Summary:
Larkspur-Corte Madera has three schools: Neil Cummins Elementary and Cove, serving K–5, and Hall Middle, serving grades 6–8. In same-grade comparisons, all three are above state results; the average advantage is 35 points in science, 32 in math and 31 in ELA. The most important recent concern is the sharp drop in all-grades math at both elementary schools: down 8 points at Neil Cummins and 10 at Cove, while the state result rose 1 point.
Cove is the standout in science and fifth-grade math, while Neil Cummins leads in ELA in grades 3 and 4; there is no consistent overall winner between the elementary schools. Cove’s fifth-grade science result was 85%, 50 points above the state and 27 above Neil Cummins. Its fifth-grade math was 80%, 13 points above Neil Cummins. Neil Cummins led Cove by 12 points in third-grade ELA and 17 in fourth-grade ELA. In all-grades ELA, Cove was 6 points below Neil Cummins; in science, Neil Cummins was 27 points below Cove. Hall also performs strongly against the state: its eighth-grade math result was 37 points higher. It is the only listed middle school, so there is no local middle-school peer for comparison.
Recent results are mixed beyond the elementary math declines: science rose 10 points at Cove and 3 at Hall, but fell 4 at Neil Cummins; ELA rose 1–2 points at Neil Cummins and Hall and fell 1 at Cove. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings place Hall at the 96th percentile, Neil Cummins at the 92nd and Cove at the 91st; the district is in the 95th percentile with five stars. Student-teacher ratios are similar, from 18.7 at Cove to 19.6 at Hall. In school year 2024–25, all three reported the same low-income measure, free/reduced lunch eligible: 13% at Cove, 11% at Hall and 8% at Neil Cummins. Hall’s 2025–26 chronic absenteeism was 8%, above the 5% rates at each elementary school but below the state’s 18%.
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