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Mill Valley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 97% of California middle schools

Summary

Mill Valley Middle is a top-ranked public school serving 721 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-rated Mill Valley Elementary district, consistently performing in the state's 97th percentile with exceptionally low student absenteeism.

The school stands out for its remarkable and steady academic excellence over the past decade, significantly outperforming state averages in all subjects, and it is particularly distinguished by its extraordinary support for special education students, ranking in the 100th percentile statewide for this group. It achieves these elite results efficiently, with mid-range per-student spending compared to nearby high-performing schools like Del Mar Middle and Adaline E. Kent Middle, and it maintains a much lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state average, indicating a strong culture of engagement.

While part of a notable cluster of excellent middle schools in southern Marin County, including Hall Middle, performance is more closely tied to district quality than simple geography. Areas for community attention include addressing a relative performance gap in mathematics compared to English and ensuring consistent support for all student subgroups, as the school's outcomes for low-income students have shown some variability year-to-year.

721

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,923

Per pupil spending ?

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Sycamore Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2231

(415) 389-7711

District: Mill Valley Elementary

Students who attend Mill Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Tamalpais High

Feeder schools for Mill Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Edna Maguire Elementary
	Old Mill Elementary
	Park Elementary
	Strawberry Point Elementary
	More...
	Tamalpais Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Two or more races:

10.7%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg80%

California avg41%

83^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 1,543Mill Valley Elementary 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	97.0	83 of 2761	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	57 of 2783	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	93 of 2781	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	118 of 2740	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	62 of 2715	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	64 of 2480	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	104 of 2508	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	48 of 2497	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.0	51 of 2477	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	42 of 2379	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	92.8	31 of 2259	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	37 of 2236	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	93.2	39 of 2179	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.4	38 of 2063	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	93.8	44 of 2005	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	93.2	65 of 1999	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	94.0	58 of 1804	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	96.5	22 of 1777	98.8%	★★★★★
2004	94.1	59 of 1769	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	376 of 739	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	423 of 715	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	501 of 745	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	438 of 700	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.0	52 of 1531	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	3 of 1491	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	14 of 1369	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	94 of 2533	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	43 of 2551	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	65 of 2531	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	103 of 2509	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	65 of 2380	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	93 of 2262	95.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	229 of 2395	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	31 of 2388	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	32 of 2374	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	117 of 2359	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	47 of 2213	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	36 of 2072	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	406 of 2542	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	98.5	37 of 2579	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	178 of 2531	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	207 of 2458	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	244 of 2369	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	115 of 2230	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	73 of 2534	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	61 of 2552	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	105 of 2538	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	138 of 2527	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	62 of 2407	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	48 of 2273	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	93 of 726	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	86 of 701	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	99 of 677	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	91 of 665	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	45 of 554	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	63 of 462	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	7 of 1566	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	17 of 1552	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	9 of 1531	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	48 of 1520	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	42 of 1537	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	61 of 1543	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	111 of 1555	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	60 of 1602	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	48 of 1496	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics75%+37 vs state

Science71%+38 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Although this school may have good academic rankings and resides in a VERY affluent area (this means lots of private donations) this school lacks a personal touch. When a student falls in academic standing the teachers and staff seem to give the student enough rope to hang themselves. They are slow to pick up on the decline and even slower to involve the parents until it's almost too late in the academic year to make up work.

This school is fine if your kid fits neatly in the middle of the bell curve, but if your student is an outlyer (too shy, a little immature, not exactly good looking (the kids can be mean) then this is NOT the school for you. Close Quote

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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)					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 (2025)	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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mill Valley Middle	Public	6-8	425 Sycamore Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7711	721	46	15.6	6.2%	522 (72.4%)	5 (0.7%)	72 (10.0%)	42 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.7%)	97	83^rd of 2761 public middle schools	97.0%		97.9	57^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.0%	26		70.9	70.9		79.0	84.9	80.8	81.7		66.8	78.3	78.3	74.8	$41,923	$41,624	$299
Del Mar Middle	Public	6-8	105 Avenida Miraflores	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 435-1468	359	31	11.6	4.7%	252 (70.2%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.9%)	25 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.3%)	98	52^nd of 2761 public middle schools	98.1%		96.8	98^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.5%	46		71.9	71.9		78.2	90.2	83.5	83.8		78.2	85.7	80.2	81.3	$36,839	$35,278	$1,561
Hall Middle	Public	6-8	200 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6978	440	22	19.6	10.7%	306 (69.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.5%)	25 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	96.1	114^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%		96.2	117^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.8%	3		65.8	65.8		76.4	82.7	76.8	78.6		68.1	81.3	71.7	73.6	$22,067	$21,300	$767
Adaline E. Kent Middle	Public	5-8	800 College Ave.	Kentfield	94904	Marin County	Kentfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 458-5970	488	32	15.4	10.7%	313 (64.1%)	3 (0.6%)	81 (16.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.9%)	96.2	111^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		95.5	137^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.1%	26	67.0	59.7	62.8	84.9	86.2	83.7	72.7	81.5	76.5	82.4	77.6	68.9	76.1	$37,518	$37,400	$118
James B. Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	280 Woodland Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2400	1,052	61	17.1	69.9%	218 (20.7%)	9 (0.9%)	765 (72.7%)	19 (1.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.9%)	46.5	1282^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44.5	1327^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.3%	45		28.5	28.5		43.1	46.1	45.2	44.8		26.6	34.9	31.4	31.0	$27,007	$25,768	$1,239
Presidio Middle	Public	6-8	450 30th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8435	992	48	20.7	40.1%	217 (21.9%)	32 (3.2%)	167 (16.8%)	381 (38.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	188 (19.0%)	87.3	329^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.1%		85.6	374^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.6%	45		50.8	50.8		68.4	73.0	64.2	68.5		59.1	62.8	51.8	57.9	$15,011	$13,792	$1,219
Marina Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Fillmore St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3495	646	38	16.8	75.9%	55 (8.5%)	38 (5.9%)	114 (17.6%)	393 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.5%)	63.7	813^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.6%		67.2	739^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.4%	74		37.8	37.8		42.6	62.3	52.5	52.6		33.2	51.2	39.1	41.2	$18,983	$17,390	$1,593
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
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	460 Arguello Blvd.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8446	657	38	17.1	45.4%	126 (19.2%)	34 (5.2%)	69 (10.5%)	332 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	93 (14.2%)	93.9	183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		92.9	210^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.5%	27		60.6	60.6		78.1	79.6	72.6	76.8		66.8	69.2	59.6	65.3	$17,360	$15,600	$1,760
Francisco Middle	Public	6-8	2190 Powell St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7900	496	31	15.8	74.2%	48 (9.7%)	37 (7.5%)	123 (24.8%)	250 (50.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.1%)	44.2	1352^nd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		44.7	1323^rd of 2783 public middle schools	52.5%	29		30.4	30.4		32.0	37.8	40.8	37.3		26.9	37.1	38.3	34.5	$23,281	$22,006	$1,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Valley Middle

What district is Mill Valley Middle in?

Mill Valley Elementary

What high school do graduates of Mill Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Mill Valley Middle usually go on to attend Tamalpais High

What is the racial makeup of Mill Valley Middle?

Students at Mill Valley Middle are 72% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Mill Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Mill Valley Middle.

Is Mill Valley Middle a good school?

Yes! Mill Valley Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 83^rd of 2761 California middle schools.

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