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Cove

Public Grades K-5

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cove Elementary is a top-rated K-5 public school serving 275 students in the affluent, high-achieving Larkspur-Corte Madera School District in Corte Madera, consistently ranking in the top 6% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, Cove is a standout, particularly in math and science where it outperforms both the state average and its closest district peer, Neil Cummins Elementary. The school shows exceptional effectiveness with specific student groups and demonstrates a strong pattern of academic growth from 3rd to 5th grade. It operates within a remarkable cluster of high-performing schools, including Old Mill Elementary and Strawberry Point Elementary, yet maintains its own distinct strengths.

Despite its high per-student spending and strong results, Cove faces a notable challenge with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than at other top local schools. An emerging point of attention is a performance gap, with male students ranking exceptionally high while female students have seen a recent dip. The school's demographics are shifting, with more students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, yet it continues to maintain its high academic performance, demonstrating resilient instructional systems.

275

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,586

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Golden Hind Passage
Corte Madera, CA 94925-1914

(415) 945-9046

District: Larkspur-Corte Madera

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2017 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg76%

California avg41%

354^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Larkspur-Corte Madera

55^th of 1,543Larkspur-Corte Madera among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	354 of 5857	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	345 of 5869	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	240 of 5859	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	406 of 5883	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	75 of 1417	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	492 of 5789	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	292 of 5662	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	305 of 5692	94.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	99.8	2 of 293	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	686 of 5597	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	365 of 5612	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	384 of 5609	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	531 of 5635	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	116 of 1267	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	693 of 5492	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	93.1	351 of 5413	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	159 of 5107	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	133 of 5087	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	1023 of 5084	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.4	1318 of 5173	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	127 of 5628	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	370 of 5643	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	141 of 5638	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	278 of 5663	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	47 of 1272	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	337 of 5510	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	259 of 5431	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	251 of 2598	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	246 of 2651	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	105 of 2661	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	201 of 2726	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	344 of 2834	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	258 of 2737	90.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2021)99th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)75th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+45 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science75%+42 vs state

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cove	Public	K-5	330 Golden Hind Passage	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-9046	275	15	18.7	12.7%	175 (63.6%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.6%)	94.8	354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		95	345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	9	75.0	75.0	58.5	81.0	84.6	75.6	81.0	86.1	80.8	82.5	93.8					$25,586	$24,940	$646
Bel Aire Elementary	Public	3-5	277 Karen Way	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 388-7100	322	18	17.7	8.1%	222 (68.9%)	6 (1.9%)	33 (10.2%)	25 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.9%)	94.8	350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.8	512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	63.7	63.7	75.5	74.6	83.0	77.8	81.4	75.5	72.6	76.3						$34,809	$33,716	$1,093
Neil Cummins Elementary	Public	K-5	58 Mohawk Ave.	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6965	451	23	19.3	8.2%	313 (69.4%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.3%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)	95	334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.5	604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	270	61.6	61.6	85.1	78.2	75.3	79.4	83.6	82.1	68.5	78.0						$26,045	$25,314	$731
Edna Maguire Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Lomita Dr.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7733	399	20	20.3	7.0%	266 (66.7%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (10.3%)	37 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.5%)	95.9	247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	218	77.5	77.5	70.2	77.1	82.5	77.3	79.0	82.0	78.8	79.8						$41,100	$40,424	$676
Strawberry Point Elementary	Public	K-5	117 East Strawberry Dr.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7660	259	13	19.9	5.0%	158 (61.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41 (15.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.3%)	97.7	103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		95	349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	246	74.4	74.4	83.3	81.1	87.2	83.9	86.5	83.8	84.6	85.0						$50,642	$49,980	$662
Park Elementary	Public	K-5	360 East Blithedale Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7735	301	14	21.5	2.7%	229 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.6%)	97.5	115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.4	129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	14	89.5	89.5	70.5	95.7	89.5	85.2	86.4	84.8	89.5	86.7						$35,854	$35,394	$460
Anthony G. Bacich Elementary	Public	K-4	699 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	Kentfield	94904	Marin County	Kentfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 925-2220	526	28	18.9	14.8%	322 (61.2%)	15 (2.9%)	98 (18.6%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (12.7%)	91.9	552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		91.9	581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	29			62.2	82.1		73.3	71.1	82.1		77.2	95.3					$31,017	$30,614	$403
Bahia Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	125 Bahia Way	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2415	552	23	24.0	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	532 (96.4%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	5247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.3	5185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	62	7.1	7.1	18.9	18.5	27.7	21.5	26.7	18.7	20.2	21.9	96.6	98.3	98.3		98.3	$23,926	$22,410	$1,516
Old Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	352 Throckmorton Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7727	261	12	21.7	3.8%	183 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (21.5%)	97.9	76^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.2	143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	67	80.0	80.0	82.9	91.1	92.5	88.9	79.5	86.7	80.0	82.3						$35,263	$34,764	$499
Laurel Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Woodland Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2317	287	12	23.9	93.7%	15 (5.2%)	5 (1.7%)	261 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	44.8	2896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		48.4	2644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	252	10.2	10.2	24.4	59.2	46.9	44.1	23.9	54.9	42.0	40.8	94.3			95.7		$24,380	$22,944	$1,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Cove

What district is Cove in?

Larkspur-Corte Madera

Is Cove a good school?

Yes. Cove ranks in the top 6.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cove?

Students at Cove are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

How many students attend Cove?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Cove.

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