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Ross Valley Elementary

At a glance

64^thof 1,543 California districts▲ 17

Better than 95% of California districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1Grades K-8

100 Shaw Dr.
San Anselmo, CA 94960-1112·(415) 454-2162·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 95.9% of districts

Schools

1,679

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedWade Thomas Elementary86^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Manor Elementary up 506 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

White Hill Middle 17.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

The Ross Valley Elementary district consists of five high-performing public schools in San Anselmo and Fairfax, serving about 1,700 students from kindergarten through 8th grade, with four elementary schools (K-5) and one middle school (6-8).

Among the elementary schools, Wade Thomas Elementary stands out as the top performer with the highest test scores and best student attendance, while Manor Elementary has shown remarkable recent improvement in its academic rankings. Brookside Elementary and Hidden Valley Elementary also maintain strong academic results and excellent attendance rates, with all elementary schools significantly exceeding state averages.

The sole middle school, White Hill Middle, serves over a third of the district's students and shows a common pattern where math scores dip compared to the elementary grades, though English scores remain strong. The entire district ranks in the top 4% statewide, demonstrating consistent excellence, with opportunities to strengthen the transition to middle school math and science.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Oak Manor Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-1544	234	11	21.2	14.1%	157 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.5%)	12 (5.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.0%)	95.3	303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.1	809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	506	65.7		65.7	77.5	87.5	80.0				80.8	82.5	79.2	65.7				75.8	94.1	96.1	94.1	$28,188	$27,704	$484
White Hill Middle	Public	6-8	101 Glen Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-8390	601	35	17.3	12.0%	419 (69.7%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.6%)	93.7	186^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.3%		94.6	169^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	17		68.4	68.4				71.4	83.7	74.9	76.9				66.5	61.8	61.2	63.1				$29,717	$28,724	$993
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	116 Butterfield Rd.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-2948	278	14	19.5	10.4%	203 (73.0%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)	90.3	638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		91.1	629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.3%	9	59.6		59.6	64.0	76.9	76.9				72.3	70.0	87.2	57.7				70.2				$35,364	$35,048	$316
Wade Thomas Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Ross Ave.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-4603	292	13	22.4	7.2%	216 (74.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	97.8	86^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.9	438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	352	68.8		68.8	91.8	85.4	89.8				89.0	91.8	81.3	77.6				83.6	95.1		95.1	$23,542	$23,212	$330
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Green Valley Ct.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-7683	274	12	22.8	8.4%	194 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.4%)	94.7	359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		97.4	133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	226	63.8		63.8	71.1	84.6	77.1				77.6	82.1	82.1	68.8				77.0				$29,997	$29,506	$491

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ross Valley Charter District	0.55 mi	1	224^th
State Board Of Education - Ross Valley Elementary	0.82 mi	1
Tamalpais Union High	1.49 mi	5	335^th
San Rafael City High	2.18 mi	3	766^th
Miller Creek Elementary	2.38 mi	4	179^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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