75%

State17%

Federal8%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

111’20

391’21

318’22

282’23

262’24

Students

White · 28%74

Black · 28%73

Hispanic · 23%61

Two or more races · 11%30

Asian · 8%21

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%2

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

Schools1 in district · 3 next

This district · grades K–8

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 262 students · Sausalito

C-Public

Where students go next · Tamalpais Union High School District

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

APublic 🏫

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

APublic 🏫

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.

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.