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MILL VALLEY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MILL VALLEY
Mill Valley School
District serves the elementary students while Tamalpais Union High
School District serves students at the secondary level
TAMALAPIS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Tamalpais
Union High School District offers secondary school education to
students advancing from ten elementary districts in Marin County,
including the Ross Valley School District. There are three
comprehensive high schools as well as two alternative high schools
within the Tamalpais Union High School District.
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MAGUIRE (EDNA) SCHOOL
80 Lomita Drive
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 389-7733
Grades K-5
In
1998 Edna Maguire School was recognized as a California Distinguished
School. The rich ethnic makeup of the student body is unique. Students
speak 14 different languages and there are more than 45 students whose
primary language is not English.
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OLD MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
352 Throckmorton Ave
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 389-7727
Grades: K-5
As
of 2006, there are 290 students at Old Mill in kindergarten through 5th
grades, and 14 grade-level teachers assisted by subject-specific
teachers and teacher's aides. In 1998, Old Mill School won the
California Distinguished School Award. In 1925 Helen Keller, through
her long-time teacher Anne Sullivan, addressed an audience of 200 at
Old Mill School.
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PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
360 East Blithedale Ave
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 389-7735
Grades K-5
Park
School was built to accommodate the hundreds of families that relocated
to Marin after the 1906 earthquake and fires. Student leadership is
encouraged and supported through programs such as: Student Council, The
Green Team (recycling), Peaceful Playground Coach, Student Service, and
Cross-grade buddies. Students use state of the art laptop computers
for innovative classroom projects. In 2002 Park Elementary School was
designated as a California Distinguished School.
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STRAWBERRY POINT SCHOOL
117 East Strawberry Drive
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 380-2490
Grades: K-5
Strawberry
Point School is unique in the Mill Valley School District. Within
school grounds there is a living breathing tidal and seasonal wetland.
This provides the opportunity to learn the science of wetland ecology,
and to learn to become responsible stewards of their environment.
Class sizes consist of twenty or less students in grades kindergarten
through third.
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TAMALAPAIS VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
350 Bell Lane
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 389-7731
Grades: K-5
Tamalpais
Valley Elementary School has a school population of 465 students,
kindergarten through fifth grade. Their education program is supported
by 23 regular education teachers (19 classrooms), 2 Learning Center
teachers, a librarian, and 12 specialists for music, art, science, the
Library/Media Center, P.E., dance, and technology. Tamalpais Valley
Elementary School was chosen as a California Distinguished School in
1997.
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MILL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
425 Sycamore Ave
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 389-7711
Grades: 6-8
Mill
Valley Middle School has been named a California Distinguished School
Award four times. The average class size, 22-24 students, is less than
the state average of 29. Mill Valley Middle School is a Mac-based
learning environment. Students and staff have access to a wide range of
technology in classrooms, labs and the library.
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TAMALPAIS HIGH SCHOOL
700 Miller Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 388-3292
Grades 9-12
Tamalpais
High School has a comprehensive curriculum including Honors and
Advanced Placement classes, foreign languages, technical arts, and a
Global Studies program that provides the opportunity for travel and
language immersion. Students from Stinson Beach, Bolinas, Mill Valley,
Marin City, and Sausalito attend Tamalpais High School.
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TAMISCAL HIGH ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
305 Doherty Drive
Larkspur, CA 94939
(415) 945-3750
Grades 9-12
Tamiscal
is the independent study/ alternative high school that serves the
students of the Tamalpais Union High School District. Its unique
setting provides opportunities for learning for students who have
health issues, significant off- campus activities, necessary
employment, family obligations or learning styles that make attendance
at a traditional school impractical.
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SAN ANDREAS CONTINUATION/ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
599 William Ave
Larkspur, Ca 94939
(415) 945-3770
Grades 9-12
San
Andreas High School is the Tamalpais Union High School District's continuation/alternative education high school. The purpose of this
school is to provide an alternative learning environment for students
who have difficulty attending a traditional high school.
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MILL VALLEY
Along with the exceptional public schools, there are several private schools in Mill Valley.
GREENWOOD SCHOOL
17 Buena Vista Ave
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 388-0495
Grades: K-8
Students
in grades Kindergarten though eighth are served at Greenwood School, a
coeducational elementary school. Academics, integrated arts, and
engaging specialty subjects combine in a multidisciplinary,
Waldorf-inspired curriculum.
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MARIN HORIZON SCHOOL
305 Montford Ave
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 388-8408
Grades: Preschool-8
Type: Montessori inspired
Marin
Horizon School is Montessori-inspired and focuses on student-centered
experiential learning. Spanish language instruction begins in the
early primary grades through eighth grade. They offer an active
interscholastic athletics program, including cross-country, track and
field, flag football, basketball and soccer. An integrated Technology
curriculum gives the students access to laptop carts for classroom use.
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MOUNT TAMALPAIS SCHOOL
100 Harvard Ave
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 383-9434
Grades: K-8
Type: nonsectarian
Mount
Tamalpais School is a coeducational school with a traditional
elementary school curriculum. Both French and Spanish are taught to
students in grades K-5. Middle school students study one language in
depth. An introductory Latin course is taken by all eighth graders.
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RING MOUNTAIN DAY SCHOOL
70 Lomita Drive
Mill Valley, Ca 94941
(415) 381-8183
Grades: Preschool-8
Type: nonsectarian
Ring
Mountain Day School is an independent, coeducational preschool and
elementary/middle school for students three years through eighth
grade. The curriculum emphasizes problem solving in real-life
situations, promoting comprehensive understanding of academics and the
arts. Spanish is instructed to students from kindergarten through
eighth grade.
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