Public schools in Mill Valley, CA
Mill Valley has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,779 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Mill Valley School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Mill Valley's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mill Valley | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Valley School District | 6 | 2,369 | $21,199 |
| Tamalpais Union High School District | 1 | 4,837 | $22,335 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Mill Valley, 1,470 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamalpais High | 1,470 | 19.2 | 11.8% | Tamalpais Union High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Mill Valley, 721 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Valley Middle | 721 | 15.7 | 6.2% | Mill Valley |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Mill Valley, 1,588 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Maguire Elementary | 399 | 20.4 | 6.8% | Mill Valley |
| Tamalpais Valley Elementary | 368 | 20.4 | 5.4% | Mill Valley |
| Park Elementary | 301 | 21.5 | 2.7% | Mill Valley |
| Old Mill Elementary | 261 | 21.8 | 3.8% | Mill Valley |
| Strawberry Point Elementary | 259 | 19.9 | 5.0% | Mill Valley |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Mill Valley's public schools compare with California's
The median Mill Valley school has 20.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 368 students (state 471).
| Mill Valley | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 20.4 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 368 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Mill Valley schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Mill Valley
- Mill Valley School DistrictRuns 6 of Mill Valley's 7 public schools and spent $21,199 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,199
- Tamalpais High, the largest high school in Mill Valley1,470 students in 2024-25, 19.2 per teacher.1,470
- Compare Mill Valley School District with Tamalpais Union High School DistrictMill Valley's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Mill Valley addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
- Los Angeles564 schools
- San Diego283 schools
- San Jose232 schools
- Sacramento197 schools
- Fresno179 schools
- Bakersfield146 schools
- San Francisco123 schools
- Stockton122 schools
Questions about schools in Mill Valley
How many public schools are in Mill Valley, CA?
7 public schools with an address in Mill Valley were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,779 students.What is the largest high school in Mill Valley?
Tamalpais High, with 1,470 students in 2024-25 (Tamalpais Union High School District).Which districts run Mill Valley's schools?
Mill Valley School District (6 schools), Tamalpais Union High School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25